Robots / Platforms

A conversation with RobCo’s CEO Roman Hölzl, on the importance of service-based solutions in the automation industry.

During the demonstration, NASA engineers used vision-language models, or VLMs, to create waypoints on Mars for Perseverance.

Changing robot standards provide an opportunity for designers of cobots to deliver improved safety and greater functionality, says IDEC.

The new year kicked off with CES, and the momentum continued with companies hitting milestones and debuting new systems. 

Wandercraft’s Atalante X robotic exoskeleton, which is already in use in rehabilitation centers worldwide, is being tested for ICU use.

New York Robotics is launching with more than 80 industry partners, 20 academic partners, 40 robotics labs, and over 300 venture capital partners.

Automated storage and retrieval systems offer efficiency, and AI and robotic shuttles are expanding their capabilities.

RobCo plans to use the new capital to continue developing its physical AI systems and expand enterprise deployments in the U.S. and Europe.

After its autonomous vehicle struck the child, Waymo said she sustained minor injuries, stood up immediately, and walked to the sidewalk.

ABB Robotics said new energy consumption measurement will allow end users to make more informed decisions and support sustainability efforts.

DEWALT and August Robotics launched an autonomous drilling robot to accelerate concrete floor preparation for data centers.

OnRobot and FANUC will demonstrate common applications for automation to help manufacturers in North Texas.

Gartner says that relatively few humanoid robot developers will progress proofs of concept beyond experimentation.

Fauna Robotics unveils Sprout: a safe, character-driven robot designed to live, work, and play alongside humans in everyday life.

Waabi plans to apply its Physical AI Platform developed for autonomous trucks to robotaxis with Uber.

Robotiq says it has combined adaptive gripping with high-frequency tactile sensing, enabling robots to generalize across objects.

As delivery robots become more common on campus, they are finding wide acceptance, found a Starship survey.

Multiply Labs’ goal is to enable scalable, high-throughput manufacturing while maintaining rigorous quality and regulatory standards.

Vention has raised Series D funding to continue commercializing its robot control platform and expand into Europe.

AAA20 Group’s CP-66-WD is a waterproof, IP69K-rated collaborative robot that can be power-washed like other production equipment.

This report draws on reporting, interviews, and analysis from across the global robotics ecosystem, spanning industrial automation, mobile robots, humanoids, autonomous vehicles, investments, and emerging technologies and applications.

With this update, 1X Technologies’ NEO uses internet-scale video data tuned on robot data to perform AI tasks.