Safety & Security

Guident CEO Harald Braun breaks down the new AV mandates in California mandates and how they will affect the driverless industry.

Sonair says ADAR One was assessed as a human detection sensor according to the IEC 61496 standard for electrosensitive protection devices.

Atharv Kolhar, a staff test automation engineer at Figure AI, says the robotics industry needs a testing philosophy that scales alongside autonomy.

Cobots are quickly shaping the future of warehousing, with their use rising 10-fold from 2018 to 2025, Kassow said.

Aptiv provides sensor fusion from radar and vision using AI to enable Robust.AI’s Carter robot to move safely around people.

Agility Robotics will merge with Churchill Capital Corp XI, raising $620 million to advance Digit v5 and fulfill growing customer orders.

ExRobotics says its ExR-2.5 inspection robot is certified for safe operations in explosive environments in North America.

FORT Robotics and NVIDIA launch Outside-In Safety, using external sensors to improve autonomous robot productivity and worker safety.

NVIDIA said Halos connects AI compute, system software, sensor data, safety applications, and inspection for robotic systems.

Instead of adapting the robot from industrial technology, Kinova said it designed KIMA from the ground up for clinical use.

Fennec Engineering has obtained certification confirming that its automated traceability platform meets strict safety standards.

xLAB and Built Robotics partner to capture additional data, advancing AI models to improve construction site safety.

While service robotics adoption grows, industrial automation faces greater demand and bigger obstacles, notes a columnist.

At the Robotics Summit & Expo, experts weighed in on humanoid robotics today — and the ability to achieve a $20,000 price point tomorrow.

With the right AI, teleoperation, and safeguards, robotics can augment manufacturing opportunities, says one to ONE Holdings’ president.

Winston Leung discusses the role of QNX in robotics and AI, focusing on safety, innovation, and industry trends.

As robots enter more unconstrained environments, software and security are becoming higher priorities, a QNX survey found.

Certis is collaborating with IntBot to add humanoids to its existing service robot offerings as the partners start to expand in Singapore.

To be used in industrial applications, humanoid robots must meet application-relevant criteria. Fraunhofer IPA has developed a benchmark for third-party analysis.

Madhu Gaganam, founder and CEO of Cogniedge.ai, said the industry’s shift toward true cobots demands more than safer cages or slower speeds.

The California DMV has paved the way for autonomous trucks in the state with expanded safety and oversight requirements for all autonomous vehicles.

Teradyne has obtained an injunction from a German court as it pursues a claim against Elite Robots for copying its UR cobot software.