Software / Simulation

Hugging Face LeRobot is an open-source robotics library for training, running, and sharing robot datasets, models, policies, and workflows.

ENCY Software and Stäubli Robotics have signed a global agreement to make robot programming more intuitive, faster, and more accessible.

Around the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Hyundai and Boston Dynamics have taught footwork to the Atlas humanoid, while the Spot robot is on patrol.

RoboBusiness 2026, the premier event for developers of commercial robotics and those building robotics businesses, is seeking expert speakers.

MBody AI has deployed its hardware-agnostic Orchestrator platform to Florida and California, with a pilot in Ontario.

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

Vention is working with partners to make design and deployment of industrial and collaborative robots easier for manufacturers.

While vision and language are key parts of physical AI, physical state recovery will enable robots to interact with the world, says a columnist.

Eclipse said its new RealitySync platform allows manufacturers to step into their future factory before it’s built.

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

Autonomique has moved its AI-powered robots from pilot to production at F&P Mfg., with plans for deployment across F-tech’s global network.

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

X Square Robot has open-sourced XRZero-G0, a framework that reduces real-robot training data requirements by up to 20x.

NEURA Robotics plans to expand its platforms for robot learning and global production of humanoids and other systems.

Mitsubishi Electric opened Serendie Street Boston, its first Western digital transformation hub dedicated to collaboration and innovation.

NVIDIA has released open-source physical AI agent skills and tools, as well as an Isaac GR00T humanoid reference robot.

May 2026 was a busy month full of robotics news, and it was topped off by the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston.

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

Digital twins and simulation provide distinct benefits for manufacturers designing and integrating systems including automation, explains Visual Components.

Since FANUC released its physical AI system at IREX in Tokyo, customer interest has grown rapidly, and it is working with Google and NVIDIA.

FANUC is integrating its robots and teach pendant with NVIDIA simulation and AI technology for smoother, smarter action.

Learn how agentic AI enables robotic navigation by combining perception, SLAM, reasoning, and planning in dynamic environments.