Software / Simulation

Palladyne AI focuses on simplifying robot programming, advancing swarming technology, and developing hardware-agnostic AI for diverse applications.

Fundamental Touch is a new software architecture that enables wireless haptic feedback for high-fidelity, safer teleoperation.

Reframe Systems is working to build homes after the LA fires, and in August, it raised $20 million in funding to keep scaling.

Energy Robotics says its hardware-agnostic fleet orchestration software delivers operational savings and worker safety to its customers.

InOrbit.AI says its funding from Globant will help its robot operations platform scale for ‘a new era of software-driven physical workflows.’

Root Access has emerged from stealth with pre-seed funding and an AI-native tool for firmware and embedded systems development.

NVIDIA unveiled the Newton physics engine, Isaac GR00T model, and Cosmos AI for advanced robotics at CoRL 2025.

The AI assistant is the latest in ABB’s announcements geared towards creating a new generation of ‘autonomous versatile robots.’

OmniCore EyeMotion reduces commissioning by up to 90% compared with custom solutions, claimed ABB Robotics.

Diligent Robotics is joining the first Physical AI Fellowship cohort, which will have access to technical, compute, and ecosystem resources.

Asensus Surgical’s VP of R&D discusses the strategic direction and priorities of his team, including the development of the Luna platform.

OpenMind says its OM1 open-source operating system is hardware-agnostic and enables autonomy and developer collaboration.

With its new funding, Icarus is working towards a 2027 launch to the ISS, when it will be able to test its robots in space.

Boston Dynamics reveals how AI and teleoperation are teaching the Atlas humanoid robot complex manipulation skills.

Jan Zizka, the co-founder and CEO of Brightpick, will examine the latest advancements in mobile manipulation at RoboBusiness.

By skipping generative AI in its dataset creation, Symage said it eliminates visual artifacts, avoids model degradation, and delivers clean, photorealistic data that mirrors the real world.

Intuitive said the new capabilities deliver a range of real-time surgical insights to enhance both surgeon and hospital efficiency.

AWS RoboMaker was too focused on iRobot’s needs rather than the wider market, said multiple sources, as Amazon steers users toward AWS Batch.

China is applying its electric vehicle playbook to robotics. Learn what’s real, what’s hype, and levers for U.S. competitiveness.

On opening day, RealMan unveiled the RealBOT Embodied Intelligence Open Platform, which it designed for high-quality data acquisition.

Nuro has reached a valuation of $6 billion with investments from Uber and NVIDIA as it commercializes the Nuro Driver.

Boston Dynamics claimed that building AI generalist robots is the most viable path to creating scalable humanoid robots.