Cameras / Imaging / Vision

Ouster said the deal enables it to offer a unified sensing and perception platform that combines lidar, cameras, AI compute, sensor fusion and perception software.

Destro AI says its new Agentic AI Brain is hardware-agnostic and treats both people and robots as agents for unified, cloud-based management.

Mat Allan, the co-founder and CTO of ADR, explains how its collaboration with Intel has helped mining automation. 

The Rho-alpha model incorporates sensor modalities such as tactile feedback and is trained with human guidance, says Microsoft.

Lyte AI said it engineered its platform, LyteVision, for safety, reliability, and performance from the hardware up.

Mobileye is acquiring Mentee Robotics for $900 million to pursue leadership in both autonomous driving and humanoid robotics.

Orbbec announced new vision products, partnerships, and expanded manufacturing capabilities at CES in Las Vegas.

Drone and robotic technologies enable safer reporting, real-time coverage, and immersive aerial perspectives.

The editorial team reviews 2025’s top robotics stories, including iRobot’s bankruptcy, the humanoid boom, and Waymo’s scaling.

Molmo 2 is an 8B-parameter model that surpasses the 72B-parameter Molmo in accuracy, temporal understanding, and pixel-level grounding.

Chef Robotics unveiled Chef+, an advanced AI robot with doubled capacity and a new automated meal flattening tool.

e-con Systems designed Darsi Pro for multi-sensor connectivity and cloud-based device management for robotics and other uses.

iREX 2025 included Japanese and Chinese innovations and partnerships, as well as physical AI advances, says this strategic analysis.

Inbolt said its new guidance system on robot arms enables flexible, fast, accurate, and low-cost bin picking for unstructured environments.

Lumotive has expanded with new leaders and new sites worldwide, meeting surging demand for its programmable optics platform.

Thermal sensors and synthetic data can help train robots for a wider range of scenarios than traditional sensors alone, says Bifrost AI.

Ubicept says its new toolkit uses SPAD sensors for low-light imaging and reduced motion blur in videos.

The bipedal robot expands Humanoid’s portfolio, following the wheeled Alpha platform, which has completed its first commercial POCs.

D3 Embedded and Advantech said their integrated vision systems can help autonomous mobile robots come to market faster.

Armstrong Robotics has already deployed autonomous dishwashing robots at restaurants for a year and a half.

Encord said its EBIND model, based on the E-MM1 dataset, is scalable and resource-light, allowing for the use of multiple data sources.

MassRobotics survey offers a snapshot of current practices, challenges, and future expectations about sensor fusion, AI integration, motor control, power consumption, and safety and security.