Industry experts will discuss how to scale mobile robots in the warehouse while maintaining both safety and productivity.
Procore Technologies acquires DroneDeploy for $845M
Procore will integrate DroneDeploy’s visual intelligence technology to link the digital world with physical construction sites.
AGIBOT unveils four embodied AI products for real-world operations at WAIC
AGIBOT said its demoes and industrial deployments show its progress in turning embodied AI capabilities into repeatable workflows.
How Path Robotics uses AI to optimize robotic welding
CEO Andy Lonsberry explains how Path Robotics applies AI to welding, and UC San Diego professor Michael Yip discusses robot learning.
ABB Robotics includes vSLAM navigation in F712 autonomous forklift
The Flexley Stacy F712 forklift uses vision to navigate, works with other robots, and complies with safety standards, says ABB Robotics.
Luxonis closes Series A round to scale physical AI perception layer
Luxonis said it plans to scale production of its OAK camera and refine its platform to support robotics and industrial automation.
Orbbec shows AI-powered vision systems at Automate 2026
Orbbec presented industrial-grade 3D cameras for challenging automation scenarios, as well as AI integration for enhanced robotic perception.
ExRobotics launches UL-certified inspection robot for hazardous environments
ExRobotics says its ExR-2.5 inspection robot is certified for safe operations in explosive environments in North America.
Why physical AI 2.0 needs a reality check
While vision and language are key parts of physical AI, physical state recovery will enable robots to interact with the world, says a columnist.
RealSense unveils AI-native D585 Pro depth camera for robots
The D585 Pro is powered by a proprietary Gen 5 system-on-chip and delivers more than 2x better depth quality than the previous generation of RealSense cameras.
Robotics Summit panel explores the state of humanoid robot design
At the Robotics Summit & Expo, experts weighed in on humanoid robotics today — and the ability to achieve a $20,000 price point tomorrow.
Mitsubishi Electric opens Serendie Street Boston digital transformation hub
Mitsubishi Electric opened Serendie Street Boston, its first Western digital transformation hub dedicated to collaboration and innovation.
Top 10 robotics stories of May 2026
May 2026 was a busy month full of robotics news, and it was topped off by the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston.
Learn about advances in robotic case and each picking
Experts from Locus Robotics, Nomagic, and RightHand Robotics will discuss progress in piece picking in this week’s webinar.
Why robots still struggle to see the real world
Making machine perception reliable enough for real deployment requires more than better AI; it requires properly calibrated sensors, says an Orbbec co-founder.
The future of physical AI isn’t humanoid; it’s task-specific and cost-efficient
The vice president of physical AI at Hailo explains why the next wave of AI will run locally on specialized machines designed for real-world tasks.
Inside Verobotics’ edge AI robotics deployment at NVIDIA’s Israel campus
Verobotics said its robot turns vertical surfaces from risky, one-off access zones into repeatable, data-rich robotic workspaces.
Fraunhofer IPA offers new test benchmark for humanoids
To be used in industrial applications, humanoid robots must meet application-relevant criteria. Fraunhofer IPA has developed a benchmark for third-party analysis.
How agentic AI can enable general-purpose robotic navigation
Learn how agentic AI enables robotic navigation by combining perception, SLAM, reasoning, and planning in dynamic environments.
Hello Robot’s latest Stretch 4 is bigger, faster, and stronger than previous versions
Hello Robot’s latest Stretch 4 is more capable than previous assistive robots, while still maintaining flexibility and safety.
Cognex releases fully integrated AI-powered vision system for robotics
The system combines Cognex-developed edge AI, advanced AI, and rule-based vision tools with a high-performance embedded compute.
Ouster releases REV8 OS sensor family with native-color lidar
Ouster says its Rev8 OS sensors are the first to have native color and include the OS1 Max with double the range and resolution of Rev7.





















