Humans play a key role in developing humanoid robots and training AI models, so we can maintain control, writes a columnist.
Why opportunity charging is winning as robot fleets scale
Ben Waters explains why opportunity charging is becoming essential for keeping autonomous robot fleets moving, scalable, and operationally efficient.
MassRobotics opens applications for Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program
The cohort will run February through June 2027, concluding with company showcases at the Robotics Summit and Expo in Boston.
Stryker invests $400M into CMR Surgical
Stryker plans to serve as the exclusive sales agent in the U.S. for the Versius robotics portfolio from CMR Surgical.
How ADI is helping robotics startups scale
Robotics businesses need help keeping up with innovations as they scale. Analog Devices Inc. or ADI is offering its Emerging Tech Hub.
Agility chooses Nyobolt for ultra-fast charging for Digit 5 humanoid
Nyobolt is providing power technology for Digit 5 that enables Agility’s humanoid to work up to 20 hours a day.
RoboBusiness 2026 panel to discuss reshoring with robots
While reshoring manufacturing is a high priority for policymakers and technologists, RoboBusiness panelists will examine how to promote it.
Timken Precision Drives puts the motion challenge first in humanoid robots
Timken combines the expertise of Cone Drive, SPINEA, CGI Motion, and Timken Encoders to develop application-specific motion systems.
NYSOFA expands partnership with Intuition Robotics to bring ElliQ to more seniors
With the expansion, NYSOFA and Intuition Robotics established a new three-year, $2.1 million agreement to keep rolling out ElliQ.
Hello Robot, A&K Robotics to discuss how robots navigate crowded indoor spaces at RoboBusiness
As robots move beyond warehouses and other controlled environments and into everyday life, navigation challenges will be critical.
Promise Robotics partners with D.R. Horton on physical AI for homebuilding
Promise Robotics has signed a multi-year partnership with America’s largest homebuilder by volume to bring physical AI to construction.
Closing the reality gap: Why real-time execution has become the new competitive advantage
Daifuku’s Cecile Dick-Calmes said success is no longer measured solely by automation density or equipment utilization.
Will ‘boring’ robots win in the real world? Why robotic form should follow workflow
If we want to move physical AI from social media feeds to a sustained commercial level, we must reverse our current approach.
Why dexterity is physical AI’s real bottleneck
The next major challenge in robotic dexterity is making the entire system reliable enough to turn capabilities into useful work.
Why humanoid robot demos still fail the generalization test
How better data and human judgment can help robots move beyond demos toward reliable real-world performance.
Boston Dynamics gives more insight into its redesigned humanoid hand
The Robot Report spoke with Alberto Rodriguez, the director of robot behavior for Atlas at Boston Dynamics, about the humanoid’s new hand.
Groceryshop 2026 shows that retail robots are ready to scale, use AI
Groceryshop 2026 not only featured mobile robots for taking inventory, but it also showed how retail automation is evolving.
SafeWorld emerges from stealth to build, deploy robot safety simulation technologies
SafeWorld’s platform provides testing and simulation software to help enterprises evaluate and deploy robots safely and responsibly.
Jabil discusses the pace of humanoid robot development and production
Jabil, which is working with robot developers such as Apptronik, provides a design perspective on humanoid progress.
Helm.ai reaches $70M in signed commercial contracts for its foundation models
Helm.ai trained its foundation models using its unsupervised ‘deep teaching’ methodology to master the structure of the physical world itself.
AWS launches open-source Physical AI Toolchain for robotics
The toolchain combines AWS and NVIDIA tools for synthetic data generation, model training, simulation and validation, edge deployment, and continuous improvement.
PTC acquisition positions Schneider Electric to challenge Siemens
The Schneider Electric acquisition of PTC gives it a ‘digital thread’ from design through operations, but it needs to integrate data and software, says Interact Analysis.




















