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By Elena Krosheva | October 17, 2026

The rise of the machines is canceled: Why humanoids with AI are helpers, not enemies

Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid, shown here, is an example of a robot ready for AI.

Humans play a key role in developing humanoid robots and training AI models, so we can maintain control, writes a columnist.

By The Robot Report Staff | October 16, 2026

Why opportunity charging is winning as robot fleets scale

headshot of Ben Waters and the podcast logo.

Ben Waters explains why opportunity charging is becoming essential for keeping autonomous robot fleets moving, scalable, and operationally efficient.

By The Robot Report Staff | October 16, 2026

MassRobotics opens applications for Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program

A person giving a talk at the Robotics Summit & Expo.

The cohort will run February through June 2027, concluding with company showcases at the Robotics Summit and Expo in Boston. 

By The Robot Report Staff | October 15, 2026

Stryker invests $400M into CMR Surgical

CMR Surgical's Versius platform in an OR, it features four carts with robotic arms.

Stryker plans to serve as the exclusive sales agent in the U.S. for the Versius robotics portfolio from CMR Surgical.

By Abhishek Jadhav | October 15, 2026

How ADI is helping robotics startups scale

The ADI cleanroom in Beaverton, Ore.

Robotics businesses need help keeping up with innovations as they scale. Analog Devices Inc. or ADI is offering its Emerging Tech Hub.

By The Robot Report Staff | October 15, 2026

Agility chooses Nyobolt for ultra-fast charging for Digit 5 humanoid

The Digit robot with Agility Robotics and Nyobolt logos.

Nyobolt is providing power technology for Digit 5 that enables Agility’s humanoid to work up to 20 hours a day.

By The Robot Report Staff | October 14, 2026

RoboBusiness 2026 panel to discuss reshoring with robots

The Spot quadruped conducts inspections at a Michelin plant in Lexington, S.C. Boston Dynamics is among the companies discussing reshoring at RoboBusiness 2026.

While reshoring manufacturing is a high priority for policymakers and technologists, RoboBusiness panelists will examine how to promote it.

By The Robot Report Staff | October 14, 2026

Timken Precision Drives puts the motion challenge first in humanoid robots

A humanoid robot arm. Timken Precision Drives offers a portfolio of motion technologies for humanoid developers.

Timken combines the expertise of Cone Drive, SPINEA, CGI Motion, and Timken Encoders to develop application-specific motion systems.

By Brianna Wessling | October 13, 2026

NYSOFA expands partnership with Intuition Robotics to bring ElliQ to more seniors

A man and young girl playing a game using the ElliQ robot.

With the expansion, NYSOFA and Intuition Robotics established a new three-year, $2.1 million agreement to keep rolling out ElliQ.

By The Robot Report Staff | October 13, 2026

Hello Robot, A&K Robotics to discuss how robots navigate crowded indoor spaces at RoboBusiness

On the left, Hello Robot's Stretch 4, and on the right, A&K Robotics' Cruz autonomous pod.

As robots move beyond warehouses and other controlled environments and into everyday life, navigation challenges will be critical.

By Eugene Demaitre | October 13, 2026

Promise Robotics partners with D.R. Horton on physical AI for homebuilding

A robot arm assembling a house component. Promise Robotics says it can accelerate homebuilding by standardizing component manufacturing.

Promise Robotics has signed a multi-year partnership with America’s largest homebuilder by volume to bring physical AI to construction.

By Cecile Dick-Calmes | October 12, 2026

Closing the reality gap: Why real-time execution has become the new competitive advantage

A robot arm palletizing packages.

Daifuku’s Cecile Dick-Calmes said success is no longer measured solely by automation density or equipment utilization.

By Ron Zukerman | October 11, 2026

Will ‘boring’ robots win in the real world? Why robotic form should follow workflow

Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot doing a cartwheel.

If we want to move physical AI from social media feeds to a sustained commercial level, we must reverse our current approach.

By Nicolas Sauvage | October 10, 2026

Why dexterity is physical AI’s real bottleneck

Nicolas Sauvage, the founder and president of TDK Ventures, with ANYbotics' quadruped robot.

The next major challenge in robotic dexterity is making the entire system reliable enough to turn capabilities into useful work.

By The Robot Report Staff | October 9, 2026

Why humanoid robot demos still fail the generalization test

Headshot of Jeanine Sinanan-Singh and podcast logo.

How better data and human judgment can help robots move beyond demos toward reliable real-world performance.

By Brianna Wessling | October 9, 2026

Boston Dynamics gives more insight into its redesigned humanoid hand

Boston Dynamics' new robot hand compared to a human hand.

The Robot Report spoke with Alberto Rodriguez, the director of robot behavior for Atlas at Boston Dynamics, about the humanoid’s new hand.

By Georges Mirza | October 9, 2026

Groceryshop 2026 shows that retail robots are ready to scale, use AI

Diagram of how retail robots can perceive, understand, and act.

Groceryshop 2026 not only featured mobile robots for taking inventory, but it also showed how retail automation is evolving.

By Brianna Wessling | October 8, 2026

SafeWorld emerges from stealth to build, deploy robot safety simulation technologies

A robot arm picking a box from a conveyor belt.

SafeWorld’s platform provides testing and simulation software to help enterprises evaluate and deploy robots safely and responsibly.

By Eugene Demaitre | October 8, 2026

Jabil discusses the pace of humanoid robot development and production

apollo humanoid robot in a kitting application.

Jabil, which is working with robot developers such as Apptronik, provides a design perspective on humanoid progress.

By Brianna Wessling | October 8, 2026

Helm.ai reaches $70M in signed commercial contracts for its foundation models

An image of a car driving on a simulated road next to simulated trucks.

Helm.ai trained its foundation models using its unsupervised ‘deep teaching’ methodology to master the structure of the physical world itself.

By Steve Crowe | October 8, 2026

AWS launches open-source Physical AI Toolchain for robotics

Amazon Vulcan Robot

The toolchain combines AWS and NVIDIA tools for synthetic data generation, model training, simulation and validation, edge deployment, and continuous improvement.

By Eugene Demaitre | October 7, 2026

PTC acquisition positions Schneider Electric to challenge Siemens

PTC’s Creo CAD, shown here modelling a helicopter, supports complex 3D product design and is also available through Creo+, its SaaS offering.

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.

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