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Investment manager Peter Finn discusses robotics, AI trends, and market challenges in industrial technology post-COVID.

A3 has updated industrial robot safety standards, which are now available to developers, suppliers, and integrators.

Expert panelists will discuss how the U.S. can foster innovation ecosystems and accelerate commercialization to compete with China.

PickNik Robotics’ Dave Coleman discusses deploying AI-powered robots beyond manufacturing, and we look at the latest market numbers.

North American robot orders increased year over year in the first half of 2025, according to the Association for Advancing Automation.

Oliver Mitchell, a partner at ff Venture Capital, recaps highlights from recent trade shows including Automate and Xponential.

The Congressional Robotics Caucus plans to educate legislators, discuss technology risks and reshoring opportunities, and work with industry stakeholders.

The Robot Report editorial team traveled to Detroit to attend Automate 2025. This episode is packed with our firsthand observations.

Demand from automotive OEMs was the primary growth driver, with a 42% increase in units and 78% increase in revenue over Q1 2024.

This is the first overhaul for the standard since it was developed in 2011. Core to this revision is more precise safety guidelines along with integrated safety requirements for collaborative robot applications that consolidate the previously separate ISO/TS 15066.

North American companies ordered 31,311 robots valued at $1.963 billion, an increase of 0.5% in units and 0.1% in revenue over 2023, A3 said.

The Robot Report’s top trends of 2024 highlight some of the industry’s biggest highs and lows from the past year.

The ASTM International F45 committee is developing a new standard and an apparatus to test mobile manipulator precision.

A3 reported declines in North American robot orders in the first nine months of 2024 but said there are reasons for optimism.

In this webinar, learn from industry experts how to navigate the automated warehouse journey, from evaluating robots to ROI.

Significant declines in the automotive and semiconductor industries led to the decline in robot sales, according to the Association for Advancing Automation.

In this episode, Dr. Aaron Ames takes us down memory lane with a history of bipedal robotics and then introduces us to 3Laws Robotics.

The automotive industry will keep driving North American robotics adoption despite the current economic slowdown, according to A3.

North American robot orders declined across 2023 in comparison to record-setting sales in 2021 and 2022, but A3 expects a midyear turnaround.

The new ANSI/A3 R15.08-2 was recently released and covers the risk assessment and safety standards for integrating and deploying mobile robots.

37% fewer robots were purchased in April through June of 2023 than during the same period of 2022, according to A3’s latest report.

In Q1 2023, North American companies ordered just 9,168 units, according to A3, down 21% from the same quarter in 2022.