Brightpick, a provider of AI-powered warehouse automation, is significantly expanding its partnership with Dr. Max Group, Europe’s largest pharmacy chain. Following successful operations and progressive scaling at Dr. Max’s Prague distribution center, Brightpick will deploy an additional 44 Autopicker autonomous mobile robots across other facilities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The total number of […]

FORT Robotics, a safety platform developing a “trust layer” for physical AI, and Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, have entered into a definitive business combination agreement that will result in the combined company becoming a publicly traded company. Upon closing of the business combination, the combined company will be named […]

As robots become more intelligent, autonomous and connected, much of the attention naturally falls on increasingly powerful AI models. But underneath those models is an increasingly complex collection of sensors, processors, control systems and security hardware that must operate reliably – often within strict limits on power consumption, size and heat. Lattice Semiconductor is one […]

Industrial networks used to have a fairly contained job: connect a few controllers, operator stations and plant systems, then keep them running for years. That model is changing quickly. A production floor may now include collaborative robots, machine-vision cameras, automated guided vehicles, connected tooling, industrial PCs and cloud-connected analytics platforms – all producing and consuming […]

Gravis Robotics has raised $200 million in a Series A investment from SoftBank to scale its autonomous heavy machinery technology across construction sites globally. The company says growing demand for energy networks, data centers, housing, transit and climate-resilient infrastructure is placing increasing pressure on the construction industry. Labor shortages are adding to the challenge, while […]

A predictive maintenance system can flag rising vibration, unusual temperature patterns, or a combination of signals that suggests a component is likely to fail. That may be technically impressive, but it does not reduce downtime by itself. Someone still has to decide whether the signal matters, how urgent it is, what action should follow, and […]

South Korean electronics giant LG is developing a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot built using Nvidia Isaac GR00T, Nvidia’s open reasoning humanoid foundation model, for a public unveiling in the first quarter of next year. LG and Nvidia signed a memorandum of understanding on August 13 at Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, with chairman and […]

Northrop Grumman has launched a sophisticated robotic spacecraft designed to service satellites in orbit, potentially allowing expensive space assets to be repaired, upgraded, moved and kept operational long after their original fuel supplies have been depleted. The company’s Mission Robotic Vehicle, or MRV, launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 […]

AutoStore has signed a strategic supply agreement with Amazon, establishing a framework through which the e-commerce giant can procure AutoStore automation systems globally. The agreement sets out terms for the future supply of AutoStore products and solutions to Amazon, potentially expanding the relationship between two of the biggest names in warehouse automation and e-commerce fulfillment. […]

Motion technology company Schaeffler is expanding its humanoid robotics product portfolio and bringing formed strain wave gearboxes to market. Strain wave gearboxes are key components in actuators which make up around half of the total costs of manufacturing a humanoid. Strain wave gearboxes can precisely transmit motion with a high torque capacity by utilizing a […]

Geekplus, one of the world’s largest warehouse automation technology providers, has launched RoboShuttle Hyper, its next-generation tote-to-person climbing AMR solution. Engineered for high-throughput operations, including B2C e-commerce order surges, fresh-food and cold-chain fulfillment, consolidation warehouse operations and micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs), RoboShuttle Hyper delivers up to 6,000 totes per hour per 1,000 square meters. The accompanying […]

By Joseph F. Krause, co-founder and CEO, Radical AI The next great semiconductor breakthrough will come down to new materials, not just engineering. The field is running into multiple walls of physics: the minimum wavelength of visible light, carrying current with less than an electron, electrical insulators with high thermal transport. As linewidths shrink below […]

New A3 data shows second-quarter growth across semiconductors/electronics, automotive components, food and consumer goods, metals and life sciences North American companies ordered 8,940 robots valued at $622 million in the second quarter of 2026, according to new data released by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Compared to the second quarter of 2025, this represents […]

Einride, a technology company driving the shift to cost-efficient autonomous and electric freight, and DAF Trucks, a giant in truck manufacturing, have announced a joint initiative to integrate Einride’s autonomous driving system, Einride Driver, into DAF’s premium vehicle platform. The collaboration marks a significant step toward the large-scale commercialization of SAE Level 4 autonomous electric […]

The rapidly expanding global robotics industry could require 363 TWh of electricity annually by 2035 – equivalent to the yearly consumption of around 35 million average US households – according to new research from Wood Mackenzie. The finding arrives as energy capacity planning is already under pressure from AI data centres, making robotics a second […]

While generative AI has dominated much of the technology debate in recent years, the next major phase of development may increasingly involve AI systems that can perceive, interact with and act in the physical world. The IEEE’s new Technology Megatrends 2030 report identifies physical AI and robotics as one of the areas with the greatest […]

While much of the current discussion around physical AI focuses on technologies still moving from prototype to commercial deployment, AES has already put robots to work on utility-scale solar construction sites. The global energy company developed Maximo, an AI-powered robotic system designed to automate one of the most physically demanding stages of solar construction: lifting […]

PlusAI says it has reached 93.4 percent “Safety Case Readiness” as the autonomous trucking company moves toward the planned commercial launch of factory-built driverless trucks in 2027. The company has published updated performance figures for the first half of 2026, showing improvements in safety validation, autonomous driving and the number of journeys completed without assistance […]

B2B sales teams have always searched for better ways to find potential customers. In the past, salespeople relied on large contact lists and manual research to discover new opportunities. Today, the market changes faster than ever. Companies need more than static databases. They need real-time insights, accurate prospects, and smarter ways to connect with the […]

Chinese robotics company Unitree has priced its initial public offering at a valuation of approximately $9 billion, becoming the country’s first mainland-listed humanoid robot manufacturer and highlighting growing investor interest in AI-powered robotics despite rising geopolitical tensions. The Hangzhou-based company said it has priced its Shanghai STAR Market IPO at 150.8 yuan ($22.34) per share, […]