Tokio Marine HCC International (TMHCCI), an insurance company based in Houston, Texas, is partnering with Adrian Flux to launch what they say is “the UK’s first domestic humanoid robot household insurance policy”. The cover is available to UK customers through Adrian Flux’s home insurance offering, underwritten by TMHCCI. This new product class is intended to […]

Foundry Robotics has announced its oversubscribed $100 million Series A funding round led by Marlinspike Partners. Participating in the round are early backers Khosla Ventures and Red Glass Ventures, and new investors SE Ventures, Wing VC, and Axiom Ventures, as well as existing investors Hanabi and Zero Shot Fund. Foundry builds and operates autonomous factories […]

Key Points Factories installed 542,000 industrial robots in 2024, more than double the number a decade earlier, according to the International Federation of Robotics. As cells run longer and with fewer people, many manufacturers are moving coordinate measuring machines closer to production so parts are checked within minutes of machining. Temperature is the main challenge […]

Bleu Robotics, the Paris, France-based startup building AI models for industrial humanoid robots, has raised a €5 million pre-seed round, co-led by Contrarian Ventures and OVNI Capital, with participation from Kvanted, WEPA Ventures, Motier Ventures and Charlie Songhurst, technology investor and board member at Meta. The company will use the funds to grow its team […]

While the ocean’s depths may be vast, the growing community of researchers dedicated to exploring them with autonomous robotics is more connected than ever following Global Ocean Robotics Day. Constructor University was one of 10 partner hubs around the world to host the inaugural international symposium on October 21, which explored how artificial intelligence and […]

Opentrons Labworks, a laboratory automation company, has announced a $40 million Series E financing led by healthcare investor Avego, with additional investment from BroadOak Capital Partners. Opentrons will use the capital to scale its robotics, software, and data infrastructure tools, which scientists around the world increasingly rely on to accelerate discovery. While AI is transforming […]

Symbotic, a developer of AI-enabled robotics technology for the supply chain, and Walmart have announced an expanded commercial agreement to bring further automation capabilities to 25 US regional distribution centers, while supporting additional opportunities across Walmart’s global supply chain network. Symbotic continues to invest in innovations that use AI to improve supply chain performance. Under […]

Maximo Robotics, a physical-AI platform company focused on autonomous construction robotics, has announced that its US-made robotics systems have completed more than 300,000 construction tasks under performance-based robotics-as-a-service contracts. Crew members working alongside Max 4.0 systems have delivered 2.5 times their manual installation rates per person per shift hour. This improved productivity is helping electricity […]

Aurora Innovation says it is aiming to have more than 30,000 driverless trucks in operation by 2030, as the autonomous trucking company looks to expand its commercial operations in the United States. The company outlined the target at its 2026 Analyst and Investor Day in Dallas, where it also offered attendees driverless passenger rides in […]

Jungheinrich and Italian warehouse automation and intralogistics specialist Automha are entering into a strategic partnership. Together, the two companies have developed a two-way pallet shuttle for high-density pallet storage. The solution combines Automha’s shuttle expertise with Jungheinrich’s strengths in system integration, software and lifecycle services. The aim is to provide companies with an economically viable […]

Motion technology company Schaeffler has entered into a technology partnership with the German robotics and physical AI company Wandelbots. The cooperation will focus on developing the Wandelbots NOVA open platform to enable use of artificial intelligence in industrial and humanoid robotics. In the future, the solution should be available to all Schaeffler plants worldwide to […]

NASA has awarded AstraQua, a physical AI company, a $1,274,990 Phase II contract to advance its AstraSense technology for electric and hybrid-electric aircraft, including advanced air mobility applications. Physical AI must have safety at its core. A robot may know where to go and what to do, but does it know whether it is healthy […]

Europe’s autonomous vehicle sector is entering a potentially important phase, with carmakers, technology companies and mobility operators advancing a growing number of robotaxi, automated driving and autonomous freight programs across the region. Several of those projects were highlighted at Nvidia’s GTC Berlin event, where companies including Bolt, Lucid, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Volvo Cars and […]

Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company, is expanding its collaboration with Nvidia to build the computing foundation for a new generation of AI-powered humanoid robots. The companies are working together to develop a high-performance robotic edge runtime for Humanoid’s next-generation robots. By integrating Nvidia’s advanced technologies into its platform, Humanoid will be able to […]

Misumi Americas has launched a new $2 million foundation to support engineering education, robotics programs and manufacturing skills development in the United States. The Misumi Imprint Foundation is the first corporate giving organization established in Misumi Group’s 63-year history and is intended to help expand the pipeline of engineers, machinists, technicians and other skilled manufacturing […]

By Dr Nicola Tomatis, CEO, BlueBotics By the time a mobile robot project reaches commissioning, many of the decisions that will shape its performance have already been made. Fleet size, routes, charging points, and pick/drop locations have all been agreed. But if those assumptions prove wrong, correcting them on-site can mean extra engineering time, additional […]

By Celeste Lefebvre Celeste Lefebvre is Product Manager at Eyelit Technologies, where she owns the product lifecycle for Eyelit APS, the company’s advanced planning and scheduling software.  Automotive plants need four capabilities from a manufacturing execution system (MES) in 2026: traceability down to the component controlled quality records that support audit readiness support for mixed […]

AGIBOT unveils its AHA3 integrated hardware platform, GO-3 Preview and WITA-Omni 1.0 model, formally launches G2 Max and Link-U OS 1.0, and highlights real-world deployments AGIBOT has introduced Worken, a proposed framework for measuring the productive work performed by robots in real-world environments, at AGIBOT Innovation Day 2026 in Shanghai. Combining the words “Work” and […]

Household electrification is becoming mainstream in parts of Europe. According to the European Heat Pump Association, Lithuania recorded Europe’s highest heat pump sales rate in 2025, with 46 units per 1,000 households. Each new unit adds another controllable load to the grid. Utilities, building owners, and energy startups need software that coordinates these loads with […]