Rhoda raises $450 million to advance robotic intelligence March 20, 2026 Rather than relying primarily on teleoperated robot trajectories, US robotics startup Rhoda AI pre-trains its models on internet-scale video — hundreds of millions of videos — to build a strong prior on motion, physics, and physical interaction.
Doosan to supply manufacturing robot solutions to Kwangjin March 11, 2026 Under the agreement, Doosan Robotics will sequentially supply more than 100 manufacturing robot solutions to Kwangjin Group’s domestic and overseas plants through 2027.
Foxconn pilots ABB–NVIDIA AI robotics platform for electronics assembly March 10, 2026 ABB has announced a collaboration with Nvidia to integrate Nvidia Omniverse libraries into ABB’s RobotStudio software platform, aiming to enable large-scale deployment of AI-driven industrial robotics.
Carnegie Mellon opens robotics innovation hub in Pittsburgh March 06, 2026 The Robotics Innovation Center’s features include a 50,000-square-foot indoor robot testing floor; flexible high-bay research spaces; specialized labs supporting interdisciplinary collaboration; and a 1.5-acre outdoor robotics testing area.
BMW to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany March 03, 2026 In collaboration with Hexagon, a long‑standing, established partner of the BMW Group in the field of sensor technology and software, the first pilot project in Europe is now underway.
Movu Robotics, MHS Lift to advance warehouse automation January 30, 2026 Using autonomous shuttle robots within specially designed rack lanes, Movu atlas allows warehouses to minimize aisle widths while maximizing usable storage space.
Chang Robotics partners with OTTO to advance automation December 22, 2025 This collaboration combines Chang Robotics’ expertise in deploying large-scale, complex robotic systems with OTTO’s AMR technology to deliver integrated solutions that enhance productivity, flexibility, and efficiency across North American production lines and warehouses.
When electronics infiltrates art December 05, 2025 At Art Basel Miami 2025, the main stars were not paintings, sculptures or light installations. Instead, a group of robot dogs confidently patrolled the exhibition floor, moving like the household pets of modern billionaires. This would hardly be unusual, if not for one detail: each dog wore a hyper-realistic silicone mask depicting the most recognizable figures in the tech world. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman suddenly appeared in canine form.
NEC teams up with Siemens to boost smart factory innovation November 07, 2025 Through this agreement, the two companies will jointly develop a robot teaching automation solution that combines the “NEC Robot Task Planning” digital twin service with Siemens’s “Process Simulate” software for 3D robot simulations.
Global robot demand in factories doubles over a decade September 30, 2025 Global demand for industrial robots has more than doubled in the past ten years, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The latest World Robotics 2025 report shows that 542,000 new robots were installed in factories during 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year with installations above 500,000 units.
ABS partners with Persona AI to bring humanoid robots to shipyards September 26, 2025 Under the MOU, ABS and Persona AI will collaborate on a series of joint development projects, collecting data to support classification during ship construction.
Sonair raises $6M to accelerate rollout of ADAR sensor September 22, 2025 The sensor uses sound waves in air to give robots a precise, real-time 3D view of their surroundings, helping them operate safely in shared spaces.
Dyna secures $120 million to advance robotic foundation models September 22, 2025 The new capital will be used by the US company to expand its research and engineering team and accelerate the development of its next-generation foundation model as the company works to deliver high performance general-purpose robots in commercial environments
Fort Robotics secures additional $18.9M in Series B round September 12, 2025 This new capital will accelerate the US company’s goal of empowering machine builders and users with safe, secure, and dynamic control, particularly as autonomous systems become increasingly prevalent across global work sites.
Saga raises $11.2M as Thorvald enters commercial breakout phase September 08, 2025 Norway-based startup Saga Robotics will use the fresh capital to accelerate the commercial rollout of Thorvald, its autonomous platform for grapevine and strawberries, across the UK and US.
GreyOrange partners with Google Cloud on warehouse AI September 04, 2025 Unlike traditional solutions that struggle to scale beyond a few hundred units, GreyMatter DeepNav will effortlessly handle significantly larger robot operations with ease and precision.
Serve Robotics acquires Vayu to enhance last-mile delivery September 03, 2025 By combining Serve’s autonomy stack and real‑world sidewalk dataset with Vayu Robotics’ expertise in AI foundation models and its scalable simulation-powered data engine, Serve is positioned to train more capable models through the fusion of real and simulated data.
Shoucheng sets up Robotics Advanced Materials Company September 02, 2025 The Hong Kong-based Advanced Materials Company will primarily target core materials such as electronic skin, tendon cables, and lightweight PEEK composites, while advancing investment, joint R&D, and incubation projects.
Neuralzome secures $2.4 million to expand robotic solutions August 26, 2025 Bengaluru-based startup Neuralzome Cybernetic will channel the fresh capital towards research and development in multi-agent autonomy and vision-based navigation, scaling manufacturing, and expanding into foreign markets.
Shibaura, Waseda partner with Fujitsu to control robot posture August 26, 2025 By expressing the orientation and position of each robot link as a qubit, and by replicating the structural influence of parent joint movements on child joints through quantum entanglement, the number of necessary calculations was significantly reduced compared to conventional classical methods.
Japan’s NEC Corporation develops robot control tech using AI August 25, 2025 NEC’s in-house demonstrations of this technology have confirmed that a robot’s travel time can be reduced by up to 50% when compared to conventional methods.
Mujin partners with integrators to expand adoption of its robotics OS August 18, 2025 With MujinOS in their toolkit, robotics system integrators are empowered to address high-mix production needs, solve unstructured logistics challenges, and reduce time-to-value for their customers.
TXR, iRAYPLE partner to advance robot automation technology August 15, 2025 TXR Robotics will combine its robot control (FMS) and SLAM-based autonomous driving technology with iRAYPLE’s high-precision machine vision to implement ‘intelligent robot automation solutions’ optimized for industrial sites through technical cooperation and localization.
JAKA Robotics Japan establishes a facility in Toyohashi City August 12, 2025 The company's aim is to strengthen its localized services in Japan and the Asia-Pacific market through further on-site initiatives and regional collaboration.
Remora secures €14M to advance AI innovation in fish welfare July 28, 2025 Over the past 12 months, Norway’s Remora Robotics has achieved a major commercial breakthrough, with installations at several of the world’s leading aquaculture companies.
Zimmer Biomet acquires robotics firm Monogram for $177 million July 24, 2025 Monogram’s semi- and fully autonomous robotic technologies are expected to add new and differentiated capabilities to expand Zimmer’s flagship ROSA Robotics platform and broad suite of navigation and enabling technologies.
Richtech signs $4M sales agreement to expand in Asia robotics market July 22, 2025 The agreement includes the purchase, service and software licensing of products from three of Richtech Robotics’s key product lines: ADAM, Scorpion and Titan.
Hyundai and Kia’s Robotics LAB delivers first ‘X-ble Shoulder’ wearable robot July 16, 2025 As the first official customer, Korean Air will deploy the wearable robot across its aerospace division, including assembly and maintenance operations for commercial airliners, military aircraft, urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles, drones, stealth aircraft and satellite launch systems.
Siemens completes acquisition of ebm-papst’s industrial drive tech business July 11, 2025 Integrating the new portfolio into the existing automation portfolio and leveraging Siemens' global sales network will open up new markets and significant business potential in the field of intelligent, battery-powered drive and robot solutions.
NEURA, HD Hyundai to jointly develop and test robots for shipbuilding July 11, 2025 By combining the expertise of all three partners, quadruped and humanoid robots will be tested under real-world conditions, with a focus on validating their potential to increase efficiency, safety and productivity.
Standard Bots expands production facility, unveils 30kg payload robot June 03, 2025 Standard Bots’ AI tech, designed specifically for its robots and powered by the NVIDIA Isaac platform, enables users to teach robots tasks through demonstration, eliminating the need for traditional coding or programming.
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