China hosts the world’s first half marathon with robotic humanoids
April 10, 2025
The brand-new real-world test aims to examine real-world applications of robots and compare them to human performance.
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Infineon to acquire Marvell’s Automotive Ethernet business
April 08, 2025
Germany’s Infineon has entered into an agreement to acquire Marvell Technology’s Automotive Ethernet business for USD 2.5 billion – accelerating the build-up of its system capabilities for software-defined vehicles by complementing and expanding its own microcontroller business.
Evri to trial new robotic delivery dogs in the UK
April 07, 2025
The UK delivery firm Evri will launch trials of its new robotic delivery dogs as part of a trial in the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley later in 2025.
Xtend AI, AMS-India team up to develop healthcare service robots
March 27, 2025
Backed by the Government of Israel and the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission, the partnership seeks to improve access to healthcare, generate employment, and bolster trade relations.
China to invest $138 billion in robotics, high-tech industry
March 26, 2025
In ten years, the country’s global share of industrial robot installations has risen from around one-fifth to more than half of the world’s total demand.
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iHub Robotics raises $520K to expand manufacturing
March 21, 2025
The Kerala-based startup has already exported its semi-humanoid robot, Tara Gen-1, to the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Blue Ocean Robotics has a new majority owner
March 19, 2025
Danish Blue Ocean Robotics has secured a new majority owner with an investment from 3C GROUPS, owned by businessman Niels Thorborg. The injection of new capital provides the robotics company with a stronger financial foundation for continued development and commercialisation of its solutions.
Montra opens electric small vehicles facility in Chennai
March 17, 2025
Spread across around 500,000 square feet, the plant in Tamil Nadu has an annual production capacity of 50,000 vehicles, catering to the small and light commercial vehicle (SCV/LCV) segments.
Valens, Rgo, CHERRY team up to design AI robotic systems
March 17, 2025
This collaboration integrates Rgo’s advanced Perception Engine, Valens’ VA7000 MIPI A-PHY connectivity chipsets, and CHERRY’s Rockchip-based hardware module.
Humanoid robots are coming – and building themselves
February 26, 2025
With Jabil’s manufacturing experience and Apollo’s design built for mass production, the vision of robots building robots moves closer to reality, paving the way for the mass adoption of humanoid robots.
Humanoid robots to become the next US-China battleground
February 25, 2025
Governments worldwide are ramping up investments in robotics R&D as labour shortages and rising costs persist. TrendForce reports that China, Japan, the US, South Korea, and Germany have consistently ranked among the top five countries for industrial robot installations and are expected to continue executing over USD 13 billion in related projects by 2025.
Teradyne & ADI partner to boost AI-driven robotics in manufacturing
February 11, 2025
Teradyne Robotics, a division of Teradyne, and semiconductor company Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the development and usage of advanced robotics.
ALTER | HTV puts new chip and wafer test tech into operation
February 05, 2025
ALTER | HTV is enhancing its testing capabilities with new technology investments.
Global PCB market set to grow by $26.8 bn by 2029
January 31, 2025
Increased demand for electronic devices will drive uptick, although challenges will persist around environmental concerns, report concludes.
Top five global robotics trends for 2025
January 28, 2025
The global market value of industrial robot installations has reached an all-time high of USD 16.5 billion. The industry’s growth is set to accelerate, fueled by technology innovations, shifting market dynamics, and emerging business opportunities. Looking ahead to 2025, the International Federation of Robotics highlights five key trends shaping the future of robotics.
Global EV sales projected to rise 30% in 2025
December 30, 2024
China remains the leader in EV adoption, with electric cars expected to make up 29.7% of the market in 2025. But the pace of growth in China is slowing, with an expected year-on-year increase of 20%.
Global robot density in factories have doubled in seven years
November 27, 2024
Robot adoption in factories continues at high speed: The new global average robot density reached a record of 162 units per 10,000 employees in 2023 – more than double the number measured only seven years ago (74 units), reports the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
LG Energy Solution to supply cylindrical battery to Bear Robotics
November 18, 2024
LG Energy Solution will supply its cylindrical battery model 2170 for Silicon Valley start-up Bear Robotics’ lineup of service and industrial robots from 2025, including the Servi Plus and AMR Cart.
SpaceX asks Taiwanese suppliers to move manufacturing abroad
November 06, 2024
With China increasing military drills around Taiwan, some Taiwanese semiconductor and satellite firms are taking steps to decrease their dependence on domestic manufacturing.
Yamaha completes expansion at Hamamatsu robotics office
October 02, 2024
Yamaha Robotics has completed the renovation and expansion work at its Hamamatsu Robotics Office, which develops, manufactures, and sells surface mounters and industrial robots
Record of 4 million robots in factories worldwide
September 26, 2024
The new World Robotics report recorded 4,281,585 units operating in factories worldwide – an increase of 10%. Annual installations exceeded half a million units for the third consecutive year.
Tachyum expands European hub – opens new Czech offices
September 26, 2024
Tachyum has officially opened its new location in Brno, Czech Republic, to support the company’s growth as it nears the tape-out of the Prodigy Universal Processor Chip. The first hardware engineers hired will start on the first of November.
GM EV owners finally get access to Tesla Superchargers
September 19, 2024
The agreement makes approximately 17,800 Tesla Superchargers available to drivers of GM vehicles such as Chevy Bolt and Silverado EV, using a USD 225 adapter.
Samsung begins mass production of 1Tb QLC 9th Generation V-NAND
September 13, 2024
The QLC 9th-generation V-NAND flash minimizes the area of cells and peripherals to deliver the industry’s highest bit density, an increase of 86% over the previous generation of QLC V-NAND flashes.
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Humanoid robot to be mass-produced in Norway
September 04, 2024
1X Technologies, a Norwegian developer of humanoid robotics has unveiled a prototype of its bipedal humanoid robot, designed for home use – the NEO Beta.
SK Hynix to invest $6.9bn in Yongin Semiconductor Cluster
July 29, 2024
South Korea's memory specialist SK Hynix will spend approximately USD 6.9 billion to build plant and office facilities at the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in Gyeonggi-do. The new facility will focus of next-generation DRAM products, including High Bandwidth Memory (HBM).
UK firm wins funding for new quantum memory tech
July 16, 2024
Quinas, a Lancaster University spinout startup, has bagged a £1.4m grant from Innovate UK to advance its 'universal' computer memory technology, ULTRARAM.
Doosan Tesna to start build of $160m chip testing plant
July 09, 2024
South Korea’s Doosan Tesna is set to construct a semiconductor testing factory in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, to meet growing demand for the inspection of new system on chip (SoC) tech.
Nvidia introduces automative virtual sensor suite
June 20, 2024
The world's leading chip designer Nvidia has unveiled the Omniverse Cloud Sensor RTX, which will help EV makers to develop simulated sensors in the lab.
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