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From Cars to Drones: Birdstop Taps Detroit’s Auto Supply Chain to Scale U.S. Manufacturing ↗
UAV maker turns to auto industry as source of domestic components By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill While Silicon Valley is well-known as a mecca for the launch of flashy high-tech firms, and Detroit as the home…
WaiV Robotics completes ‘world’s first’ autonomous offshore landing on a moving vessel at night ↗
WaiV Robotics, a maritime infrastructure developer, has completed a series of open-sea demonstrations of its autonomous drone launch and recovery system, including the first-ever autonomous maritime takeoff and landing…
Humanoid robot shipments forecast to surge to 26 million a year by 2040 ↗
According to a new research report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight, the humanoid robotics industry has entered an early phase of long-term commercial growth.
Maven Robotics launches with $100 million funding to scale general-purpose industrial robots ↗
Maven Robotics, an intelligent industrial robotics company, has officially launched and has announced $100 million in Series A funding from RoboStrategy, LocalGlobe, Vine Ventures, and XTX Ventures, among others.
Raise Robotics takes construction robot to 65 feet with Genie boom lift ↗
Raise Robotics has detailed a six-month collaboration with Genie, the Terex aerial-lift brand, to take its Autonomous Mobile Fabricator (AMF) robot off the factory floor and onto a boom lift.
Bosch Ventures invests in Asylon Robotics ↗
Bosch Ventures has announced an investment in Asylon Robotics to accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous, AI-enabled robotic systems for security, inspection, and other mission-critical physical…
FCC drone ban could put America’s aerial light shows at risk ↗
The Federal Communications Commission’s proposed crackdown on foreign-made drones is starting to look a lot bigger than a fight over DJI.
Why RaaS needs more than a subscription model ↗
At RoboBusiness 2026, a panel of robotics business leaders will examine the practical playbook behind Robots-as-a-Service or RaaS offerings.
Report covers advances in surgical robots, deploying warehouse automation in the real world ↗
Learn from a surgical robotics case study and a discussion of how to best deploy mobile robots in the warehouse in this issue.
Kinetic Blocks launches marketplace for humanoid robot training data ↗
Kinetic Blocks, an Oslo-based startup, has launched a beta version of what it describes as a two-sided marketplace for buying and selling training data for humanoid robots.
Wingcopter 262 Debuts as All-Electric Tactical Reconnaissance eVTOL for Defense Users ↗
The all-electric Wingcopter 262 carries a 262-centimeter (103-inch) wingspan, a 150-kilometer (93-mile) tactical range and a 10-kilogram (22-pound) maximum takeoff weight.
Arm to discuss scaling physical AI at RoboBusiness ↗
Dermot O'Driscoll, the VP of go-to-market for physical AI at Arm, will examine key compute principles behind trusted physical AI.
Kite Aero Commences KITE UAS Production in Geelong ↗
Sovereign Five Eyes aligned production of the KITE autonomous logistics aircraft moves to Sykes’ composite facility as the company builds toward a 100-unit pipeline.
Skild AI unveils S1 robot foundation model that learns tasks from video demonstrations ↗
Skild AI has unveiled S1, a robotics foundation model designed to enable robots to learn new manipulation tasks from a single video demonstration without task-specific fine-tuning or post-training.
Renesas establishes physical AI and robotics lab in Beijing ↗
Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced the official opening of its Physical AI & Robotics Lab in Beijing, China.
UT Austin to lead $30 million NSF center for human-robot co-adaptation ↗
The University of Texas at Austin will lead a new National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center to study what happens when assistive robots leave the lab and move into the real world to live and work…
Symbotic joins Stanford Robotics Center industrial affiliates program ↗
Symbotic, a developer of AI-enabled robotics technology for the supply chain, has joined the Stanford Robotics Center (SRC) Industrial Affiliates Program as a member-sponsor.
RoboShare secures new orders as robot rental pool grows to more than 80 machines ↗
AIxCrypto Holdings, has announced that RoboShare, its robot-sharing marketplace operated through its subsidiary, has secured additional short-term and longer-term service orders following its first paid commercial order.
Faraday Future’s Chris Chen: ‘Robotics is a natural extension of the intelligent vehicle’ ↗
Faraday Future is best known as an electric vehicle company, but it increasingly sees its technology base as applicable to a much wider range of machines – particularly robots.
Universal Robots launches its seventh generation robot platform at IMTS ↗
Universal Robots has released three new robot arms, a rebuilt core controller, a new AI-ready tool flange, and more.
Which Sensor Channels on a Cold Chain Tracker Are Actually Worth Paying for ↗
Every channel on a cold chain tracker exists to answer a question somebody will eventually put to you.
Robots in society, business and culture: August 2026 ↗
Credit: Baumis Robots (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology).
Police officer faces misconduct hearing after drone hits child ↗
A police drone operator in the UK is facing disciplinary proceedings after a DJI Matrice 30T struck an overhead cable and then seriously injured a child on the ground.
New method enables AI for safety-critical situations ↗
The “HardFlow” algorithm could help generative AI models produce high-quality outputs that obey strict requirements when “pretty close” doesn’t cut it.
MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials ↗
Atlas Building Composites is commercializing MIT research to turn plastic waste into parts for buildings and other infrastructure.
How autonomous fleets are changing what’s possible in American agriculture ↗
Autonomous tractors can help American agriculture, as exemplified in ASI's collaboration with U.S.
AI uncovers hidden Ozempic side effects across 400,000 Reddit posts ↗
AI analysis of 400,000 Reddit posts found that users of drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound reported unexpected symptoms including menstrual changes, chills, hot flashes, and fatigue.
Ultrasound offers a scalable path to tactile intelligence for physical AI ↗
Ultrasound sensing can provide tactile perception for robotic hands while avoiding wear and tear, says UltraSense.
Teledyne lands major deal as Europe ramps up drone production ↗
Europe’s push to build more of its own drone capabilities just picked up another sizable industrial commitment.
Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data ↗
The round for the two-year-old startup is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A.