FireDome builds autonomous ‘artillery’ for wildfire defense ↗

FireDome builds autonomous wildfire defense systems to protect communities and infrastructure before firefighters arrive.

Drone Industry Insights Launches ASTRA Intelligence Matchmaking Platform for Drones and Robots ↗

The searchable platform now lists more than 1,500 companies and 6,500 products from 68 countries, with free base listings and rankings based on how complete each company’s profile is.

Auterion Introduces Universal Nemyx Vertical Launch System ↗

The modular launcher stacks drones in tubes on an electric elevator, fitting 30% more aircraft into the same volume while keeping each one charged and updated.

Overview AI launches OV Spark line of AI inspection cameras ↗

The OV Spark and OV Spark Pro AI inspection cameras are available now through Overview AI and its distribution partners.

What Are Security Doors and When Are They Required? ↗

From advanced manufacturing lines to robotic warehouses, automation has transformed the way businesses operate.

Video: Dexterous robot hand learns the delicate art of silk embroidery ↗

Agilink, a spin-off of Chinese robotics giant AgiBot, asked Fu Xianghong, a master of traditional Suzhou embroidery, to train its OmniHand 3 Ultra.

Get all your questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: The full breakout session agenda revealed ↗

Get all of your scaling and tech questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

Locus Robotics Named No. 1 AMR Provider by Revenue in the Americas for Second Straight Year ↗

Renesas Expands GaN Portfolio with First Low-Voltage GaN FETs for AI Data Centers and Robotics ↗

New 100V E-mode GaN Advanced Power Transistor Family Delivers Higher Power Density and Industry-Leading Figure-of-Merit Performance

Realbotix to Exhibit at Humanoids Summit in Silicon Valley ↗

Realbotix will demonstrate its humanoid robots, conversational AI and Vision technology for attendees of the December Humanoids Summit.

FANUC America Demonstrates Automated Solutions for Welding and Painting at FABTECH 2026 ↗

FANUC America, a global industrial automation leader, will feature advanced automation technologies for the fabrication industry at FABTECH 2026, including advanced welding automation, collaborative robotics, laser…

Techman Robot strengthens cybersecurity for trusted Physical AI deployment ↗

Techman Robot becomes the world's first built-in vision AI cobot manufacturer to obtain IEC 62443-4-2 SL2 certification

Planning Automatic Drone Battery Exchange for Reliable Dispatch ↗

SOLARTODO's SKYHUB product manual, Revision 1.3 dated 27 September 2026, provides a useful worked product example.

Synapticon and Reynolds & Moore Partner to Close the Safety Gap in Humanoid Robotics ↗

Reynolds & Moore contributes functional safety engineering expertise and consulting capacity in the North American and European markets, from risk assessments and safety architecture design to validation and…

Kodiak and IKEA to launch driverless freight operations in Texas ↗

Kodiak Robotics and IKEA Supply are preparing to launch fully driverless freight operations in Texas later this year, building on a four-year autonomous trucking partnership between the companies.

Aigen trains solar-powered farming robots for new crops in under a week ↗

Aigen says it has developed a simulation and world-model system that can train its autonomous agricultural robots to work with new crops in less than a week.

Deliveroo and Coco Robotics to roll out robot deliveries across the UK ↗

Deliveroo and Coco Robotics, one of the largest pavement delivery fleets across the US and Europe, are set to bring robot deliveries to towns and cities across the UK through a new strategic partnership.

Agile Robots CEO: ‘Physical AI is going to be 10x bigger than automotive’ ↗

Agile Robots CEO Zhaopeng Chen says “physical AI is going to be 10x bigger than automotive” as the Munich-based robotics company expands its manufacturing, AI development and humanoid robot operations.

RoboTech event expands focus on real-world robot applications ↗

RoboTech 2026 is expanding its focus on real-world robot applications as organizers CCID Media and RX China join forces for this year’s event in Shenzhen.

DII launches ASTRA to connect buyers with drone and robot companies ↗

Finding the right company or product in the rapidly expanding drone and mobile robot industry can be harder than it sounds.

Zing explores smaller, secure hardware for drone Remote ID ↗

Zing Drone Solutions and South Korea-based NUCODE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and reached a preliminary agreement to explore the development and supply of compact wireless modules for drone…

11,000 drones just turned the Texas sky into a spectacle ↗

Sky Elements just gave America a glimpse of what a truly massive drone show looks like.

Teradyne invests in Bright Machines to bring robotics to AI infrastructure manufacturing ↗

The companies plan to integrate Teradyne robotics and test technologies with the Bright Machines manufacturing platform.

RobCo reaches $1 billion valuation as investors back US expansion ↗

RobCo says it has “surpassed a $1 billion valuation” as it builds the next generation of autonomous industrial robotics, doubling its valuation in just nine months.

Ency Software and Estun launch technology partnership for integrated robot programming ↗

Ency Software and robot manufacturer Estun have begun a technology partnership aimed at giving European users of Estun robots a smooth, fully integrated way to program and simulate their automation cells.

Japanese nursing home operator Charm Care invests in humanoid company Donut Robotics ↗

donut robotics has entered into a capital and business alliance with Japanese nursing home operator Charm Care Corporation to develop humanoid robots for eldercare applications.

Warehouse Automation Starts with the Storage Plan ↗

A warehouse automation project can encounter constraints before a robot, conveyor or storage machine is selected.

Teradyne invests in Bright Machines to advance AI infrastructure manufacturing ↗

Teradyne, a provider of automated test equipment and advanced robotics systems, and Bright Machines, a next-generation manufacturer bringing AI and data center infrastructure production to the edge, have announced a…

SafeWorld emerges from stealth with $12.2 million to develop robot safety simulation technology ↗

SafeWorld, an AI lab building robot safety simulation technologies, has emerged from stealth with $12.2 million in seed funding co-led by Shine Capital and a16z Speedrun, along with Box Group, Carnegie Mellon University…

Volvo and Waabi launch autonomous freight operations in Texas ↗

Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi have launched autonomous operations for logistics software company Warp in Texas, the first customer operation in the Volvo-Waabi partnership.