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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.
Wing and Walmart to expand ‘largest drone delivery network’ in the US ↗
Wing and Walmart are expanding their drone delivery service to Denver and Seattle metros in 2027, bringing fast, reliable and convenient home delivery of thousands of Walmart items to nearly 20 major US metros.
amsight leads ESA project to speed qualification of 3D-printed space components ↗
amsight has been selected to lead “DIQAM – Digital Qualification Framework for Additively Manufactured Space Components”, an ESA FIRST!
Excelerate Technology wins ESA contract for robotic security system at UK critical infrastructure site ↗
Excelerate Technology has been awarded a co-funded contract by the European Space Agency Business Applications and Space Solutions (ESA BASS) program to build and demonstrate an innovative, automated robotic response…
Mouser Now Shipping New NXP Semiconductors Ara240 Discrete Neural Processing Unit for AI, Edge, Industrial, and Robotics Applications ↗
The Ara240 DNPU enables real-time generative AI, industrial automation systems, autonomous robots, smart infrastructure, advanced machine interface (HMI) platforms or edge applications.
FCC robot restrictions could accelerate shift to local AI ↗
Companies deploying physical AI today need to decide which AI workloads belong on the robot, what can remain in the cloud, and whether the underlying technology stack can meet rising expectations for security, safety,…
Building a Cheap, Dexterous Robot Hand ↗
Most of the time, assuming nothing’s gone wrong with them, we take our hands so much for granted that it’s easy to forget what remarkable pieces of engineering they are: …read more
Wing and Walmart Name Denver and Seattle for 2027 Drone Delivery Expansion ↗
Denver announcement comes as Colorado communities consider local rules for drone delivery infrastructure Wing and Walmart have named the Denver and Seattle metropolitan areas as their next drone delivery markets.
Michigan Medical Drone Delivery Pilot Expands to Multiple Aircraft and Sites ↗
Second phase will test longer flights, multiple drones and sensor technology as partners explore rural healthcare logistics A medical drone delivery project in northern Michigan will begin its second phase on October 6.
FCC Grants Covered List Exemption for Dronus K500L Drone System ↗
New Conditional Approval allows the Italian-made K500L and its docking station to remain eligible for FCC equipment authorization, subject to onshoring and continued vetting requirements The Federal Communications…
Introducing SafeWorld: An AI Lab Building Systems to Improve Robot Safety for the Next Billion Machines ↗
Founded by award winning Carnegie Mellon Safe AI Professor and veteran entrepreneurs, SafeWorld is already working with multiple Fortune 50 enterprises to test and validate the safety of robotic systems.
FAA Awards $12 Million for Drone Research and Testing ↗
Funding supports 19 projects focused on detect-and-avoid, BVLOS communications, drone traffic management, identity verification and other technologies for UAS integration The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has…
XTEND AI Robotics, Inc. Secures U.S. Patent for Smart Payloads Capable of Actively Directing Missions ↗
Powered by XOS, the patented system lets a smart payload steer the platform in real time, while the operator remains in command of every decision
COCO ROBOTICS AND DELIVEROO ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP TO SCALE ROBOT DELIVERIES ACROSS THE UK ↗
-The partnership marks Coco Robotics' UK debut as it accelerates expansion across Europe -The rollout is due to begin in London's Canary Wharf before expanding to several other towns and cities in the coming months -The…
The next frontier for AI is physical: RobCo becomes a unicorn and offers employees liquidity ↗
An employee secondary share sale lets the people who helped build RobCo realize some of the value they created.
Can Safeworld convince people that GenAI robots won’t hurt them? ↗
Safeworld is building digital humans to make sure robots don't hurt the real ones.
Where Automation Fits in Emergency Management ↗
Emergency management software should automate the repeatable coordination work that slows teams down, while leaving operational judgment with the people responsible for protecting the public.
Research could guide the future design of social robots ↗
By the University of Glasgow Giving robot companions animal-like or anime-style faces and voices could maximise their emotional appeal to users, according to new research which could help guide the growing field of…
How robotics and physical AI can responsibly tackle key physical security challenges ↗
Cyber and physical security threats are rapidly evolving, but robotics and AI can evolve to meet them, writes a columnist.
Hello Robot awarded $3 million to develop Stretch robot for elder care ↗
Hello Robot has received a Phase IIB Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to advance the use of its Stretch mobile manipulator robot…
Cyngn wins repeat autonomous tugger order from Fortune 100 manufacturer ↗
Cyngn has announced a follow-on order for its DriveMod Tugger from a “Fortune 100 heavy equipment manufacturer”.
Agility Robotics partners with FORT to strengthen safety systems for Digit 5 ↗
Agility Robotics, a humanoid robotics company, and FORT Robotics, a safety platform for machinery, have formed a a partnership to further advance the safety infrastructure of Digit 5, Agility’s next-generation humanoid…
From CNC Machines to Robots: How Manufacturers Are Building More Automated Production Cells ↗
An automated production cell is a connected manufacturing system in which machines, robots, controls, sensors, and material-handling equipment work together with limited manual intervention.
How Do Autonomous Systems Drive Quality and OEE Forward? ↗
Modern factories, operating continuously throughout the day and night, face constant pressure to produce greater quantities, waste far less material, and consistently maintain tight tolerances at every stage.
The physical AI race will be won in the patent office ↗
Patent protection is important for robotics startups, but they should be strategic in determining what IP is important, says Lightbringer.
A new pulley system is changing how cleaning drones work ↗
Lucid Bots is giving its Sherpa cleaning drone a new way to tackle tall buildings: instead of making the aircraft carry the full weight of its cleaning hose, a new rooftop system takes some of that load off.
MIT robot swims through water via living muscle cells ↗
An MIT robot powered by a single layer of living muscle cells swam through a watery maze, following a light held in a researcher’s hand.
Inside Omron’s next-generation LD mobile robots ↗
In mobile robotics, software, safety, and fleet management are becoming just as important as the robot itself, according to an OMRON project manager.
Eli Lilly, Purdue to share field learnings on human robot interaction at RoboBusiness ↗
Experts from Eli Lilly and Purdue University will reveal findings about the perception of robots on the manufacturing floor.
Computational tools for society’s most complex challenges ↗
Associate Professor Cathy Wu uses reinforcement learning to help map out improvements to transportation and other multifaceted systems.