Key Points Factories installed 542,000 industrial robots in 2024, more than double the number a decade earlier, according to the International Federation of Robotics. As cells run longer and with fewer people, many manufacturers are moving coordinate measuring machines closer to production so parts are checked within minutes of machining. Temperature is the main challenge […]
Bleu Robotics, the Paris, France-based startup building AI models for industrial humanoid robots, has raised a €5 million pre-seed round, co-led by Contrarian Ventures and OVNI Capital, with participation from Kvanted, WEPA Ventures, Motier Ventures and Charlie Songhurst, technology investor and board member at Meta. The company will use the funds to grow its team […]
While the ocean’s depths may be vast, the growing community of researchers dedicated to exploring them with autonomous robotics is more connected than ever following Global Ocean Robotics Day. Constructor University was one of 10 partner hubs around the world to host the inaugural international symposium on October 21, which explored how artificial intelligence and […]
Opentrons Labworks, a laboratory automation company, has announced a $40 million Series E financing led by healthcare investor Avego, with additional investment from BroadOak Capital Partners. Opentrons will use the capital to scale its robotics, software, and data infrastructure tools, which scientists around the world increasingly rely on to accelerate discovery. While AI is transforming […]
Symbotic, a developer of AI-enabled robotics technology for the supply chain, and Walmart have announced an expanded commercial agreement to bring further automation capabilities to 25 US regional distribution centers, while supporting additional opportunities across Walmart’s global supply chain network. Symbotic continues to invest in innovations that use AI to improve supply chain performance. Under […]
Maximo Robotics, a physical-AI platform company focused on autonomous construction robotics, has announced that its US-made robotics systems have completed more than 300,000 construction tasks under performance-based robotics-as-a-service contracts. Crew members working alongside Max 4.0 systems have delivered 2.5 times their manual installation rates per person per shift hour. This improved productivity is helping electricity […]
Aurora Innovation says it is aiming to have more than 30,000 driverless trucks in operation by 2030, as the autonomous trucking company looks to expand its commercial operations in the United States. The company outlined the target at its 2026 Analyst and Investor Day in Dallas, where it also offered attendees driverless passenger rides in […]
Inbound components arrive in the morning, finished goods leave by less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload in the afternoon, and every late pallet needs someone to call the carrier, check the production schedule, and approve an expedite. Managed transportation providers take on that daily work by pairing a transportation management system (TMS) with a team that runs […]
Jungheinrich and Italian warehouse automation and intralogistics specialist Automha are entering into a strategic partnership. Together, the two companies have developed a two-way pallet shuttle for high-density pallet storage. The solution combines Automha’s shuttle expertise with Jungheinrich’s strengths in system integration, software and lifecycle services. The aim is to provide companies with an economically viable […]
Motion technology company Schaeffler has entered into a technology partnership with the German robotics and physical AI company Wandelbots. The cooperation will focus on developing the Wandelbots NOVA open platform to enable use of artificial intelligence in industrial and humanoid robotics. In the future, the solution should be available to all Schaeffler plants worldwide to […]
Percepto has launched Axion, a hardware-agnostic physical AI platform delivering visibility across mission-critical infrastructure. The post Percepto launches Axion AI platform to unify inspection data analysis appeared first on The Robot Report .
NASA has awarded AstraQua, a physical AI company, a $1,274,990 Phase II contract to advance its AstraSense technology for electric and hybrid-electric aircraft, including advanced air mobility applications. Physical AI must have safety at its core. A robot may know where to go and what to do, but does it know whether it is healthy […]
