AI & Autonomy
Machine learning, perception, and autonomous systems
EdgeRunner AI Neural Network Enables Military Robots to Operate Offline
The California startup's onboard processing system allows defense robots to complete missions after ...
Unitree Technology Targets $7.4B Valuation in Shanghai IPO Filing
The Hangzhou-based quadruped and humanoid manufacturer plans to list on Shanghai's STAR Market at a ...
Unitree Robotics Clears RMB 4.2 Billion IPO Registration for STAR Market
China's securities regulator approved Unitree Robotics' registration application on July 1, advancin...
Unitree Robotics Plans 40.45M Share IPO in Shanghai Amid US-China Race
Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics will sell 40.45 million shares on the Shanghai exchange next week, r...
Unitree Robotics Wins Malicious Litigation Ruling from China's Supreme Court
China's Supreme People's Court ruled that two patent infringement lawsuits targeting Unitree's Go2 a...
BAUHAUS Deploys XYZ Robotics for Fully Automated Receiving Workflow
The German home improvement retailer installed Rocky mobile manipulation robots to handle container ...
TechForce Robotics Unveils Proprietary Network Protocol for Multi-Robot Coordination
The company has released a connective network designed to link robots, AI systems, sensors, and oper...
Vicarious Surgical Shuts Down After Burning Through $300M SPAC Windfall
The Waltham-based surgical robotics company is liquidating operations less than five years after its...
Nightfood Holdings Pitches Semiconductor Automation Play in Audio APR
NetworkNewsAudio released an audio press release July 17 positioning Nightfood Holdings as an automa...
Sunday Robotics Reports 99% Laundry Success Rate in Multi-Home Trial
Sunday Robotics logged a 99% success rate folding unfamiliar garments across multiple residential lo...
Mondo Robotics Debuts Beni Autonomous Camera Robot on Kickstarter
Mondo Robotics launched its first consumer robot through a crowdfunding campaign this week. Beni, de...
Robot.com Deploys Autonomous Ad Robots at LEAP East Hong Kong
The San Francisco-based company is bringing its R-ads platform to Asia for the first time, with auto...
MIT's DAAAM System Enables Robots to Query Object Locations in Natural Language
Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory developed a memory arch...
Built Robotics Lands $75M Blattner Contract for Solar Site Autonomy
Blattner Company has committed $75 million to Built Robotics for autonomous earthmoving equipment ac...
NVIDIA Opens Robotics Roles Across Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen
The chipmaker is hiring for embodied AI, simulation, deployment, and solution architecture positions...
SVT Robotics SOFTBOT Platform Surpasses 4 Billion Transactions
The warehouse orchestration platform has processed more than 4 billion transactions since deployment...
Momenta Targets $751M in Hong Kong IPO with GIC, Fidelity Backing
The Suzhou-based autonomous driving software developer priced 19.94 million shares at HK$295.60 each...
Figure AI Engineer Says Robotics Testing Infrastructure Lags Behind Autonomy
Atharv Kolhar, a staff test automation engineer at Figure AI, argues the robotics industry has maste...
Cobot Deployments in Warehouses Jumped Tenfold Between 2018 and 2025
Collaborative robots paired with autonomous mobile robots now represent one of the fastest-growing s...
Frank Kendall Argues Against Autonomous Weapons Bans in New Book
The former Air Force Secretary contends that effective arms control cannot be applied to autonomous ...
Niqo Robotics Selected for Bharat Innovates 2026 as India Targets EU Farm Automation Market
The Bengaluru-based agricultural robotics firm joins 120 companies at the Indian government's flagsh...
Amazon Prime Day Drives Robot Vacuum Discounts Across Three Major Retailers
Amazon's second-day Prime Day event has triggered coordinated pricing moves across consumer robotics...
ARM's Drew Henry Maps Chipmaker's Physical AI Strategy for Robotics
Drew Henry, ARM's senior director of automotive and robotics, laid out the company's roadmap for bri...
AI-Driven Farm Robots Now Operate Across 12 Million Hectares Globally
Five technologies—autonomous field robots, computer vision systems, precision irrigation networks, d...
Cobot's Proxie Gen 2 Adds Autonomous Task Creation, Mobile Manipulation
Brad Porter's Cobot has launched Proxie Gen 2 with the ability to identify when materials need movin...
Humble Robotics Raises $24M Series A for Autonomous Freight Platform
The Palo Alto-based startup has closed a $24 million Series A to advance its autonomous trucking sys...
ON Semiconductor Launches GaNEXUS Gallium Nitride Power Portfolio
ON Semiconductor introduced GaNEXUS, a gallium nitride power semiconductor platform designed for AI ...
Global X Robotics ETF Holds $3.54B, Tracks 41 Companies Across Industrial Automation
The BOTZ fund now commands $3.54 billion in assets under management, making it the largest pure-play...
Hyundai Acquires SoftBank's 9.65% Boston Dynamics Stake for $325M
The $325 million transaction eliminates SoftBank's final financial tie to the Waltham robotics compa...
Alibaba Launches Qwen-Robot Model Series as ByteDance Elevates Robotics to Core Business
Two of China's largest internet companies are making simultaneous plays in embodied AI, with Alibaba...
Genesis AI Unveils Eno, a Wheeled Robot Challenging Humanoid Form Factor
Genesis AI launched Eno on Tuesday, a wheeled mobile manipulator with a foldable tower and dexterous...
Alibaba Releases Qwen-Robot, First Embodied AI Model Series for Navigation and Manipulation
Alibaba's Qwen-Robot runs on a single camera aboard Unitree's Go2 quadruped, marking the company's e...
Alibaba Qwen Team Releases Three Foundation Models for Embodied AI
Alibaba's Qwen team shipped three specialized foundation models Tuesday for robotics applications: Q...
Pegasus Tech Ventures Closes $60M Fund for Physical AI Startups
Pegasus Tech Ventures has partnered with Japanese robotics firm CYBERDYNE to launch a $60 million fu...
Kawasaki Robotics RL030N Features 8 Degrees of Freedom at Automate 2025
Kawasaki Robotics will demonstrate its RL030N platform at Automate next month, combining an 8-degree...
Robotics and Physical AI Investors Deploy $23B This Year Across 22 Firms
Twenty-two venture capital firms have collectively deployed $23 billion into robotics and physical A...
Ukrainian Military Confirms Autonomous Drone Strike in One-Time Field Test
Ukraine's military conducted a single field test using fully autonomous drones to engage Russian for...
C.H. Robinson and Agility Robotics CEOs Push Task Augmentation Over Job Replacement
Two executives running companies at opposite ends of the logistics chain told Fortune that current a...
Unitree H2 Plus Ignites Debate Over Hardware-Software Control in Humanoid Robotics
Unitree Robotics unveiled the Nvidia-backed H2 Plus humanoid, triggering sharp questions in China's ...
Robot.com Deploys Autonomous Fleet at Cannes Lions as PMG Robotics Partner
The San Francisco robotics company brought working units to the advertising industry's flagship even...
Xingyuanzhi Robot Closes 1 Billion Yuan in 10 Months on Embodied AI Architecture
The Beijing startup has raised approximately $137 million across three funding rounds since February...
Denner Deploys 200 PUDU CC1 Cleaning Robots Across Swiss Stores
The Swiss supermarket chain will roll out autonomous floor cleaning units from Pudu Robotics and par...
Tether Leads $1.4B NEURA Robotics Round, Largest Crypto-to-Robotics Investment
The stablecoin issuer is anchoring what could become the robotics industry's largest funding round t...
GS E&C Partners with Daedong Robotics on AI Construction Field Robots
South Korea's GS Engineering & Construction has signed a strategic agreement with Daedong Robotics t...
Smooth Motor Hits 30-Year Mark With Custom Motion Systems for OEMs
The Ningbo-based motor manufacturer has spent three decades building custom actuators and drive syst...
Daimon Robotics and Galbot Release RobOmni Benchmark for Tactile AI
Two Chinese robotics firms have released RobOmni, a benchmark suite designed to test tactile percept...
J.P. Morgan Upgrades Tesla to Neutral, Flags Robotics Unit as Key Catalyst
The investment bank's first upgrade of Tesla in years hinges less on electric vehicle sales and more...
Milrem Robotics Opens THeMIS Production Line in Netherlands for Ukraine Deployment
Milrem Robotics and VDL Defentec have commissioned a dedicated THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle produc...
Shifters Raises $10.2M Seed Round Led by Ace Capital Partners
The AI-native ground robotics startup closed a $10.2 million seed round led by Ace Capital Partners....
NVIDIA Releases Physical AI Agent Skills Library at CVPR 2024
The GPU maker is distributing pre-trained agent skills for autonomous vehicles, mobile robots, and v...
Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation on $300M raise
The defense startup founded by 22-year-old Ethan Thornton has quadrupled its valuation in twelve mon...
Yamaha Robotics exec details PLC integration approach
Yamaha Robotics Group's Chris Elston outlined practical methods for connecting programmable logic co...
GE Vernova Acquires Robotech Automation for Integration
GE Vernova is acquiring Robotech Automation, a systems integrator already embedded in its supply cha...
Hiwin Doubles Robotics Revenue Share to Meet Semiconductor Automation Surge
Hiwin Technologies reported robotics-related products reached double their previous revenue share in...
