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Balluff launches new line of photoelectric sensors

December 30, 2025 · Balluff Inc. launched the BOS R072K Optical Sensor Entry Line, featuring red light and infrared variants for multiple integration options for various applications.

MMI receives FDA clearance, completes first U.S. clinical use of robotic microsurgical dissection instruments

December 29, 2025 · Medical Microinstruments (MMI) treated its first U.S. patient with its NanoWrist Dissection instruments, representing an early clinical adoption milestone for its surgical systems.

RealMan Robotics unveils high-power-density joint modules for high-performance robotics

December 29, 2025 · RealMan Robotics unveiled three new joint modules for a variety of robotics applications, with the WHJ03, WHJ120 and WHJ48V high-power-density components.

Pudu Robotics launches D5 Series of industry-grade autonomous, quadruped robots

December 28, 2025 · Pudu Robotics launched its first autonomous quadruped robot line, the D5 Series of industry-grade robot dogs for large-scale outdoor environments.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics invests in Alva Industries

December 27, 2025 · Frameless motor manufacturer Alva Industries received an investment from Samsung Electro-Mechanics to accelerate scaling of its technologies for humanoids and robotics platforms.

AUTEC sushi robotics deployment at Belly Fish grows orders throughput

December 26, 2025 · South Florida restaurant brand Belly Fish deployed AUTEC’s ASM895A Maki Maker sushi robot and increased order throughput by nearly 30%.

Strategic Development Fund announces investment, initial Agreement with Machina Labs

December 25, 2025 · The Strategic Development Fund announced an investment and initial agreement with Machina Labs to create a joint venture for advanced metal structure production in the Middle East.

XTEND, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works expand command and control integration

December 24, 2025 · XTEND and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works partnered to integrate the XOS into Skunk Works’ MCDX autonomy platform for UAS and drone mission execution in multiple scenarios.

CES 2026: Schaeffler presents planetary gear actuator for humanoid robots

December 23, 2025 · At CES 2026, Schaeffler will showcase its new planetary gear actuator, featuring a two-stage gearbox, electric motor, encoder and controller, made specifically for humanoid robots.

2025 robotics trends: Humanoids enter commercial use, logistics and automation rise

December 23, 2025 · Explore our most-read robotics content of 2025 - from humanoid robots entering commercial deployments and mobile automation at ProMat, to components and funding news.

NRF 2026: PAL Robotics demos StockBot autonomous RFID warehouse robot

December 22, 2025 · At NRF 2026, PAL Robotics will showcase its StockBot autonomous RFID warehouse robot, demoing its picking capabilities to the retail audience.

2026 robotics and automation predictions: Top trends transforming global industries

December 22, 2025 · Explore 2026 robotics and automation predictions from industry leaders, including AI-powered robots, smart manufacturing, workforce changes, and next-gen automation trends.

CES 2026: e-con Systems launches Darsi Pro, a NVIDIA Jetson-powered AI compute box

December 21, 2025 · At CES 2026, e-con Systems is launching the Darsi Pro, an edge AI vision box built on the NVIDIA Jetson platform to handle autonomous workloads in physical AI applications.

RealMan Robotics launches RealSource, a multi-modal real-world robot dataset

December 20, 2025 · RealMan Robotics launched its RealSource multi-modal real-world robot dataset, based on 10 real-world simulated environments from its Beijing Humanoid Robot Data Training Center.

Point One Navigation raises $35M in Series C funding round

December 19, 2025 · Point One Navigation secured $35 million in Series C funding, accelerating the company’s mission to deliver centimeter-level precision to connected vehicles, robots and devices.

Voyant Photonics introduces Helium family of fully solid-state lidar sensors and modules

December 19, 2025 · Voyant Photonics introduced its Helium family of solid-state lidar sensors and modules, bringing scalable, cost-effective and high-resolution 4D point cloud data to the market.

Report: Warehouse automation companies address fire-risk concerns

December 18, 2025 · A report published by Interact Analysis examined warehouse automation fire risk and how new technology from Ocado and AutoStore addresses known issues.

Aptiv, Vecna Robotics to develop next-generation autonomous mobile robots

December 18, 2025 · Aptiv and Vecna Robotics announced a partnership, combining Aptiv’s perception and machine learning portfolio and Vecna’s autonomous mobile robots.

Impaqt Robotics, Rocketfarm partner to launch cobotizur Powered by Pally palletizing offering

December 17, 2025 · Impaqt Robotics and Rocketfarm partnered to launch the cobotizur palletizing offering, a platform powered by a UR+ collaborative palletizer hardware and Pally software platform.

Luxonis launches OAK 4 computer vision camera system

December 17, 2025 · Edge hardware and cloud platform Luxonis launched its OAK 4 computer vision camera system alongside the Hub cloud platform for sensor fusion and high-compute performance.

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