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Hello again, everybody, and welcome back to “Robotics Recap,” a monthly breakdown of all the news from Robotics 24/7 at Peerless Media. I'm your host, Tim Culverhouse, Editorial Director of Robotics 24/7, and it's time to look back at all the robotics and automation news from September 2026.
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August’s “Robotics Recap” saw a lot of news in the robotics deployment and adoption segment, alongside advancements in physical AI.
This episode highlights all the news and notes from around the robotics world in September, including multiple major acquisitions and funding announcements, and a recap of the 2026 Robotics Applications Conference.
Now, without any further ado, let's get into our podcast.
From manufacturing to the supply chain, the 2026 Robotics Applications Conference examined the development and deployment of robotics and automation across industries, and the technological advancements that are pushing innovation farther than ever before.
We welcomed experts from around the world on September 16 to discuss the latest deployments and integrations in warehousing and manufacturing, with six sessions highlighting the advancements in warehouse orchestration, virtual twins, collaborative mobile robots and more. Check out all the RAC 26 sessions on demand to see how organizations are using robotics and automation to their advantage.
The 2026 Robotics Applications Conference was sponsored by:
Now let's take a look at some financial news related to robotics and automation organizations from September 2026. Qualcomm acquired PickNik Robotics. The company said it is looking to advance the future of open robotics and physical AI with its acquisition.
Qualcomm also introduced the Dragon Wing Q2390 and IQ2390 processors earlier in the month.
Cognex acquired RealSense for $500 million.
As part of IMTS 2026, CloudNC announced that it raised $20 million. Now the company said it will use that to expand AI tools for precision machining.
MISUMI Americas launched the MISUMI Ventures Fund with a $50 million initial round. MISUMI America said that startup organizations can utilize the fund to gain access to MISUMI's ecosystem.
Amazon announced a $100 million robotics and fulfillment product facility that will open in Indiana in the coming years.
Vecna Robotics announced a $31 million funding round. The company said it will use that investment to meet demand for flexible dock-to-dock automation.
Former Boston Dynamics, Google and Robotics and AI Institute leaders launched the Dynamic Creatures organization.
A new report from Interact Analysis found that robotic bin picking and robotic trailer unloading are driving strong market growth in those industries.
Antioch announced a $32 million Series A. The company said that it will use the funds to bring software speed to physical AI development.
Plus AI became a publicly listed company via its business combination with Texas Ventures Acquisition 3 Corp.
NVIDIA announced its acquisition of Hugging Face for a staggering $12.9 billion.
Physical AI housing company Reframe Systems raised $40 million in growth financing.
MotionTech, a European automation provider, will expand to the U.S. marketplace.
The ARM Institute said it's modernizing military manufacturing sites with nearly $90 million in funds for its member organizations.
In September, we had the IMTS show in Chicago. So, let's take a look at the news and notes from IMTS 2026.
Flexxbotics announced an updated release of its platform for manufacturing autonomy.
PushCorp launched the STC 0440-BT40 spindle. Now, the company said that it could be used for heavy-duty foundry and casting automation.
Siemens' presence at IMTS 2026 involved the launch of the “Meet at the Machine” initiative for next-level CNC productivity.
FARO CREAFORM showcased its portable metrology offerings at the show.
Hirebotics expanded its cobot reach and flexibility with a new line tracking and linear rail capabilities.
Universal Robots unveiled the Gen 7 robotics platform, and the company said it can be used for industrial automation and physical AI deployment.
More news from IMTS as Mitsubishi Electric highlighted its connected manufacturing and educational offerings at the show.
FUCHS Lubricants highlighted its advanced cutting fluid technologies.
igus highlighted its “Motion in Automation” offerings.
And Vention said that its facilitating manufacturing with physical AI and agentic AI all on one platform.
Lots of news between robotics deployments and partnerships from around the world in September 2026.
Kodiak and IKEA announced the launch of a driverless truck series that will take place in Texas. We'll see autonomous trucks driving on Texas highways between specified locations with the two organizations.
AGIBOT and Chimelong launched a large-scale embodied AI theme park with over 300 AGIBOT humanoid robots.
Lowe's announced the launch of a drone delivery pilot program in partnership with Wing and DoorDash.
Autonomous Solutions Inc. (ASI) and SoftBank Group formed a joint venture.
EAIGLE and Loblaw, a Canadian grocer, expanded their partnership to strengthen supply chains with AI-powered gate automation.
TLD Robotics launched as the ALVEST Group acquired both EasyMile and TractEasy.
Simbe said that it’s surpassed the 3,000 autonomous shelf intelligent unit milestone across its deployments.
Exotec and GXO announced an expansion of their partnership, continuing to advance fashion fulfillment for Guess in a Netherlands location.
Caterpillar and FieldAI announced a collaboration where they will advance AI-powered industrial innovation in construction sites.
The Robotics Australia Group and HowToRobot launched a national platform that the organization said will lift Australia's automation adoption.
The H&M Group announced GreyOrange as a warehouse automation partner.
And ANSCER Robotics said that it secured FCC conditional approval for three of its AMRs to operate in the United States.
September 2026 also saw a lot of news related to rapid developments in physical AI and its conjunction with the robotics ecosystem.
Specifically, we'll host a webinar next month featuring speakers from RealSense and LimX Dynamics titled “From Perception to Action: Closing the Gap for Humanoid Deployment.” We hope to see you at that webinar on Wednesday, October 14th at noon Eastern, 9:00 a.m. Pacific.
More physical AI news from around the world as Innodata opened a motion capture AI lab that the company said aims to help humanoids move like humans.
At IROS 2026 in Pittsburgh, Daimon Robotics showcased its tactile intelligence infrastructure for physical AI.
e-con Systems unveiled its latest 3D depth camera and AI-powered imaging technologies at the VISION 2026 show.
NVIDIA launched Isaac ROS 5.0, which the company said brings AI agent capabilities to the ROS developer ecosystem.
Also, Flexiv announced that the Rizon 4 adaptive robot is now supported in NVIDIA Isaac.
InOrbit.AI announced the release of the OpenRobOps open-source robot operation software platform.
General Robotics said that its GRID robot intelligence platform can auto-engineer the development and deployment life cycle.
MIPS launched three workload native platforms for physical AI.
And A3's 2026 Advanced Vision and AI Conference took place, including speakers from around the world discussing advancements in machine vision and artificial intelligence.
New robots made their debut in September 2026.
ANYbotics introduced automated door access for its ANYmal robot fleet performing inspections in various locations.
And Agility Robotics debuted the Digit 5 humanoid robot that the company said can cooperatively work safely at scale alongside humans.
As part of our ongoing mission to serve as the web's foremost robotics and automation resource, Robotics 24/7 overhauled our Glossary. Our goal is to help all levels of robot engineers, designers, users and students make the most informed decision for their robotic and automation needs. Check out our updated Glossary, including these new additions:
We worked in partnership with the Robotics 24/7 Executive Advisory Board to revamp our Glossary. Now you can check out all the new terms and updated definitions for the legacy Robotics 24/7 Glossary terms at any time. We'll continue to evaluate these terms and update them as new technological advancements come into play across the industry.
Thank you once again for tuning in to the September 2026 episode of “Robotics Recap.” Don't forget you can download and subscribe to “Robotics Recap” on the podcast platform of your choosing.
We look forward to seeing you again at the end of October as we take a look at more news and notes from around the robotics and automation space.
This is Tim Culverhouse, Editorial Director of Robotics 24/7. Thank you again for listening, and we'll see you in October.
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