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San Francisco-based startup Avatar Robotics announced that it raised a $6.5 million Seed round led by AlleyCorp, alongside pre-seed funding led by defy.vc, and participation from Headline, Henry Ford III, Refashiond, Paul Vogel, Jack Huffard and Samuel Udotong. The company said that it is “building the unlimited workforce for industrial labor.” Robotics and remote-human operation to combat labor shortages Avatar…
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American Industrial Partners (AIP) announced the completion of its acquisition of Honeywell Technologies Warehouse and Workflow Solutions business, which includes Intelligrated and Transnorm. With the transaction complete, Intelligrated, Trew and Transnorm now operate under one organization, which the company said is singularly focused on helping customers design, build and support world-class warehouse automation offerings for retail, e-commerce, manufacturing, distribution and…
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July 2026 Robotics Recap
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UNIT AI, a physical AI company making enterprise-grade automation more accessible for retailers and 3PL providers, announced a $12 million funding round. The company said that it will use the funding to accelerate commercial deployments of its modular, AI-powered platform for end-to-end e-commerce fulfillment and returns across North America. The round was co-led by Prologis Ventures, Dynamo Ventures, and Ground…
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Intelligent warehouse and manufacturing robotics software provider Roboteon announced an expanded set of capabilities for its Robotics Fulfillment & Orchestration Platform that serves as the digital nervous system that enables manufacturers to integrate, synchronize, orchestrate and optimize automated materials flows on the shop floor. The company said that its unified platform manages all robotic resources across robot types and vendors,…
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At Advancing AI, Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD) annual flagship event in San Francisco, the high-performance and AI computing technology provider made a slew of announcements. Specifically, related to further advancing the power of physical AI, the company announced: The new AMD Open Robotics Partner Network The launch of AMD Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series processors And the debut of AMD…
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Exol announced it has selected GreyOrange, a global provider of AI-powered warehouse orchestration and store inventory software, to power advanced intelligent orchestration across its robotic fulfillment network. GreyOrange said that its addition reflects Exol’s broader strategy of working with leading technology providers to build a software-defined, integrated logistics network that combines advanced robotics, intelligent orchestration and AI-native infrastructure to support…
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Stuttgart-based AI-powered robotics for warehouse automation company Sereact announced the expansion of its partnership with Arvato, a global supply chain and e-commerce service provider. As part of the agreement, Sereact’s intelligent single-arm robotic systems are being deployed across three Arvato sites within the next few months: one robot in Memphis (U.S.), four robots in Dortmund (Germany), and one robot in…
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A report from the New York City Economic Development Corporation found that e-commerce is one of the fastest-growing retail subsectors in New York City, with new consumer brands launching constantly, and 2.5 million packages delivered across the city each day. In an effort to manage this major growth, companies that manufacture, print, fulfill and automate for these brands are racing…
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Robust.AI, a provider of AI-driven warehouse automation, announced a partnership with ShipLab, a San Diego-area e-commerce fulfillment and third-party logistics provider, to deploy Carter collaborative mobile robots at ShipLab's Vista, Calif., facility. The company said that the deployment follows a phased model designed to let ShipLab validate performance at each stage before expanding, with an initial go-live planned for July…
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Germany-based Festo prides itself on seamless automation for all of its products, whether it’s software or hardware, which was the basis for its GripperAI technology. Though other providers are offering AI-based software for robotic grippers, their approach involves more training and becomes increasingly complex as the number of items to be gripped grows, according to Eberhard Klotz, Festo's head of…
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Drone delivery service Wing and retail giant Walmart announced another expansion of their partnership, adding seven U.S. metro areas to its drone delivery network. After announcing plans to add 150 Walmart locations across the U.S. at NRF 2026, Wing and Walmart said that the following cities are now part of its delivery area: Memphis New Orleans Philadelphia Phoenix San Diego…
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Comau announced that it has acquired Invent Smart Intralogistics Solutions, a Brazilian warehouse automation and intralogistics technology company. Comau said that the strategic investment strengthens its position in a rapidly expanding market, projected to grow by approximately 13% annually over the next three to five years, where customers are increasingly demanding integrated offerings that seamlessly connect production, storage and material…
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June 2026 Robotics Recap
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Automated material handling and software provider Trew, and AI-powered robotic fulfillment system provider Brightpick announced a partnership. The companies said that the partnership combines Trew’s system development, software platforms and integration background with Brightpick’s technology to give clients flexible automated fulfillment. Brightpick and Trew partnership details Through the partnership, Trew said that it will integrate two Brightpick technologies: Gridpicker: a…
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