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Norwegian provider of frameless motors, Alva Industries, announced it has received a multi-million-Euro investment from Samsung Electro-Mechanics through Samsung Ventures. The companies said that the investment marks a strategic step in Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ long-term commitment to robotics and humanoids, while supporting Alva’s accelerated scaling as an independent global supplier of electric motors. Samsung Electro-Mechanics expands motors, actuators portfolio The companies…
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Japan-based commercial sushi robot provider, AUTEC said that it’s seeing operators adopt robotics not to replace skill, but to protect it while improving speed and consistency. The company highlighted one recent deployment that comes from Belly Fish, a fast-growing South Florida sushi brand. The restaurant adopted AUTEC’s ASM895A Maki Maker sushi robot and helped increase throughput, streamline operations and accelerate…
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Strategic Development Fund (SDF), an Abu Dhabi-based investment entity wholly owned by EDGE Group, today announced the signing of an initial partnership and investment agreement with Machina Labs, a U.S.-based provider of next-generation, AI-driven manufacturing and robotics The collaboration was finalized following discussions at the Dubai Airshow 2025 and establishes a framework to work towards creating a joint venture focusing…
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AI-powered tactical autonomous robotic systems provider XTEND and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works collaborated to integrate the XTEND Operating System 〈XOS〉 into Skunk Works’ MDCX autonomy platform. The companies said that this collaboration will allow simultaneous Command and Control (C2) of multiple classes of UAS, creating improved situational awareness for lower-level mission execution in joint all-domain C2 (JADC2) scenarios. Drone mission…
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Motion technology company Schaeffler announced it will be presenting a planetary gear actuator developed specifically for humanoid robots at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The company said the compact, yet powerful system combines a two-stage planetary gearbox, an electric motor, along with an encoder and controller in a space-optimized unit. Actuators for humanoids Schaeffler said that actuators transmit torque with…
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The year 2025 represented another major innovation step for the robotics and automation industry. Now, before we turn our attention to 2026, let’s take one last look at 2025 and what the Robotics 24/7 audience read. From humanoid robot deployments, warehouse innovations at major industry tradeshows and strategic investments accelerating growth across industrial and service sectors, 2025 was a year…
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General and humanoid robotics company PAL Robotics will showcase its autonomous RFID robot StockBot at NRF 2026, Retail’s Big Show. The company said it will run a live demonstration focused on one of retail’s most challenging environments: picking warehouses. NRF 2026 is January 11-13 at New York’s Javits Center. Warehouse order fulfillment with robotics At the event, PAL Robotics said…
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As we turn the calendar to 2026, it’s time to take out the crystal ball. Technological innovation is happening at a faster pace than ever before, and we expect 2026 to be no exception. Robotics 24/7 asked some of the robotics industry’s biggest names about what they expect to see in automation next year. 2026 robot predictions, questions and respondents…
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Global provider of embedded machine vision systems e-con Systems will launch its first edge AI vision box at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The Darsi Pro is built on the NVIDIA Jetson platform, and will be showcased at the e-con Systems both during CES, January 6-9. Darsi Pro details The company said that Darsi Pro delivers up to 100 TOPS…
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Embodied intelligence, modular robotic systems and ultra-lightweight humanoid robotic arm company RealMan Robotics announced the open-source release of RealSource. The China-based company describes RealSource as the world’s first high-quality, largest-modality multi-modal real-world robot dataset. Designed to address the industry’s shortage of fully aligned real-world data, the company said the dataset provides essential support for next-generation robot perception, planning, and control…
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High-precision location technology provider Point One Navigation announced a $35 million Series C oversubscribed funding round led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from existing investors including IA Ventures, UP Partners and Alumni Ventures. Poine One said that the capital will support further infrastructure expansion, software innovation and OEM integration, alongside team growth in R&D, engineering, customer success and international operations.…
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Chip-scale frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) lidar organization Voyant Photonics announced its Helium platform of fully solid-state lidar sensors and modules. The company said the platform is built on a silicon photonics chip, enabling a breakthrough architecture designed to deliver unprecedented reliability, integration and performance for industrial automation, robotics and mobile autonomy. Helium to debut at CES 2026 Utilizing Voyant’s proprietary Photonic…
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Editor’s Note: This story was originally posted on WorkSafety 24/7, the newest Peerless Media publication. WorkSafety 24/7 is the premier online source for workplace and occupational safety news, with a focus on the construction, supply chain, warehousing, manufacturing, and service industries. Global market research firm Interact Analysis published a 2025 report that examined the fire safety of automation systems installed…
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Aptiv, a global technology company focused on enabling a safer, greener, and more connected future, and Vecna Robotics, an AI-driven autonomous material handling technology company, have announced a collaboration to co-develop next-generation autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) designed to deliver cost-efficient automation. The companies said that the partnership combines Aptiv’s portfolio with Vecna Robotics’ advanced autonomy and orchestration platform to provide…
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India-based modular end-of-arm tooling manufacturer Impaqt Robotics, and Norway-based palletizing software platform Rocketfarm have partnered to introduce the cobotizur Powered by Pally platform. The partnership brings together Impaqt Robotics’ cobotizur platform, a UR+ approved collaborative palletizer, and Rocketfarm’s Pally software in one offering that the companies said combines proven hardware with advanced palletizing capabilities. Performance and flexibility in two configurations…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
