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Haptics and touch data startup Sensetics announced it has raised $1.75 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate product development efforts for its hardware and software platform. The company said it is advancing the digital capture and transmission of realistic touch experiences and bridging the machine and physical worlds by bringing touch to AI. Sensetics said the majority of the round…
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A new research report, entitled “LLM-Driven Robots Risk Enacting Discrimination, Violence, and Unlawful Actions,” published in the October 2025 edition of the International Journal of Social Robotics raises some potential safety concerns surrounding human-machine interactions and large-language models (LLMs). The authors, Andrew Hundt, Rumaisa Azeem, Masoumeh Mansouri and Martim Brandão, report that recent research has raised concerns about LLMs generating…
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Physical AI data and observability platform provider Foxglove announced $40 million in Series B financing, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Eclipse and Amplify Partners. The San Francisco-based company said it will use the Series B funds to deepen its capabilities in visualization and data management, and to expand its platform to support the entire data…
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AI-powered tactical autonomous robotic systems provider XTEND announced on Veterans Day 2025 that it has been awarded a multi-million-dollar fixed price contract from the U.S. Department of War to rapidly develop and deliver Affordable Close Quarter Modular Effects FPV Drone Kits (ACQME-DK). The announcement came from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War (OASW) for Special Operations / Low-Intensity…
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US-based manufacturer of CNC machines and industrial robotics, Tormach, announced the release of the 15LX CNC Lathe, its next-generation machine tool that the company said delivers more horsepower, faster rapids and advanced EtherCAT-based control. Tormach said these new features fit in a compact footprint designed for modern machining environments. Tormach expands machine tool portfolio Tormach said the new 15LX, which…
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Aptiv, a global technology company focused on enabling a safer, greener and more connected future, and Robust.AI, a provider of AI-driven industrial automation, announced a strategic cooperation to co-develop AI-powered collaborative robots (cobots). The companies said this partnership combines Aptiv’s portfolio, including Wind River platforms and tools - with Robust.AI’s robotics background and human-centered design to accelerate innovation in warehouse…
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Schneider Electric, a global provider of digital transformation for energy management and automation, announced a new initiative to recruit and train U.S. military veterans for careers in its Services business. The company said its effort will create pathways for up to 400 technicians, including veterans, to join Schneider Electric’s workforce in customer-facing service representative roles supporting data centers, energy systems…
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Italy-based medical robotics company Medical Microinstruments (MMI), which is dedicated to increasing treatment options and improving clinical outcomes for patients with complex conditions, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) for a clinical study using a novel microsurgical intervention for Alzheimer’s disease. The feasibility study, Robotic-Enabled Microsurgical Intervention for Neurodegenerative Disease (REMIND),…
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UK-based AI and robotics company Humanoid has announced a collaboration with SAP to develop and demonstrate real-world robotics offerings. Together, the companies said they will explore the integration of cognitive humanoid robots into industrial and enterprise environments through a series of proofs of concepts (POCs), combining Humanoid’s latest HMND 01 platform with SAP’s enterprise software. Humanoid also shared details about…
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Global automotive services provider Holman has announced the launch of Holman Robotics. Holman said the entirely new division is delivering the industry’s first end-to-end robotic management system. This offering combines automation design, flexible financing and lifecycle asset management into one model, which Holman said makes it easier than ever for businesses to deploy robotics and industrial automation at scale. Streamlined…
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SS Innovations International, a developer of surgical robotic technologies that aims to make healthcare via robotic surgery affordable for and accessible to a global population, announced the successful completion of the first telesurgery performed with the Company’s SSi Mantra Tele Surgeon Console (TSC). The company described TSC as a compact self-contained chair-based version of the larger SSi Mantra surgeon command…
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PickNik Robotics, a Colorado-based developer of advanced robotic software offerings, announced expanded support for the Franka Research 3 (FR3) robot arm in its flagship software platform, MoveIt Pro. The company said this expanded support will enable researchers to accelerate AI robotics development through high-fidelity simulation, training data collection, and hardware-ready policy deployment. PickNik, Franka Robotics collaboration continues manipulation advancements PickNik…
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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) released the results of “The Impact of Technology in 2026 and Beyond: an IEEE Global Study,” a survey of global technology leaders from Brazil, China, India, Japan, the U.K. and U.S. The study covers which technologies AI will influence the most in 2026; expectations for AI market growth, benefits, uses and skills,…
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CaPow, an Israel-based provider of Genesis, the in-motion power delivery system for mobile robots, has announced a partnership with Manufacturing Revolution to bring its in-motion energy delivery to manufacturers across the U.S. Midwest. CaPow said its tech keeps mobile robots like AGVs and AMRs charging while in motion, eliminating all charging downtime and the need for backup robots or charging…
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California-based AI and robotics company 1X announced the launch of NEO, which the company describes as the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform life at home. 1X said that NEO automates everyday chores and offers personalized assistance so people can spend more time on the things that matter. NEO does household chores With intuitive, user-friendly features and a…
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