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In a move to strengthen long-term manufacturing productivity, U.S. government officials asked the robotics industry to organize and deliver a unified plan to mobilize automation across America. On May 8th, 2026, Robots for America (RFA) launched as a national industry coalition at the SCSP AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C., bringing together founding members and key stakeholders to release a coordinated…
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ABB Robotics has launched PickMaster Lite, a streamlined version of its PickMaster software suite designed to help packaging OEMs and system integrators deploy high-speed, vision-guided robotic picking applications more quickly and with less complexity. Offering essential functionality for common picking tasks, the company said that PickMaster Lite reduces engineering effort and simplifies system setup, enabling faster commissioning and lower total…
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Editor’s Note: This article was written by Amir Sharif, co-founder and COO of 3Laws. He is a member of Robotics 24/7’s Executive Advisory Board. The robotics business is not unique: There's a moment in every B2B sales cycle where the conversation shifts from “interesting product” to “approved purchase.” Most salespeople never figure out how to reliably trigger that moment. They…
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Systems integrator and engineering firm Flexware Innovation, a Hitachi Group Company, announced that its orchestration platform, LIFT, was honored with the Tech Innovation of the Year Award at the 2026 Mira Awards gala. The company said that the Mira Awards are Indiana’s largest and most prestigious technology awards, and are presented by TechPoint, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, and the…
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Beyond X, an LS Electric brand for integrated smart power and automation technology, announced the launch of its XSC Safety PLC and XSR Safety Relay offering as part of the Beyond X Safety for smart factory technology lineup for modern industrial machinery. The company said that the compact XSC Safety PLC and modular XSR Safety Relays provide high‑integrity safety with…
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Ultra-fast, high-power energy technology company Nyobolt announced it has raised $60 million in funding to accelerate its development pipeline and bring its power performance technologies to the autonomous machines that need them most. The company said that this investment round was led by Symbotic, with participation from IQ Capital, Latitude (Phoenix Court), Scania Invest and CBMM. Symbotic and Nyobolt announced…
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Mobile robotics and smart logistics company Geekplus announced a strategic partnership with Mindugar, a provider of industrial storage and racking systems in Latin America. Geekplus said that this collaboration marks a key milestone in the company’s continued global expansion and reinforces its commitment to enabling next-generation supply chain operations across the LatAm region. Latin American warehouse operation growth Together, Geekplus…
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Global full-stack robotics company Genesis AI announced GENE-26.5, which the company said is the first robotic brain to give robots human-level physical manipulation capabilities. Alongside it, the company also introduced what it said is a first-of-its-kind system to unlock unlimited amounts of data and train GENE-26.5 at scale. Gensis AI said that the system combines two proprietary components: a human-scale…
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Colin Angle, the Roomba inventor and co-founder of iRobot, announced the launch of his latest venture, Familiar Machines & Magic (FM&M), at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything conference. FM&M emerged from stealth mode and introduced Familiars, which the company said are physically embodied AI systems designed to perceive their environment, develop a distinct personality and respond in ways…
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Sensor and perception for physical AI company Ouster announced the launch of its new family of OS digital lidar sensors, Rev8, powered by its next-generation L4 Ouster Silicon. Ouster said that Rev8 features the world’s first patented native color lidar sensors, provides up to double the range and resolution of the previous generation, and is designed for functional safety, reliability,…
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As more robots work alongside humans in various settings, the ongoing relationship between man and machine continues to evolve. Safety is the foremost concern of these relationships, and ensuring that these two assets can coexist in all types of environments. Sensor, camera and perception advancements enable robots to work closer than ever before to their human counterparts, but what other…
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A new report from market research firm Interact Analysis found that increased momentum and growth in humanoid robot development and deployment will result in major growth in the motion control market. The report said that motion control demand tied to humanoid applications is forecast to grow at an average annual rate of 102% from 2023 through 2029. Interact Analysis said…
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Autonomous delivery company Starship Technologies (Starship) announced that its autonomous robots have completed 10 million autonomous deliveries. The company said that its fleet of more than 3,000 autonomous robots, operating around 300+ locations in 8 countries, has generated over 22 million autonomous kilometers of real-world operational data. Starship’s robots continuously learn Starship said that its robots complete over 125,000 road…
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AI and robotics company 1X announced that its NEO Factory in Hayward, Calif. has commenced full-scale production. The company said that this milestone represents the most vertically integrated humanoid robot factory in the United States and takes a major step in building advanced AI hardware and robotics manufacturing in America. The factory is producing 1X’s flagship product: NEO. The company…
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The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) announced Hiroshi Fujiwara, executive director of the Japan Robot Association (JARA), and Robert Little, co-founder of ATI Industrial Automation, as the winners of the 2026 Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Awards, the world’s most prestigious robotics honor. A3 said that Fujiwara was selected as the 2026 Leadership winner for his decades of work advancing robotics,…
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