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Physical AI and robotics provider Dexterity announced a strategic partnership with HIWIN Technologies, a global manufacturer of motion and control systems. The partnership will see HIWIN produce high-performance robot arms for Dexterity’s hardware platform: the Mech. Mech specifications and HIWIN engineering Dexterity describes Mech as a ‘superhumanoid’ roving, two-armed robot designed to embody Physical AI in industrial applications. Its roving…
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China-based autonomous driving technology company WeRide has been granted a permit from the Shanghai municipal government to operate regulation-compliant, Level 4 (L4) autonomous Robotaxi ride-hailing services. Issued during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC 2025) in Shanghai, the permit enables WeRide, in partnership with Chery Group and Jinjiang Taxi, to deploy Robotaxis on public roads in Pudong New Area. WeRide…
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Cardinal Kinetic, a Kentucky-based “Insight Automation” company focusing on motion control, material handling and general automation, released more information on the company’s InoDrive motion control card. Cardinal Kinetic describes the InoDrive as an integrated motion control card that delivers highly reliable, accurate and precise control of brushless DC servo motors in a wide range of industrial environments. As the core…
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Shenzen, China-based Pudu Robotics, a global provider of service robotics, launched the PUDU CC1 Pro, an AI-powered autonomous cleaning robot. Building on the success of the PUDU CC1, the company said the new model advances intelligent cleaning automation with powerful AI-driven perception and decision-making integrated into every stage of the cleaning process. AI-powered cleaning with autonomous intelligence Pudu Robotics said…
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Sports technology company Tennibot announced that its AI-powered autonomous tennis ball machine, The Partner is now shipping to customers. The Alabama-based organization said The Partner is designed to emulate the experience of playing with a real human. The company added that The Partner is the first ball machine that moves, thinks and reacts like a true hitting partner. Technical specifications…
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Motion plastics components provider igus has unveiled its first humanoid robot, Iggy Rob. The company said Iggy Rob is designed to support industrial production, service environments and transportation tasks. For approximately $54,500, igus said the market-disruptive price presents a cost-effective entry point into humanoid robotics for companies seeking automation offerings. Lower humanoid barrier to adoption igus said Iggy Rob’s introduction…
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XTEND, a provider of AI-powered tactical autonomous robotic systems, announced that Aliya Capital Partners and Protego Ventures have co-led a strategic $30M extension to its $70M Series B funding round. The new funding joins participating investors, including Len Blavatnik’s Caltech, Union-Tech Ventures and Chartered Group. XTEND systems in use by U.S. D.o.D, Israel Defense Force XTEND said its AI-powered systems…
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Glīd Tech, a Detroit-based organization developing autonomous road-to-rail technologies within the first mile, unveiled an unmanned, dual-mode Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform. The company said its platform is built to serve the evolving demands of freight, defense and industrial automation by uniting Rāden, a hybrid-electric unmanned ground vehicle, with EZRA-1SIX, Glīd’s AI-powered orchestration software. Bridging road and rail in logistics Glīd Tech…
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Sagawa Express, one of Japan’s largest logistics companies, today officially approved onsite operational validation of Dexterity’s industrial ‘superhumanoid,’ Mech, in its X Frontier relay center in Tokyo, Japan, after successful completion of rigorous testing. The approval, obtained with the partnership of Sumitomo Corporation, marks the beginning of Mech’s onsite use at Sagawa, which started in May 2025. Mech testing for…
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QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited, unveiled new research showcasing growing positive attitudes from global technology leaders about the adoption and trust of robotics within the workplace. The research, The Age of the Robot, analyzed data from a survey of 1,000 executives from across the healthcare, manufacturing, automotive and heavy machinery industries revealed that the majority (71%) are currently using…
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Dangerous, dirty and boring tasks are ripe for automation. Repeatability offers a prime opportunity for automation to help uplift and upskill the human portion of the labor force. Closed-loop AI helps robots function more like humans through flexibility and adaptability when changes arise. In this podcast, we discuss the closed-loop AI platform Palladyne IQ, and how to utilize the system…
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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 that it has installed more than 100 SSi Mantra surgical robotic systems in India and six other countries. To date, SS Innovations said that more than 5,000 surgical procedures have been successfully performed utilizing…
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Eighty percent of humans will engage with smart robots daily, and one in 20 supply chain managers will manage robots, rather than humans, by 2030, according to a recent report from Gartner, Inc. Organizations are placing greater emphasis on enhancing the capabilities of their existing workforce by supplementing with robotics due to factors like labor scarcity and rising costs. Gartner,…
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Shenzen, China-based Pudu Robotics, a global provider of service robotics, unveiled the PUDU MT1 Vac, an AI-powered robotic sweeper and vacuum. The company said PUDU MT1 Vac was designed to meet the rising demand for high-performance dry cleaning in commercial and industrial spaces. Combining sweeping, vacuuming and dust-mopping functions in a single robot, Pudu Robotics said MT1 Vac brings intelligent…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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