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Germany-based MedTech company KARL STORZ announced new partnerships that will look to strengthen its robotics ecosystem in the U.S. The company announced collaborations with Moon Surgical and Sovato, bringing together advanced 3D visualization, robotic technologies, digital capabilities and operating room integration. An open approach to the future of medical robotics KARL STORZ said that the partnerships aim to support a…
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Israeli defense technology company XTEND and JFB Construction Holdings announced a $1.5 billion all-stock merger that will create XTEND AI Robotics, a publicly traded company focused on AI-powered autonomous systems for defense, security and public safety applications. Following the completion of the transaction, expected in mid-2026 pending regulatory approval and customary closing conditions, the combined company is expected to trade…
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Tech-enabled, vertically integrated construction company TerraFirma announced that it has raised approximately $115 million, including a $100 million Series A led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Glade Brook Capital Partners, BANNER VC, Saga Ventures, Trust Ventures, Definition, PEAK6, Magnetar Capital and Ravelin Capital. Angel investors include founders, executives and engineers from companies including SpaceX, Anduril, Base…
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mimic robotics, a physical AI company utilizing Video-Action Models for general-purpose industrial automation, announced the introduction of FLUX-mimic. The company said that FLUX-mimic is a next-generation Video-Action Model developed in collaboration with Black Forest Labs, which enables robots to learn and perform complex manipulation tasks in real-world industrial environments. Robot learning via video mimic robotics said that FLUX-mimic combines mimic's…
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SVT Robotics announced that its SOFTBOT Platform has surpassed four billion transactions. The company said that the milestone underscores the scale, resilience and performance of the infrastructure it delivers worldwide. SOFTBOT transactions continue to grow SVT’s SOFTBOT Platform is currently deployed at customer sites across four continents, supporting global organizations like DHL. With transaction volumes now totaling 100 million to…
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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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Cimcorp, a provider of robotic handling technologies, reports that companies are placing greater emphasis on cybersecurity when selecting warehouse automation suppliers and offerings. The company said that as distribution centers become increasingly software-driven, customers are expanding their evaluation criteria to include cyber resilience, disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities alongside traditional measures of system performance. Cimcorp said that this shift…
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Global electronic component and automation product distributor DigiKey, alongside open-source hardware and software provider Arduino, announced the launch of the Dream lab Challenge. The companies said that the Dream Lab Challenge will award winning creators a custom lab with professional-grade test equipment. The contest is open to makers, engineers, students and innovators through September 30, 2026. Dream Lab Challenge details…
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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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UK-based AI and robotics company Humanoid announced a $152 million Series A financing at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation. This funding brings the total amount raised to date to $270 million. The company said that the funding round was led by Prime Movers Lab, a venture capital firm focused on investments in breakthrough scientific startups working to revolutionize the world's…
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Wilder X, a pre-seed technology company that said it is developing the proposed missing layer between AI decisions and real-world action, has publicly introduced the Wilderson Coordinated Sufficiency Architecture, or WCSA, a proposed machine-facing governance layer intended to sit between an intelligent request and consequential physical action. The company said that it is also launching a bounded robotic-arm validation initiative…
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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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NVIDIA announced that NVIDIA Agent Toolkit now includes NVIDIA Omniverse libraries - a collection of software components that give AI agents tools and skills to add physical AI capabilities to existing applications and prepare 3D content for simulation. The company made the announcement as part of its presence at SIGGRAPH 2026 in Los Angeles. Enhancing simulation capabilities with advanced 3D…
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