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Generative AI has gotten pretty good at answering questions, writing computer code and curating a lot of online information into a single box at the top of Google's search results. Now, the technology is making its way into the physical world, where robots can use AI to interpret instructions, make decisions and carry out tasks. This is all taking place…
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Corvus Robotics, a provider of physical AI robotic systems for logistics and warehousing operations, announced that ASICS America Corporation is running Corvus One autonomous inventory drones inside its Byhalia, Miss. distribution center. The companies said that nightly flights of Corvus One have increased counting frequency 6x in two of the building's highest-risk storage areas, which are now counted monthly. ASICS…
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Detroit-based autonomous technology company Birdstop announced the launch of Fealty, an autonomous, ‘always-on’ drone system designed to provide continuous aerial monitoring, live visibility and rapid response to anomalies. The company said that Fealty can launch autonomously in as little as 3 seconds, giving teams near-instant surveillance when activity is detected or when prompted by an operator. BirdStop said that the…
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Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics 2.5, which the company describes as an AI model designed to improve how robots learn and perform physical tasks in real-world environments. The company said that the latest version of its vision-language-action (VLA) model expands the range of tasks robots can perform while improving their dexterity, speed, reliability and ability to operate safely around people.…
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GXO Logistics announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with AI-powered robotics company Apptronik to expand development of Apptronik technology for deployment at scale through a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. The companies said that the announcement expands upon their initial partnership announced in 2024. Building on shared progress Under the agreement, GXO and Apptronik said that they will…
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Jensen Huang, the co-founder and longtime president and CEO of NVIDIA, announced his resignation amidst affair concerns on Thursday, November 12, 2026. NVIDIA said in a press release that Colette Kress, current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NVIDIA, has agreed to serve as interim CEO. Huang’s extramarital affairs spark security and privacy concerns Huang resigned from NVIDIA…
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Dynamic Creatures, the robotics company designing and building interactive character robots for entertainment and hospitality brands, announced a partnership with Sixth Wall Studio, a new AI studio launched by Hasbro in June 2026, to bring Hasbro characters to life through interactive robots. The companies said that their collaboration combines Sixth Wall’s character authoring and alignment with Dynamic Creatures’ mobile, expressive…
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Soft actuators are made from compliant materials that respond to stimuli such as pressure, electric fields, heat, or magnetic fields. They are reshaping robotics due to their ability to function through large, flexible deformations instead of rigid links and joints. That same compliance makes their behavior highly nonlinear and hard to predict. As a result, engineers, researchers, and designers in…
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Texas Instruments announced significant enhancements to its CCStudio ecosystem, strengthening its agentic artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to streamline embedded software development across microcontroller (MCU), wireless connectivity and radar applications. Moving beyond generative code assistance toward autonomous development, the company said that CCStudio ecosystem’s agentic AI framework injects device-specific knowledge directly into the AI tools engineers already use, enabling them to…
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Building for the Future - The Floor Before the Fleet A robot-ready flooring specification considers the fleet’s loads, wheels, navigation system and travel pattern before installation begins. When planning new robot-ready warehouse flooring, expanding a facility, or adding an elevated platform, you might overlook the warehouse floor. People often focus first on the equipment they see in use. This includes…
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Physical AI for manufacturing company Path Robotics announced $300 million in Series E financing at a post-money valuation of $2.45 billion, led by AI-focused growth equity firm Georgian. The company said that its latest funding round includes participation from existing investors Addition, Drive Capital, IronArc Ventures, Tiger Global, Yamaha Motor Ventures and its affiliates, and additional investors D. E. Shaw…
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Physicl, a Paris-based platform for generating targeted training data for physical AI, announced $10 million in seed funding. The company said that the funding round was led by Inovia Capital, with participation from US Venture Partners, and aims to address physical AI's edge-case problem. Additionally, Physicl also introduced Studio, which the company said lets researchers generate customized environments and high-fidelity…
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Humble Robotics, a California-based company developing unified autonomy for freight, announced a $51M Series A, bringing its total funding to $75M less than a year after its founding. The company said that the round was led by Obvious Ventures with participation from insiders Eclipse, Energy Impact Partners and others. Autonomous electric freight hauling Six months after emerging from stealth with…
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Bosch Rexroth, Kassow Robots, Joytek and Reply collaborated to develop an integrated, intelligent system for automated kitting at an automotive industry deployment. The system combines a Joytek AMR with Kassow Robots' seven-axis cobots to pick and organize components for production. The companies said that they designed a platform combining an AMR equipped with two cobot arms to automate kitting operations…
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Kardex announced its latest innovation for the AutoStore ASRS, BinInductAI. The company said that BinInductAI is an intelligent bin induction offering that uses AI and computer vision to provide greater consistency, fewer manual steps and improved quality control during AutoStore implementation. Featuring AI-driven verification for enhanced error detection, Kardex said that it eliminates the need for manual bin induction pre-checks…
Edge computing gives AI agents the processing power to turn instructions into…
Colette Kress, current EVP and CFO of NVIDIA named interim CEO
China's Office of the Working Mechanism for Foreign Investment Security…
President Trump orders a review of robotics imports over national security…
