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Sereact, Zalando and CEVA Logistics announced the launch of AI-powered automated returns processing across fulfillment facilities in Germany (Greven) and Poland (Świebodzin). Sereact said that the deployment is powered by Cortex, the company’s physical AI platform, which enables the dual-arm robotic systems to autonomously process returned fashion items. The company said that this marks the initial phase of a broader…
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Amazon announced the launch of the Physical AI Toolchain on AWS, an open-source platform that brings together architecture guidance, deployment automation and ready-to-use code. Integrated with the NVIDIA Physical AI stack, Amazon said that it covers the complete physical AI development lifecycle. Physical AI continues to evolve Amazon said that the next wave of AI is moving beyond the screen…
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Autonomous wildfire resilience company FireDome announced the launch of its U.S. operations, anchored by a demonstration site at Yuba County Airport. FireDome said that the airport site gives the company a dedicated environment in a wildfire-risk-prone area with real-world conditions to validate its system as it prepares for commercial deployment. FireDome builds U.S. footprint Over the past several months, the…
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Boston Dynamics announced that it has appointed Rohit Prasad as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The company said that Prasad’s appointment is effective as of October 7, 2026. Amanda McMaster has served as interim CEO of Boston Dynamics since Robert Playter stepped down from the position in late February 2026. Boston Dynamics looks to accelerate physical AI innovation…
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Overview AI, a deep-learning inspection camera company for manufacturers, launched OV Spark and OV Spark Pro, a new line of AI inspection cameras with an agentic layer that answers questions in plain English. The company said that with OV Spark and OV Spark Pro, anyone, regardless of vision experience, can create an inspection recipe on their own. Overview’s new AI…
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Exotec announced its Skypod-powered warehouse automation system enabled First Supply to offer next-morning delivery at scale for orders placed by 5:00 PM. Exotec said that the timely delivery represents a major milestone for the business and the industry. Industrial supplies delivered the next day As a wholesale supplier of HVAC, builder, plumbing, lighting, waterworks, and other industrial supplies, Exotec said…
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Global energy technology company Schneider Electric announced that it will acquire industrial software provider PTC. The companies said that the transaction will be an all-cash acquisition at $205 per share for 100% of the share capital of PTC, valuing PTC’s equity at approximately $22.6 billion. PTC complements Schneider Electric’s portfolio Schneider Electric said that PTC complements its industrial AI data…
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Industrial automation and physical-AI-driven robotics company RobCo announced that it has surpassed a $1 billion valuation. The company said that as it builds the next generation of autonomous industrial robotics, it has doubled its valuation in just nine months. RobCo continues financial upswing RobCo said that the deal brings new investment into the organization, while allowing long-standing employees to realize…
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The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) announced that it has completed the three-part R15.08 series for industrial mobile robot (IMR) safety. The Association said that ANSI/A3 R15.08-3-2026, American National Standard for Industrial Mobile Robots, Safety Requirements, Part 3: Use of IMR Applications, is now available for purchase. R15.08 Part 3 details A3 said that R15.08 Part 3 focuses specifically on…
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Agility Robotics and FORT Robotics signed a memorandum of understanding outlining a partnership to further advance the safety infrastructure of Digit 5, Agility's next-generation humanoid robot engineered for cooperatively safe work at scale. The companies said that the partnership will deepen a historical, multi-year engagement that continues to evolve. Enhancing humanoid robot safety Agility and FORT said that their relationship…
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Boston Dynamics announced a new-generation hand for its Atlas humanoid robot, featuring 13 degrees of freedom (DOF), that is directly actuated, built for high-fidelity simulation to enable sim-to-real RL, and designed from the ground up for dexterous physical work. The company said that it is a companion to the new generation of Atlas, an agile humanoid robot with a 100lb+…
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Warren CAT, one of the largest Caterpillar dealers in North America, said that it has modernized parts fulfillment at its Store 05 facility in Midland, Texas, with an AutoStore goods-to-person system empowered by Kardex. Serving customers across West Texas and Oklahoma, Warren CAT said that it depends on parts availability to help keep customer equipment productive and technicians working. Optimizing…
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AI-driven robotic inspection technology company ANYbotics announced the launch of ANYbotics Shift, the new operational engine powering the company's autonomous inspection technologies. The company said that Shift is designed to simplify asset health assessments and enable downtime-minimizing preventive maintenance. Shift connects a facility’s plant model, robot fleet, inspection intelligence data and maintenance systems into one continuous workflow. ANYbotics said that…
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Global data engineering company Innodata announced the opening of a new R&D laboratory designed to generate the data needed to train the next generation of human-like robots and independently validate the performance data that robots generate internally. Innodata said that it developed the lab in collaboration with Vicon, a provider of motion capture technology, which consulted on the lab design…
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