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Vention announced that it will introduce new physical AI and agentic AI capabilities, included for the first time in one automation platform, at IMTS 2026, September 14-19 in Chicago. The company said that combining the two levels of artificial intelligence in one platform makes automation faster to deploy, easier to operate and simpler to scale. AI-Defined Automation Vention said that…
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Vecna Robotics announced a $31 million funding round to meet increasing demand across the business. The company said that the round was led by Unless, with participation from existing investors Drive Capital, Tiger Global, Highland Capital Partners and Tectonic Ventures. Flexible automation demand grows Vecna Robotics said that demand for flexible automation continues to grow as warehouse and manufacturing operators…
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The COMSOL Conference brings together engineers, researchers, and innovators to exchange ideas, explore real-world applications of multiphysics simulation, and learn from technical leaders. Join us at this year’s conference to hear speakers from NASA, Intel, General Motors, MIT, Formula E, Rice University, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory share their experiences with modeling and simulation. Through poster sessions and…
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Dynamic Creatures, a robotics company designing and building interactive character robots for entertainment and hospitality brands, emerged from stealth mode. The company said that it is creating a new category of mobile characters that move naturally through guest environments, understand the context of an interaction and respond in real time. Dynamic Creatures was co-founded by CEO Marc Theermann, former chief…
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General Robotics, a Washington-based company that said it is building the intelligence layer for physical AI, said that GRID, its robot intelligence platform, can now auto-engineer its own processes, from robot onboarding to skill deployment. The company said that GRID is built from the ground up as an agentic system that continuously improves itself and every robot connected to it.…
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Antioch, a simulation platform for physical AI, announced a $32 million Series A led by Greylock, with participation from A*, Category Ventures, Box Group, and Icehouse Ventures. The company said that it will use the funding to accelerate its product development, expand its engineering team and deepen its simulation capabilities as demand grows across robotics, drones, industrial automation, fixed perception…
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As warehouse automation continues to evolve, a new report from market research firm Interact Analysis found that the use of stationary robots with robotic arms for picking and handling tasks (including palletizing, depalletizing and item or case picking) is developing rapidly. In the latest report, Robotic Picking 2026, Interact Analysis estimates the market size for robotic picking in 2025 at…
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MIPS, by GlobalFoundries, a developer of AI inference platforms for energy-efficient physical AI systems and embedded devices, announced the launch of three new workload-native platforms. The company said that these platforms bring physical AI capabilities to industrial machines, transportation platforms and embedded systems that are operating in the physical world. MIPS adds a trio of workload-native platforms MIPS said that…
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Sweden-based automation company MotionTech announced its entry into the U.S. market. The company said that the launch marks a significant milestone in its international growth strategy, bringing MotionTech’s portfolio of automation and packaging technology to North American customers. MotionTech sees strong demand in U.S. marketplace To spearhead the expansion, MotionTech said that it has appointed Kristian Hulgard as executive sales…
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As industries face growing labor shortages and increasing productivity demands, Caterpillar said that it is collaborating with FieldAI to advance physical AI, autonomy and robotics that help job sites and factories operate with more safety and efficiency. The companies said that by turning real-time observations into actionable insights, physical AI helps improve decision-making, enhance safety and maximize the effectiveness of…
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PlusAI and Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement that will see PlusAI become a publicly traded company. The organizations said that the transaction values PlusAI at approximately $800 million pre-money equity value, and potentially brings up to approximately $300 million in capital between $60+ million of fully committed financing and…
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Earlier in 2026, the Office of the Under Secretary of War Manufacturing Technology Office (OSW ManTech) issued an Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Challenge to the nation’s Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs), including the ARM Institute. This challenge supports the Department of War (DoW)’s focus on transforming and modernizing defense manufacturing through practical technology and workforce innovations. Through this challenge, the…
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NVIDIA announced that it has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, a “platform where the machine learning community collaborates on models, datasets, and applications,” for $12.9 billion. In a blog post written by NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang, he said that “Together, we will scale Hugging Face’s platform, strengthen its infrastructure and expand access to AI for developers and institutions…
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Robotics Australia Group, the national peak body for robotics, automation and physical AI in Australia, and HowToRobot, a global validation system for physical automation, announced a country-wide partnership to accelerate automation adoption across Australian industry. Together, the two organizations said that they give Australian manufacturers a structured, AI-based system to plan, validate and source automation - removing the guesswork that…
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – The 2026 Robotics Applications Conference (RAC 26), hosted by Robotics 24/7 and Peerless Media, will take place virtually on September 16, 2026. RAC 26 brings together robotics, manufacturing, warehouse, logistics and supply chain professionals to explore how companies are using robotics and automation to solve real-world operational challenges. This year's virtual event, the fifth annual Robotics Applications…
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