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Luxonis announces $14M Series A round

July 17, 2026 · Luxonis closed its Series A to scale production of the OAK camera and deepen the OAK4 platform, looking to accelerate the next wave of robotics and industrial automation.

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Webinar: Robots in dull, dirty and dangerous environments

July 13, 2026 · This interactive webinar will discuss how robots and automation are handling difficult and often dangerous environments to keep humans safe, and operations running smoothly.

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University of Rhode Island opens new Ocean Robotics Laboratory

July 4, 2026 · The University of Rhode Island opened the new Ocean Robotics Laboratory on its Narragansett Bay Campus, part of a $300 million revitalization project.

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Automate 2026 preview: AI, humanoids, robotics & vision system innovation head to Chicago

June 15, 2026 · Automate 2026 in Chicago is expected to welcome over 50,000 attendees to McCormick Place, showcasing robotics, AI and vision innovation that transforms how people work.

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Automate 2026: Lake Superior State University’s Jim Devaprasad named A3 Educator of the Year

June 11, 2026 · Lake Superior State University robotics professor Jim Devaprasad will be honored as A3’s Educator of the Year at Automate 2026 in Chicago.

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ICRA 2026: GENISOM AI showcases mass-produced robotics platforms and deployment stack

June 10, 2026 · At ICRA 2026 in Vienna, GENISOM AI showcased its full-stack embodied intelligence system for robot hardware, simulation infrastructure, autonomous navigation and agent-based task execution.

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Path Robotics launches Rove mobile welding platform powered by Obsidian physical AI model

May 29, 2026 · Path Robotics launched the Rove mobile welding platform, powered by its Obsidian physical AI model, to enable welding automation beyond fixed cells.

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May 2026 Robotics Recap

May 27, 2026 · The Robotics 24/7 podcast series, “Robotics Recap” takes a look at the major automation and robotics industry news from around the world in May 2026.

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Robotics Invest 2026: Robotics investors, entrepreneurs and tech innovators meet in Boston

May 26, 2026 · Robotics Invest 2026, hosted by Cybernetix Ventures, hosted investors, entrepreneurs and executives in the robotics sector for a day of high-level investment and industry conversations.

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OLO Robotics launches, announces three international manufacturing and distribution partnerships

May 25, 2026 · OLO Robotics announced its commercial launch alongside manufacturing and distribution partnerships with DEEP Robotics, inMotion Robotic and Fiction Lab.

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Rotaku opens reservations for Domo humanoid robot platform with an under $3K price tag

May 24, 2026 · Rotaku opened the reservation window for its Domo compact humanoid robot platform, providing robotics builders an opportunity to work with the technology for under $3,000.

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Anthro Energy, EnPower, Inc. sign Master MOU to scale U.S. lithium-ion cell production

May 17, 2026 · Anthro Energy and EnPower established U.S.-based development and manufacturing production for next-generation batteries supporting defense, robotics, physical AI and autonomous systems.

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Robots for America launches national coalition to advance U.S. robotics deployment policy

May 11, 2026 · Robots for America launched at the AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C., uniting leaders across robotics, manufacturing and policy to accelerate automation adoption in the U.S.

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Nyobolt closes Series C round at $1B valuation

May 8, 2026 · Nyobolt announced a $60 million funding round, pushing its valuation to the $1 billion mark as it looks to accelerate instant power for robotics, automation and AI data centers.

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Genesis AI unveils GENE-26.5 robotic brain that enables human-level physical manipulation

May 6, 2026 · Genesis AI introduced GENE-26.5, a robotic brain that gives robots human-level physical manipulation abilities, and a system to unlock and train data for the platform.

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Ouster releases REV8 OS native color lidar family

May 4, 2026 · Ouster announced the Rev8 family of OS digital lidar sensors, featuring patented native color lidar sensors powered by the company’s L4 Ouster Silicon.

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NEURA Robotics, AWS enter strategic collaboration to accelerate physical AI at scale

April 25, 2026 · NEURA Robotics and AWS entered a strategic collaboration that looks to accelerate physical AI and cognitive robotics at scale.

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March 2026 Robotics Recap

March 25, 2026 · The Robotics 24/7 podcast series, “Robotics Recap” takes a look at the major automation and robotics industry news from around the world in March 2026.

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Logic Robotics develops a logistics operating system for the space economy

March 6, 2026 · Logic Robotics is developing an integrated robotics and digital twin platform to address the logistics element of the space economy.

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AgriPass raises $7.5M to scale human-inspired AI for adaptive, selective weed control

March 5, 2026 · AgriPass announced a $7.5M seed round that it will use to scale its human-inspired AI for adaptive and selective weed control across the U.S. and Europe.

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