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Robotics and automation conferences guide 2026: Dates, locations and more

January 1, 2026 · 2026 will be busy for robotics and automation conferences. Our list of 15 manufacturing, warehousing, supply chain and logistics events will get your travel plans finalized.

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Balluff launches new line of photoelectric sensors

December 30, 2025 · Balluff Inc. launched the BOS R072K Optical Sensor Entry Line, featuring red light and infrared variants for multiple integration options for various applications.

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MMI receives FDA clearance, completes first U.S. clinical use of robotic microsurgical dissection instruments

December 29, 2025 · Medical Microinstruments (MMI) treated its first U.S. patient with its NanoWrist Dissection instruments, representing an early clinical adoption milestone for its surgical systems.

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Pudu Robotics launches D5 Series of industry-grade autonomous, quadruped robots

December 28, 2025 · Pudu Robotics launched its first autonomous quadruped robot line, the D5 Series of industry-grade robot dogs for large-scale outdoor environments.

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2025 robotics trends: Humanoids enter commercial use, logistics and automation rise

December 23, 2025 · Explore our most-read robotics content of 2025 - from humanoid robots entering commercial deployments and mobile automation at ProMat, to components and funding news.

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NRF 2026: PAL Robotics demos StockBot autonomous RFID warehouse robot

December 22, 2025 · At NRF 2026, PAL Robotics will showcase its StockBot autonomous RFID warehouse robot, demoing its picking capabilities to the retail audience.

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2026 robotics and automation predictions: Top trends transforming global industries

December 22, 2025 · Explore 2026 robotics and automation predictions from industry leaders, including AI-powered robots, smart manufacturing, workforce changes, and next-gen automation trends.

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CES 2026: e-con Systems launches Darsi Pro, a NVIDIA Jetson-powered AI compute box

December 21, 2025 · At CES 2026, e-con Systems is launching the Darsi Pro, an edge AI vision box built on the NVIDIA Jetson platform to handle autonomous workloads in physical AI applications.

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RealMan Robotics launches RealSource, a multi-modal real-world robot dataset

December 20, 2025 · RealMan Robotics launched its RealSource multi-modal real-world robot dataset, based on 10 real-world simulated environments from its Beijing Humanoid Robot Data Training Center.

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Voyant Photonics introduces Helium family of fully solid-state lidar sensors and modules

December 19, 2025 · Voyant Photonics introduced its Helium family of solid-state lidar sensors and modules, bringing scalable, cost-effective and high-resolution 4D point cloud data to the market.

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Aptiv, Vecna Robotics to develop next-generation autonomous mobile robots

December 18, 2025 · Aptiv and Vecna Robotics announced a partnership, combining Aptiv’s perception and machine learning portfolio and Vecna’s autonomous mobile robots.

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Luxonis launches OAK 4 computer vision camera system

December 17, 2025 · Edge hardware and cloud platform Luxonis launched its OAK 4 computer vision camera system alongside the Hub cloud platform for sensor fusion and high-compute performance.

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Top 10 robotics & automation investment, funding, mergers and acquisitions news of 2025

December 16, 2025 · Explore 2025’s biggest robotics and automation financial news, including SoftBank’s ABB Robotics acquisition, Apptronik’s $350M funding round and other automation investment news.

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How robots automate e-commerce shipping, delivery and reverse logistics

December 16, 2025 · In this Special Focus issue, examine how various robots and automation systems navigate the e-commerce landscape, from shipping and delivery to reverse logistics and all the related processes necessary to navigate materials handling and logistics.

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Okibo launches autonomous, AI-guided painting and drywall finishing EG7+ robot

December 13, 2025 · Okibo announced the release of the autonomous, AI-guided painting and drywall finishing EG7+ robot, which extends to 24 feet for construction projects.

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RealSense, AVerMedia partner to accelerate physical AI adoption

December 4, 2025 · RealSense and AVerMedia Technologies partnered to grow physical AI adoption, releasing the AVerMedia SenseEdge Development Kit to accelerate use in various platforms.

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Flexiv unveils compact AMR built to expand the operating space of its adaptive robots

December 2, 2025 · Flexiv released an AMR platform, the Flexiv Mobile Robot, that expands the operating space of its adaptive robots and reduces workspace limitations.

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VIDEO: Humanoid unveils bipedal robot that walks 48 hours after assembly

December 2, 2025 · Robotics and AI company Humanoid released HMND 01 Alpha Bipedeal, a new humanoid robot that went from design to working prototype in five months, and walks 48 hours after assembly.

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IROS 2025: RealMan Robotics unveils RealBOT embodied open platform

November 22, 2025 · At IROS 2025, RealMan Robotics debuted its RealBOT embodied open platform, demonstrating a teleoperation across 1,200 km in China.

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Brightpick said Autopicker robots unlock lights-out fulfillment in the warehouse

November 18, 2025 · Brightpick said that with its Autopicker autonomous robotics platform, it has achieved lights-out fulfillment with zero human intervention in the warehouse.

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