Topic: Software

News

Schneider Electric to acquire PTC for $22.6 billion

October 5, 2026 · Schneider Electric said that it will acquire PTC for $22.6 billion, as Schneider looks to strengthen its capabilities in product design, lifecycle management, AI and digital industrial systems.

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Agility Robotics, FORT Robotics announce strategic partnership to advance humanoid robot safety

October 3, 2026 · Agility Robotics and FORT Robotics signed a strategic partnership, extending each company’s safety architecture to the Digit 5 humanoid.

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Boston Dynamics unveils new dexterous hands for Atlas humanoid robot

October 2, 2026 · Boston Dynamics developed new hands for its Atlas humanoid robot, with 13 degrees of freedom that are built for high-fidelity simulation and modern AI.

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Kardex-powered AutoStore automation modernizes Warren CAT parts fulfillment

October 2, 2026 · Kardex and AutoStore are modernizing parts fulfillment through a high-density goods-to-person system at Warren CAT’s Midland, Texas facility.

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ANYbotics launches Shift operational engine to power autonomous robot inspection at scale

October 1, 2026 · ANYbotics launched the Shift operational engine, which powers the company’s autonomous inspection robots that detect failing equipment and turn inspection data directly into actionable work orders.

Podcasts

September 2026 Robotics Recap

September 30, 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 September 2026, including major mergers and acquisitions, alongside deployments in warehousing and manufacturing.

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Innodata opens motion-capture AI lab that aims to help humanoids move like humans

September 30, 2026 · Innodata announced the opening of a motion-capture AI lab that will generate data to train the next generation of humanoid robots.

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Kodiak, IKEA launch driverless truck series

September 29, 2026 · Kodiak and IKEA expanded their four-year partnership, as the Swedish furniture company will become Kodiak’s driverless launch shipper partner later in 2026.

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AGIBOT, Chimelong launch large-scale embodied AI theme park with over 300 robots

September 28, 2026 · AGIBOT and Chimelong announced a large-scale embodied AI theme park in China, featuring over 300 robots from AGIBOT in multiple human-facing use cases.

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Lowe’s launches drone delivery pilot program with Wing, DoorDash

September 27, 2026 · Lowe’s announced a pilot fulfillment program with delivery drone company Wing and DoorDash in the Charlotte metro area.

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e-con Systems unveils latest 3D depth camera and AI-powered imaging technologies at VISION 2026

September 26, 2026 · e-con Systems will unveil its NetraVis active-stereo 3D depth camera at VISION 2026 in Munich, showcasing the offering alongside AI-powered imaging technologies.

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Autonomous Solutions Inc. (ASI), SoftBank Group form joint venture

September 25, 2026 · SoftBank and ASI announced that they had formed a joint venture to advance autonomous construction infrastructure.

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Amazon announces $100M robotics and fulfillment product facility in Indiana

September 25, 2026 · Amazon announced that it will build a new, $100 million robotics and fulfillment product manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana.

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Flexiv Rizon 4 adaptive robot now supported in NVIDIA Isaac

September 24, 2026 · Flexiv’s Rizon 4 adaptive robot is now supported in NVIDIA Isaac, including a contact-rich insertion reference workflow built on Isaac Lab, Isaac ROS and Rizon 4.

News

ANYbotics introduces automated door access for ANYmal robot fleet

September 24, 2026 · ANYbotics, in partnership with dormakaba and LEGIC Identsystems AG, added automated door access capabilities to its ANYmal mobile robot fleet for facility-wide inspections.

Sponsored Content

Webinar: From Perception to Action: Closing the Gap for Humanoid Deployment

September 23, 2026 · This interactive webinar will discuss the barriers of humanoid deployments, focusing on the technological advancements in perception technologies that are closing the development-to-deployment gap.

News

Qualcomm acquires PickNik Robotics to advance the future of open robotics and physical AI

September 23, 2026 · Qualcomm announced that it will acquire PickNik Robotics, reinforcing its continued investment in driving an open ecosystem for advanced physical AI and robotics.

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NVIDIA Isaac ROS 5.0 brings AI agent capabilities to ROS developer ecosystem

September 22, 2026 · NVIDIA released Isaac ROS 5.0 at the ROSCon conference in Toronto, aiming to advance agentic and open-source robotics development.

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ANSCER Robotics secures FCC Conditional Approval for three AMRs

September 21, 2026 · ANSCER Robotics received conditional approval for its AR250, AR650 and AR1250 AMRs in the latest FCC Robotics Devices Conditional Approvals release.

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Simbe surpasses 3,000 autonomous shelf intelligence units milestone

September 21, 2026 · Simbe announced it has surpassed 3,000 autonomous shelf intelligence units under contract, as the company expands its physical intelligence layer for retail capabilities.

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