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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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September 22, 2026 · Cognex announced that it will acquire RealSense for $500 million as it enters the robotic perception market alongside its machine vision technologies.
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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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September 19, 2026 · EAIGLE announced an expanded partnership with Canadian grocery retailer Loblaw to scale EAIGLE’s Vision AI technology across multiple distribution centers.
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September 16, 2026 · Exotec and GXO partnered to increase throughput capacity for Guess at GXO’s facility in the Netherlands, utilizing a fully integrated Skypod system to process up to 70,000 pieces/day.
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September 15, 2026 · InOrbit.AI released OpenRobOps, an open-source robot operations software that gives robotics developers a production-grade foundation to deliver a complete fleet manager with support for the upcoming ISO standard.
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September 15, 2026 · Agility released the Digit 5 humanoid robot, the next-generation model that allows the robot to work across full facility workflows at scale, and in proximity to people.
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September 14, 2026 · At IMTS 2026, Universal Robots released the redesigned Gen 7 robot platform, with modern software tools and next-level connectivity that companies need to take AI from the lab into industrial operations.
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September 10, 2026 · Vecna Robotics announced a $31 million funding round to further scale its deployment teams and accelerate the development of new dock-to-dock automation technologies.
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September 8, 2026 · Antioch announced a $32 million Series A round to further expand its product development and deepen its simulation capabilities as physical AI demand grows across applications.
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September 8, 2026 · A new report from Interact Analysis found robotic bin picking and robotic trailer unloading technologies are driving strong market growth headed toward 2030.
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September 6, 2026 · MotionTech announced expansion plans outside Europe, appointing Kristian Hulgard to lead its entrance to the North American marketplace.
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September 3, 2026 · NVIDIA announced its acquisition of Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, and plans to keep the AI development platform open for further application building via machine learning.
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September 2, 2026 · The 2026 Robotics Applications Conference, RAC 26, welcomes industry experts to discuss the latest robotics and automation deployments for a one-day virtual conference on September 16.
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