Topic: Collaborative Robots

News

SLAS 2026: ABB turns AI into action to accelerate the future of lab automation

February 4, 2026 · At SLAS 2026, ABB will demo interoperable robotic technologies with Agilent and Mettler Toledo to showcase how AI turns to action in lab automation.

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National Commission on Robotics Act bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress

February 3, 2026 · The National Commission on Robotics Act, proposed by Representatives Jay Obernolte, Jennifer McClellan and Bob Latta, was introduced in Congress.

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Robotiq launches TSF-85 tactile sensor fingertips for 2F-85 Adaptive Gripper

February 2, 2026 · Robotiq combined its adaptive grippers with high-frequency tactile sensing to enable robots to generalize across objects, tasks and environments.

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Rethinking robotic safety: Why yesterday’s standards are inadequate for new robot architectures

January 29, 2026 · Robotic safety standards are outdated, according to 3Laws founder and COO Amir Sharif, and need an overhaul to keep up with technological innovations.

Podcasts

January 2026 Robotics Recap

January 28, 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 January 2026.

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Gartner: Fewer than 20 companies will scale humanoids for manufacturing and supply chain by 2028

January 23, 2026 · Gartner reports that by 2028, fewer than 20 companies will scale humanoid robots to the production stage in manufacturing and supply chain settings.

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ARM Institute issues new Education and Workforce Development Project Call

January 20, 2026 · The ARM Institute detailed its Education & Workforce Development Project Call, enabling members to undergo evaluation for manufacturing training programs.

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SS Innovations develops five new 5-millimeter surgical instruments

January 19, 2026 · SS Innovations released five 5-millimeter surgical instruments for its SSi Mantra surgical robotic system, with new uses for telesurgery procedures.

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Ranpak, Medline partner to advance sustainable packaging in high-volume distribution

January 18, 2026 · Ranpak deployed its packaging systems at Medline to boost efficiency and reduce waste for the medical-surgical product and supply chain technology provider.

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MassRobotics opens applications for 4th annual Form and Function Robotics Challenge

January 17, 2026 · MassRobotics opened applications for its 4th annual Form and Function Robotics challenge, where university student teams compete for a $10,000 grand prize.

Downloads

Warehouse enterprise software orchestrates the robots

January 14, 2026 · In this Special Focus issue, learn more about the orchestral relationship between robots, humans and software with various warehouse automation platforms, including WMS, WES, WCS and more.

News

A3 releases Part 3 of ANSI/A3 R15.06-2025 Robot Safety Standard

January 14, 2026 · A3 released Part 3 of the ANSI/A3 R15.06-2025 American National Standard for Industrial Robots and Robot Systems - Safety Requirements.

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CES 2026: Orbbec unveils new Gemini 3D cameras to advance future of robotic vision

January 8, 2026 · At CES 2026, Orbbec unveiled two new Gemini stereo 3D vision cameras and announced platform capability with its cameras and NVIDIA Jetson Thor.

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CES 2026: Universal Robots, Robotiq showcase palletizing offering in collaboration with Siemens

January 8, 2026 · At CES 2026, Universal Robots and Robotiq, in collaboration with Siemens, demonstrated a palletizing offering integrated with Digital Twin Composer software.

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Robotics 24/7 announces session submission call for 2026 Robotics Applications Conference

January 6, 2026 · Robotics 24/7 has opened the session submission application process for its one-day virtual event, the 2026 Robotics Applications Conference, which will occur on September 16.

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Robotics 24/7 launches Executive Advisory Board featuring industry leaders to drive robotics innovation

January 5, 2026 · Robotics 24/7 launched its Executive Advisory Board, featuring 12 top robotics and automation experts. The board will guide strategic growth and industry insight for the news platform.

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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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MassRobotics opens applications for 2026 cohort of Physical AI Fellowship

December 31, 2025 · MassRobotics announced an expansion of its Physical AI Fellowship, in partnership with AWS and NVIDIA, and provided details on its 2026 cohort.

News

Comau develops industrial collaborative robots as part of the EU’s Converging Project

December 31, 2025 · As part of the multi-year EU-funder Converging Project, Comau is using its MyCo robot to develop and validate smart, flexible production systems that integrate multiple autonomous agents.

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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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