Topic: Defense

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XTEND secures U.S. Department of War contract for autonomous attack drones

November 11, 2025 · On Veterans Day 2025, XTEND announced it secured a contract from the U.S. Department of War to develop AI-enabled autonomous attack drones.

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Schaeffler, NEURA Robotics partner to jointly develop and supply components for humanoids

November 4, 2025 · Motion control components manufacturer Schaeffler and cognitive robotics company NEURA Robotics partnered to develop and supply components for humanoid robots.

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Recapping the 2025 A3 Humanoid Robot Forum and FOCUS: Intelligent Vision & Industrial AI Conference

November 3, 2025 · Robert Huschka, vice president of education strategies at the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), recapped the 2025 Humanoid Robot Forum and FOCUS conference.

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Vention announces AI, developer platform expansions at annual Demo Day

October 29, 2025 · Vention announced several new AI and developer platform expansions during its annual Demo Day event, including NVIDIA’s growing role of AI in agile manufacturing.

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Augmentus secures investment from Applied Ventures to accelerate AI-robotics for high-mix manufacturing

October 27, 2025 · Augmentus received a strategic investment from Applied Ventures, with the Singapore-based AI-robotics and adaptive automation company looking to expand its robotics stack.

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Industrial robots take on dangerous tasks

October 22, 2025 · In this Special Focus issue, examine how different robots and automation systems help improve safety, efficiency and sustainabilty in industrial manufacturing settings, like the aerospace, automotive, electronics and defense industries.

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Palladyne AI, Draganfly collaborate to enable advanced UAV autonomous operations, swarming capabilities

October 21, 2025 · Palladyne AI continued its expansion by announcing a collaboration with Draganfly to enable advanced autonomous operations on drones and UAV platforms.

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A3 urges Trump administration not to impose robotics tariffs, adopt national robotics strategy instead

October 21, 2025 · Jeff Burnstein and the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) penned an open letter to President Donald Trump, responding to concerns about robotics-related tariffs.

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Heartland Robotics and Automation Conference unveils speaking lineup

October 19, 2025 · The 2025 Heartland Robotics and Automation Conference, October 24 in Lincoln, Neb., will feature speakers from NASA and Diligent Robotics.

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A3 to host International Robot Safety Conference in Houston, November 3-5

October 7, 2025 · Safety experts from global robotics and automation companies will descend on Houston from November 3-5 for the annual International Robot Safety Conference, hosted by A3.

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ENCY Software introduces new machining, robotic automation features in ENCY 2.0

October 6, 2025 · ENCY 2.0 from ENCY Software incorporates new features for expedited setup in CNC machining, robotic automation and AI-assisted workflows through its open API.

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Trump administration opens tariff discussion for robotics, industrial machinery

September 25, 2025 · The Trump administration opened investigations into robotics and industrial machinery imports for tariff consideration, potentially affecting domestic manufacturing reshoring.

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MassRobotics announces Physical AI Fellowship powered by AWS Startups, NVIDIA Inception

September 24, 2025 · MassRobotics announced the Physical AI Fellowship virtual program, powered by AWS Startups and NVIDIA Inception, to help startups build, refine and scale physical AI offerings.

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ABB announces $110 million investment in U.S. manufacturing sites

September 16, 2025 · ABB announced it will invest $110 million in four U.S. manufacturing sites in Virgina, Puerto Rico, North Carolina and Mississippi.

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Industrial automation company RobCo enters U.S. market with new HQ in San Francisco

September 13, 2025 · Backed by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed, RobCo enters the U.S. market with the acquisition of Rapid Robotics, big-name customers and operations already spanning 14 states.

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A3 publishes ANSI/A3 R15.06-2025, American National Standard for Industrial Robots and Robot Systems - Safety Requirements

September 10, 2025 · A3 announced ANSI/A3 R15.06-2025 American National Standard for Industrial Robots and Robot Systems - Safety Requirements, a new requirement addressing industrial robot safety.

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CloudNC announces CAM Assist is now used by over 1K machine shops to accelerate CNC programming with AI

September 9, 2025 · CloudNC announced that its CAM Assist is now in use at over 1,000 machine shops worldwide, utilizing its AI to accelerate CNC machine programming to drive efficiency.

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Pittsburgh Robotics Network announces Robotics & AI Discovery Day 2025

September 9, 2025 · The Pittsburgh Robotics Network announced details about Robotics & AI Discovery Day 2025, taking place on November 5 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

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FABTECH 2025: Universal Robots unveils UR8 Long cobot for space-constrained automation tasks

September 8, 2025 · At FABTECH 2025 in Chicago, Universal Robots unveiled its UR8 Long cobot, which the company said is ideal for compact welding and bin-picking tasks.

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A3 unveils lineup for FOCUS: Intelligent Vision & Industrial AI Conference in Seattle

September 8, 2025 · A3 announced the lineup for the inaugural FOCUS: Intelligent Vision & Industrial AI Conference, featuring AWS, NVIDIA, Microsoft and more. The event is September 24-25 in Seattle.

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