Topic: Education

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The state of investment and funding in the robotics industry in 2026

May 18, 2026 · This special edition of the Robotics 24/7 podcast series features an episode with Fady Saad, founder and general partner of Cybernetix Ventures, to discuss investment in the robotics industry in 2026.

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Automate 2026: Q&A with A3 President Jeff Burnstein

May 18, 2026 · Preview Automate 2026, North America’s largest robotics and automation event, with Jeff Burnstein, President of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).

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Hello Robot unveils Stretch 4 robot that can actively assist people at home and on the job

May 12, 2026 · Hello Robot announced the launch of Stretch 4, an open-source robotics platform for researchers, developers and engineers to harness physical AI in general-purpose robots.

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Robots for America launches national coalition to advance U.S. robotics deployment policy

May 11, 2026 · Robots for America launched at the AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C., uniting leaders across robotics, manufacturing and policy to accelerate automation adoption in the U.S.

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Genesis AI unveils GENE-26.5 robotic brain that enables human-level physical manipulation

May 6, 2026 · Genesis AI introduced GENE-26.5, a robotic brain that gives robots human-level physical manipulation abilities, and a system to unlock and train data for the platform.

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Webinar: The continued evolution of human-robot collaboration

May 4, 2026 · This interactive webinar will discuss the evolution of human-robot collaboration, and technological advancements allowing for safe workspaces with humans and robots.

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Hiroshi Fujiwara, Robert Little selected for 2026 Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Awards

April 30, 2026 · A3 named the 2026 Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award winners as Hiroshi Fujiwara and Robert Little, recognizing their leadership in advancing automation.

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MODEX 2026: Five observations from supply chain’s biggest event

April 17, 2026 · Recapping MODEX 2026 in Atlanta, supply chain’s biggest event, featured countless technical innovations related to orchestration, AI, vision and more. But what does it mean?

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MODEX 2026 Q&A: Robotics leaders on supply chain, automation & innovation

April 2, 2026 · Preview MODEX 2026 with Amir Sharif of 3 Laws, Mok Yun of Contoro Robotics, Nikhil Ramaswamy of CynLr, John Santagate of EMP Advisors, Kait Peterson of Locus Robotics, Erik Nieves of Plus One Robotics and Owen Nicholson of Slamcore.

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March 2026 Robotics Recap

March 25, 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 March 2026.

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Amazon enters the humanoid robot market, acquires Fauna Robotics

March 25, 2026 · Amazon acquired Fauna Robotics, a humanoid robotics startup that launched the Sprout consumer humanoid in January 2026.

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FANUC America invests $90M to create robot manufacturing site in Michigan

March 24, 2026 · FANUC America invested $90 million to create production-ready capacity for robot manufacturing in the U.S. with a new 840,000 sq. ft. site in Michigan.

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MODEX 2026 preview: AI, robotics & supply chain innovation take center stage

March 22, 2026 · Discover what’s ahead at MODEX 2026, including AI-driven supply chain offerings, robotics innovations, keynote speakers and over 200 educational sessions.

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MODEX 2026: AI, components, warehouse automation software & more

March 18, 2026 · Discover warehouse software, components and systems at MODEX 2026, including AI, vision systems and robots that are transforming supply chain operations.

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MODEX 2026: Cutting-edge warehouse robots, AMRs & more

March 18, 2026 · Discover warehouse automation hardware at MODEX 2026, including AMRs, robot arms and next-gen robotics that are transforming supply chain operations.

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MODEX 2026: Q&A with MHI CEO John Paxton

March 13, 2026 · MHI CEO John Paxton discussed MODEX 2026 and what attendees can expect for innovations in the supply chain, logistics, warehouse and materials handling space.

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MIT CTL, Mecalux develop an AI-based simulator to optimize inventory across warehouses

March 12, 2026 · MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics and Mecalux have developed GENESIS, an AI-based simulation platform to optimize inventory across warehouses.

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Webinar: Automating truck loading and unloading

March 12, 2026 · This interactive webinar will discuss the ongoing advancements of automation in trailer loading and unloading operations, and how the loading dock is often regarded as the last barrier for automation in the warehouse.

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Tampa General Hospital adopts LIBERTY endovascular robotic system

March 2, 2026 · Microbot Medical announced that Tampa General Hospital became Florida’s first hospital to adopt its LIBERTY endovascular robotic system.

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Gartner: 55% of supply chain leaders expect agentic AI to reduce entry-level hiring needs

February 28, 2026 · A new Gartner survey found that over half of supply chain leaders expect agentic AI to reduce the need to hire entry-level positions.

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