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Standard Bots CEO testifies before U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, calls for national robotics strategy

November 20, 2025 · At the Congressional Joint Economic Committee hearing on November 18, Standard Bots CEO Evan Beard recommended a national robotics strategy to re-power American automation.

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Medical Microinstruments receives FDA approval for first robotic microsurgical study in Alzheimer’s patients

November 9, 2025 · Medical Microinstruments (MMI) received approval for an Investigational Device Exemption from the FDA on a study using a novel microsurgical intervention for Alzheimer’s disease.

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PickNik Robotics expands MoveIt Pro software capabilities of Franka Research 3 robot arm

November 6, 2025 · PickNik Robotics expanded capabilities for its MoveIt Pro software platform on the Ranka Research 3 robot arm, accelerating AI robotics deployment through simulation.

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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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Amazon announces 14,000 layoffs, not due to AI but “culture”

November 2, 2025 · Amazon announced the elimination of 14,000 jobs across the company, but denied that the expanded use of AI technologies was behind the move, instead citing culture as the reason.

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NVIDIA, Oracle to build U.S. Department of Energy’s largest AI supercomputer

November 1, 2025 · At GTC Washington, D.C., NVIDIA and Oracle announced they will build the largest AI supercomputer for the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate scientific discovery.

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MassRobotics celebrates 3rd Annual Women in Robotics Medal Gala

October 31, 2025 · MassRobotics hosted the 3rd Annual Women in Robotics Medal Gala, honoring the innovation, leadership and community. USC professor Maja Matarić was awarded the Robotics Medal.

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GlobalData reports global robotics market to reach $205.5 billion by 2030

October 30, 2025 · Data and analytics firm GlobalData reports that the global robotics market will grow to $205.5 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 15% over the next five years.

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Swisslog Healthcare welcomes University of Colorado Boulder engineering students to Technology Center

October 28, 2025 · Swisslog Healthcare welcomed engineering students from the University of Colorado Boulder to showcase how automation technologies advance hospitals and healthcare.

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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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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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Webinar: Material handling made easy with automated lift trucks

October 15, 2025 · This interactive webinar will identify key technological innovations associated with lift trucks, and explore how the materials handling game has evolved thanks to the proliferation of autonomous technologies, sensors and safety components driving these vehicles.

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Webinar: From simulation to reality - Advancing robot vision with NVIDIA Isaac Sim and RealSense D555

October 14, 2025 · This interactive webinar will showcase how NVIDIA and RealSense are closing the gap between simulation and deployment, accelerating innovation across robotics, automation, and AI perception.

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Mitsubishi Electric, Perkins School for the Blind co-host DisabilityTech Pitch Challenge

October 8, 2025 · At the Perkins School for the Blind outside Boston, Mitsubishi Electric co-hosted a DisabilityTech Pitch Challenge event to showcase assistive and adaptive technologies.

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32 startups selected for AI & Robotics Venture Day at Carnegie Mellon University

October 3, 2025 · Carnegie Mellon University and Innovation Works co-hosted the AI & Robotics Venture Day in Pittsburgh, allowing 32 AI and robotics startups to make investor-ready pitches.

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RoboBoston 2025 attracts over 7,500 attendees at yearly MassRobotics gathering in Boston

October 2, 2025 · RoboBoston 2025, hosted by MassRobotics, brought together over 7,500 attendees at the annual Boston event, with 75+ robots attracting crowds.

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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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NVIDIA, Technology Innovation Institute, launch Middle East’s first AI & robotics research lab in Adu Dhabi

September 22, 2025 · NVIDIA and Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Resource Council partnered to launch the TII-NVAITC Joint Lab for AI and Robotics, the first-of-its-kind research lab in the Middle East.

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MassRobotics Jumpstart Fellowship celebrates five years of robotics STEM accomplishments

September 21, 2025 · MassRobotics celebrated five years of its Jumpstart Fellowship program, and announced that applications are open for Cohort 6.

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