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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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February 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 February 2026.
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February 23, 2026 · Festo released its GripperAI software that enables fulfillment center robots to pick mixed products without custom programming.
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February 17, 2026 · Nomagic received $10 million in a Series B extension and launched the Shoebox Picker system, designed to handle two-piece and unsealed shoeboxes.
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February 13, 2026 · Trener Robotics, formerly T-Robotics, announced a $32 million investment round to further develop its Acteris platform to pre-train industrial robot skills.
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February 7, 2026 · FedEx announced it will launch a Berkshire Grey autonomous robotic unloading system called the Scoop in 2026, following a multi-year partnership.
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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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January 30, 2026 · OnRobot is hosting an Automation Roadmap event addressing Texas manufacturing labor shortages, featuring FANUC robot demos.
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January 28, 2026 · Boston Dynamics released update 5.1 for the Spot robot dog and Orbit fleet management program, offering more real-time data analysis capabilities.
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January 23, 2026 · MassRobotics announced the 11 startup members of its 2026 Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst, looking to improve medical care through robotics.
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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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January 16, 2026 · Humanoid completed a proof of concept with its humanoid robots at Siemens’ industrial logistics facilities, performing tote-to-conveyor destacking tasks.
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January 14, 2026 · Contoro Robotics and States Logistics announced that the automated trailer unloading deployment offloaded 450 trailers and grew throughput in 12 months.
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January 9, 2026 · At CES 2026, XELA Robotics showcased its uSkin sensor technology that provides a human sense of touch for humanoid and industrial robots.
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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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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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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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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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December 16, 2025 · Explore 2025’s biggest robotics and automation financial news, including SoftBank’s ABB Robotics acquisition, Apptronik’s $350M funding round and other automation investment news.
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December 16, 2025 · In this Special Focus issue, examine how various robots and automation systems navigate the e-commerce landscape, from shipping and delivery to reverse logistics and all the related processes necessary to navigate materials handling and logistics.
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From geometry preparation to AI-assisted analysis, integrated CFD workflows…
Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
