Topic: Machine Vision

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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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Vention raises $110M to accelerate physical AI deployment across global manufacturing

January 27, 2026 · Vention received $110 million in financing to accelerate its physical AI development and software platform for pre-engineered manufacturing applications.

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Starship Technologies survey reports robots have 97% approval rating on U.S. college campuses

January 27, 2026 · A Starship Technologies survey found 97% approval rating for robots and autonomous deliveries among Gen Z respondents.

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GrayMatter Robotics contracted to develop AI-powered robotic system for canopy sanding

January 25, 2026 · GrayMatter Robotics secured an AFWERX Phase II contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop an AI-powered robotic system for canopy sanding.

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MassRobotics announces 5th cohort of Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst program

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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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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Emergent Vision Technologies releases eSDK Pro software development kit

January 22, 2026 · Emergent Vision Technologies released the eSDK Pro software development kit to integrate vision into OEM projects or send imaging data into third-party software.

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Balluff launches BVS CA-GV 5GigE line of optical cameras

January 21, 2026 · Balluff launched the BVS CA-GV 5GigE line of vision cameras for industrial applications, the smallest in its 5GigE camera portfolio.

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Serve Robotics acquires Diligent Robotics, expands physical AI platform beyond the sidewalk

January 20, 2026 · Serve Robotics announced its acquisition of Diligent Robotics, expanding the autonomous robotics platform from delivery service to hospital settings.

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Automate 2026: Humanoid Robot Forum joins major automation event

January 20, 2026 · A3 announced that the Humanoid Robot Forum, featuring an NVIDIA-sponsored Humanoid Robot Pavilion, will join Automate 2026 in Chicago.

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Lanner Electronics unveils EAI-I351 robotic AI platform powered by NVIDIA Jetson Thor, Blackwell

January 19, 2026 · Lanner Electronics has released its EAI-I351 robotic AI platform, powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Thor and Blackwell architecture.

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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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Humanoid, Siemens complete proof of concept to test humanoid robots in industrial logistics

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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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.

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Humanoid, Schaeffler announce strategic technology partnership

January 14, 2026 · Humanoid and Schaeffler announced a strategic technology partnership to deploy Humanoid robots into Schaeffler production facilities.

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Locus Robotics, Radial surpass 25-million pick milestone driven by 300 LocusBots

January 12, 2026 · Locus Robotics and Radial surpassed 25 million picks during their partnership, with 300 AI-powered LocusBots operating across Radial’s warehouse network.

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Simbe unveils Tally 4.0 autonomous retail robot

January 12, 2026 · Simbe released Tally 4.0, with extended runtime, enhanced edge compute and sharper vision to provide more retail shelf coverage and real-time data insights.

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NRF 2026: Wing, Walmart expand drone delivery to 150 new stores across U.S.

January 11, 2026 · During the joint keynote at NRF 2026 in New York City, Wing and Walmart announced an expansion of its residential drone delivery service across the U.S.

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CES 2026: Mobileye set to acquire humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics for $900M

January 10, 2026 · At CES 2026, Mobileye announced it will acquire startup Mentee Robotics for $900 million, combining the self-driving technology company and humanoid developer.

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CES 2026: Siemens, NVIDIA expand partnership to build industrial AI operating system

January 9, 2026 · At CES 2026, Siemens and NVIDIA expanded their partnership to build an AI-accelerated portfolio that reinvents the entire end-to-end industrial value chain.

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