Topic: Manufacturing

News

RobCo surpasses $1B valuation, offers employees liquidity

October 5, 2026 · RobCo’s valuation surpassed $1 billion, as the company building the next generation of autonomous industrial robots doubled its valuation in less than a year.

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A3 announces R15.08 Part 3 safety standard for industrial mobile robot users is now available

October 4, 2026 · A3 announced that part three of ANSI/A3 R15.08-3-2026, American National Standard for Industrial Mobile Robots - Safety Requirements - Part 3: Use of IMR Applications, is now available.

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Agility Robotics, FORT Robotics announce strategic partnership to advance humanoid robot safety

October 3, 2026 · Agility Robotics and FORT Robotics signed a strategic partnership, extending each company’s safety architecture to the Digit 5 humanoid.

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Boston Dynamics unveils new dexterous hands for Atlas humanoid robot

October 2, 2026 · Boston Dynamics developed new hands for its Atlas humanoid robot, with 13 degrees of freedom that are built for high-fidelity simulation and modern AI.

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ANYbotics launches Shift operational engine to power autonomous robot inspection at scale

October 1, 2026 · ANYbotics launched the Shift operational engine, which powers the company’s autonomous inspection robots that detect failing equipment and turn inspection data directly into actionable work orders.

Podcasts

September 2026 Robotics Recap

September 30, 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 September 2026, including major mergers and acquisitions, alongside deployments in warehousing and manufacturing.

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Innodata opens motion-capture AI lab that aims to help humanoids move like humans

September 30, 2026 · Innodata announced the opening of a motion-capture AI lab that will generate data to train the next generation of humanoid robots.

Sponsored Content

IROS 2026: Daimon Robotics showcases tactile intelligence infrastructure for physical AI

September 29, 2026 · Daimon Robotics hosted its first public demo of the Daimon-TWM world model at IROS 2026, showcasing its full-stack physical AI capabilities.

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e-con Systems unveils latest 3D depth camera and AI-powered imaging technologies at VISION 2026

September 26, 2026 · e-con Systems will unveil its NetraVis active-stereo 3D depth camera at VISION 2026 in Munich, showcasing the offering alongside AI-powered imaging technologies.

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Amazon announces $100M robotics and fulfillment product facility in Indiana

September 25, 2026 · Amazon announced that it will build a new, $100 million robotics and fulfillment product manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana.

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Flexiv Rizon 4 adaptive robot now supported in NVIDIA Isaac

September 24, 2026 · Flexiv’s Rizon 4 adaptive robot is now supported in NVIDIA Isaac, including a contact-rich insertion reference workflow built on Isaac Lab, Isaac ROS and Rizon 4.

Sponsored Content

Webinar: From Perception to Action: Closing the Gap for Humanoid Deployment

September 23, 2026 · This interactive webinar will discuss the barriers of humanoid deployments, focusing on the technological advancements in perception technologies that are closing the development-to-deployment gap.

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Qualcomm acquires PickNik Robotics to advance the future of open robotics and physical AI

September 23, 2026 · Qualcomm announced that it will acquire PickNik Robotics, reinforcing its continued investment in driving an open ecosystem for advanced physical AI and robotics.

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NVIDIA Isaac ROS 5.0 brings AI agent capabilities to ROS developer ecosystem

September 22, 2026 · NVIDIA released Isaac ROS 5.0 at the ROSCon conference in Toronto, aiming to advance agentic and open-source robotics development.

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Cognex acquires RealSense for $500M

September 22, 2026 · Cognex announced that it will acquire RealSense for $500 million as it enters the robotic perception market alongside its machine vision technologies.

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ANSCER Robotics secures FCC Conditional Approval for three AMRs

September 21, 2026 · ANSCER Robotics received conditional approval for its AR250, AR650 and AR1250 AMRs in the latest FCC Robotics Devices Conditional Approvals release.

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MISUMI Americas launches $50M MISUMI Ventures fund

September 20, 2026 · MISUMI Americas launched MISUMI Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based fund that gives founders day-one access to a Fortune 500-caliber global manufacturing supply chain.

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IMTS 2026: Flexxbotics announces updated release of platform for manufacturing autonomy

September 18, 2026 · At IMTS 2026 in Chicago, Flexxbotics announced the latest release of the Flexxbotics Platform alongside a set of offerings to help manufacturers increase capacity and reduce downtime.

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IMTS 2026: PushCorp launches STC0440-BT40 spindle for heavy-duty foundry and casting automation

September 17, 2026 · PushCorp launched the STC0440-BT40 robotic servo spindle at IMTS 2026 in Chicago, providing rigid tool positioning for automated machining applications.

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IMTS 2026: Siemens launches Meet at the Machine initiative for next-level CNC productivity

September 17, 2026 · At IMTS 2026 in Chicago, Siemens launched its Meet at the Machine Initiative, bringing together machine builders, software and automation to create next-level CNC productivity.

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