Topic: Soft Robotics

News

New York Robotics launches amid surge of robotics investment, demand and talent

January 29, 2026 · New York Robotics formally launched as the Tri-State area, and its over 100 robotics startups position the region alongside other robotics hubs.

News

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.

News

MassRobotics opens applications for 4th annual Form and Function Robotics Challenge

January 17, 2026 · MassRobotics opened applications for its 4th annual Form and Function Robotics challenge, where university student teams compete for a $10,000 grand prize.

News

Multiply Labs uses NVIDIA platforms to scale robotics in advanced biomanufacturing

January 16, 2026 · By integrating NVIDIA’s digital twins, foundation models and perception AI, Multiply Labs is scaling robotic biomanufacturing systems for next-gen cell and gene therapies.

News

Robotics 24/7 launches Executive Advisory Board featuring industry leaders to drive robotics innovation

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.

News

MMI receives FDA clearance, completes first U.S. clinical use of robotic microsurgical dissection instruments

December 29, 2025 · Medical Microinstruments (MMI) treated its first U.S. patient with its NanoWrist Dissection instruments, representing an early clinical adoption milestone for its surgical systems.

News

AUTEC sushi robotics deployment at Belly Fish grows orders throughput

December 26, 2025 · South Florida restaurant brand Belly Fish deployed AUTEC’s ASM895A Maki Maker sushi robot and increased order throughput by nearly 30%.

News

VIDEO: Walt Disney Imagineering debuts Olaf the snowman robot from ‘Frozen’ series

November 25, 2025 · Walt Disney Imagineering released details of a new Olaf the snowman robot from the ‘Frozen’ film franchise. The robot will soon debut at Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland.

News

SS Innovations announces first telesurgery performed with SSi Mantra Tele Surgeon Console

November 7, 2025 · SS Innovations announced that Dr. Sudhir Srivastava completed the first telesurgery performed on the company’s new SSi Mantra Tele Surgeon console.

News

VIDEO: 1X announces NEO consumer-ready humanoid robot pre-order details, with $200 deposit

November 5, 2025 · 1X announced that it is accepting deposits for Neo, the company’s consumer-ready humanoid robot, with a $20,000 price tag and expected delivery for U.S. orders in 2026.

News

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.

News

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.

News

Horizon Surgical Systems performs world’s first robotic-assisted cataract surgery

October 11, 2025 · Horizon Surgical Systems announced the completion of the world’s first robotic-assisted cataract surgery with its Polaris micro-robotic and AI-supported platform.

News

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.

News

SS Innovations completes first robotic telesurgery performed from MantraM mobile robotic bus

October 3, 2025 · SS Innovations International performed its first telesurgery in its MantraM mobile robotic telesurgery unit, which connected to the company’s SSi Mantra surgical robotic system.

News

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.

News

Mendaera announces first procedures with Focalist handheld robotic system

September 11, 2025 · Meandaera announced the first procedures with its Focalist handheld robotic system were performed at the World Conference on Endourology and Uro-Technology.

News

Report: Pharmaceutical robots market expected to reach $490.1 million by 2034

August 11, 2025 · Global Market Insights reports that the pharmaceutical robots market will grow to nearly $500 million by 2034, driven by increased demand for automated pharmaceutical manufacturing.

News

SS Innovations completes intercontinental robotic cardiac telesurgery

August 9, 2025 · SS Innovations announced that it remotely conducted a robotic cardiac telesurgery from IRCAD in Strasbourg, France, on a patient in an operating room at SAIMS in Indore, India

Sponsored Content

How Palladyne AI’s closed-loop AI platform, Palladyne IQ, empowers automation

July 22, 2025 · Sterling Gerdes, VP of Product Management at Palladyne AI, discussed its closed-loop AI platform Palladyne IQ and how it helps organizations solve automation problems in this podcast.

Email Sign Up

Get news, papers, media and research delivered. Sign up for our free newsletters.

Stay up-to-date with news and resources you need to do your job. Research industry trends, compare companies and get weekly market intelligence with Robotics 24/7.

Robotics 24/7 newsletter

Editors' Picks

The future of CFD is connected, automated, and AI-enabled
The future of CFD is connected, automated, and AI-enabled

From geometry preparation to AI-assisted analysis, integrated CFD workflows…

Festo gets a grip on AI-based picking
Festo gets a grip on AI-based picking

Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry

How Beckhoff Automation’s EtherCAT and controllers power Dexterity’s Mech ‘superhumanoid’ robot
How Beckhoff Automation’s EtherCAT and controllers power Dexterity’s Mech ‘superhumanoid’ robot

Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation

Automate 2026: Forklifts, physical AI, vision systems and more from day three in Chicago
Automate 2026: Forklifts, physical AI, vision systems and more from day three in Chicago

North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down