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Automate 2026: Q&A with A3 President Jeff Burnstein

May 18, 2026 · Preview Automate 2026, North America’s largest robotics and automation event, with Jeff Burnstein, President of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).

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Robots for America launches national coalition to advance U.S. robotics deployment policy

May 11, 2026 · Robots for America launched at the AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C., uniting leaders across robotics, manufacturing and policy to accelerate automation adoption in the U.S.

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National Commission on Robotics Act bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress

February 3, 2026 · The National Commission on Robotics Act, proposed by Representatives Jay Obernolte, Jennifer McClellan and Bob Latta, was introduced in Congress.

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Trump administration eyes national robotics strategy in effort to compete with China

December 3, 2025 · According to a Politico report, the Trump administration is focusing its efforts on robotics, including a potential national robotics strategy, following its attention on AI in 2025.

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U.S. Representatives relaunch bipartisan Congressional Robotics Caucus

June 2, 2025 · Four U.S. Representatives relaunched the bipartisan Congressional Robotics Caucus, which looks to bring Congress together to identify and discuss issues in the robotics and automation industries.

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Terradepth awarded five-year global offshore energy contract

May 31, 2025 · Terradepth was awarded a five-year data collection and management contract with a global offshore energy company. The first project will be for an LNG terminal in the APAC region.

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Automate 2025: Taiwan Excellence to showcase 15 brands

April 28, 2025 · Taiwan Excellence will host a product launch featuring cobots, AI, motion control, and robot safety skin May 12, and showcase 15 brands at Automate 2025 in Detroit.

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Remedy Scientific to automate soil decontamination

April 16, 2025 · Environmental remediation automation startup Remedy Scientific is introducing technology to automate soil decontamination, cleaning up land for redevelopment.

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A3 presents national robotics strategy to U.S. Congress

March 31, 2025 · The Association for Advancing Automation shared its national robotics strategy with the U.S. Congress, prioritizing a federal robotics office to strengthen competitiveness.

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Cofactr raises $17M Series A for component sourcing platform

January 1, 2025 · Bain Capital led Series A funding for Cofactr’s component sourcing platform. Customers include e-commerce robotics, autonomous vehicles, and wearables hardware manufacturers.

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GAIN Summit 2024 to explore generative AI, ethical governance

September 5, 2024 · The Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority will host its third Global Artificial Intelligence Summit Sept. 10-12. Speakers include Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm.

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Knightscope awarded authority to operate by U.S. federal government

January 4, 2024 · Knightscope received authority from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs to operate on the FedRAMP Marketplace as an approved provider for federal agencies.

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Carnegie Mellon University Awards Build Back Better Recipients in Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing

October 10, 2023 · The Carnegie Mellon Build Back Better award recipients plan to use the subgrants to advance the robotics and manufacturing industries in Southern Pennsylvania.

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Advanced Navigation Opens High-Tech Robotics Manufacturing Facility

September 28, 2023 · Advanced Navigation has opened a facility in New South Wales, Australia, to commercialize technologies and develop the country's high-tech workforce.

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Boston Dynamics AI Institute Launches Ethics Research Initiative for Robots, AI

September 26, 2023 · The AI Institute, founded by Hyundai and Boston Dynamics, has launched a research team to explore societal questions around robotics and artificial intelligence.

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Massachusetts Manufacturing Mash-Up Hosts Grant Winners, Innovators, and Students

September 24, 2023 · The Massachusetts Manufacturing Mash-Up displayed robotics and 3D printing innovations, announced grant awards, and offered workforce development networking.

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ASTM International Receives ARM Institute Funding to Develop Robotics Technology Roadmap

September 6, 2023 · ASTM International is working with the ARM Institute to analyze robotics for making aerospace components and to guide future development.

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Seoul Metropolitan Government to Invest $160M in Assistive Systems, Robot Cluster

July 31, 2023 · The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced plans to support startups, promote healthcare and service robotics to the public, and build a robotics cluster.

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Pittsburgh’s Robotics Factory to Be Located at Tech Forge in Lawerenceville

July 17, 2023 · The Robotics Factory, a startup incubator in Pittsburgh, has announced that it will be located among robotics organizations in all stages of growth working across various industries.

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Gecko Robotics Announces $5M U.S. Navy Contract Expansion to Speed Maintenance Cycles

July 14, 2023 · Gecko Robotics said its robots and AI-powered software will accelerate inspection, maintenance, and repairs of U.S. Navy surface vessels, improving defense readiness.

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