Topic: Mobile Manipulation

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Brightpick, Trew partner to expand robotic fulfillment portfolio

June 29, 2026 · Brightpick and Trew announced a partnership that harnesses the power of both companies’ backgrounds to expand the robotic fulfillment portfolio.

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Daimon Robotics, Galbot launch RobOmni to see how tactile sensing improves robot manipulation

June 8, 2026 · At ICRA 2026, Daimon Robotics and Galbot launched RobOmni, an omni-modal evaluation benchmark including tactile sensing for physical interaction.

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Locus Robotics acquires Nexera Robotics

May 19, 2026 · Locus Robotics acquired Nexera Robotics, integrating Nexera’s NeuraGrasp grasping technology into Locus’ physical AI platforms to expand mobile manipulation.

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Hello Robot unveils Stretch 4 robot that can actively assist people at home and on the job

May 12, 2026 · Hello Robot announced the launch of Stretch 4, an open-source robotics platform for researchers, developers and engineers to harness physical AI in general-purpose robots.

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Genesis AI unveils GENE-26.5 robotic brain that enables human-level physical manipulation

May 6, 2026 · Genesis AI introduced GENE-26.5, a robotic brain that gives robots human-level physical manipulation abilities, and a system to unlock and train data for the platform.

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HANNOVER MESSE 2026: RealSense demonstrates comprehensive GMSL depth camera portfolio

April 24, 2026 · At HANNOVER MESSE 2026, RealSense demonstrated its expanded GMSL depth camera portfolio, showcasing real-time perception and control at industrial scale.

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MODEX 2026: Ouster launches Stereolabs ZED X Nano

April 17, 2026 · At MODEX 2026, Ouster launched the Stereolabs ZED X Nano, a wrist-mount stereo vision camera, built for robotic manipulation and physical AI tasks.

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MODEX 2026: FANUC America showcases robotics and AMRs for warehousing and logistics

April 10, 2026 · At MODEX 2026 in Atlanta, FANUC America is showcasing its robotics and AMR portfolio for warehousing and logistics operations.

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MODEX 2026 Q&A: Robotics leaders on supply chain, automation & innovation

April 2, 2026 · Preview MODEX 2026 with Amir Sharif of 3 Laws, Mok Yun of Contoro Robotics, Nikhil Ramaswamy of CynLr, John Santagate of EMP Advisors, Kait Peterson of Locus Robotics, Erik Nieves of Plus One Robotics and Owen Nicholson of Slamcore.

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LogiMAT 2026: Brightpick launches Gridpicker, a high-throughput, grid-based fulfillment system

March 25, 2026 · Brightpick announced Gridpicker, a high-throughput, grid-based fulfillment system with AI-powered mobile manipulators, with its initial release at LogiMAT 2026.

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NVIDIA GTC 2026: NVIDIA, global robotics leaders look to take physical AI to the real world

March 19, 2026 · At NVIDIA GTC 2026, NVIDIA announced several platform updates and partnerships with robot developers to implement physical AI in the real world.

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Dexterity launches Foresight world model and 4D packing agent

March 10, 2026 · Dexterity unveiled Foresight, a new world model and 4D packing agent, to help solve some physically demanding tasks such as truck loading.

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Motiv Space Systems, PickNik Robotics collaborate on software for NASA’s Fly Foundational Robotics (FFR) mission

February 11, 2026 · Motiv Space Systems and PickNik Robotics are supporting the software development for NASA’s FFR mission, providing robotic motion planning and arm control.

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Robotiq launches TSF-85 tactile sensor fingertips for 2F-85 Adaptive Gripper

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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Humanoid deploys NVIDIA technologies to power advanced humanoid robots

January 7, 2026 · Humanoid announced it has integrated multiple NVIDIA technologies into its stack to accelerate humanoid robot development and deployment.

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RealMan Robotics unveils high-power-density joint modules for high-performance robotics

December 29, 2025 · RealMan Robotics unveiled three new joint modules for a variety of robotics applications, with the WHJ03, WHJ120 and WHJ48V high-power-density components.

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Ghost Robotics unveils new Manipulator Arm for Vision 60 Q-UGV

December 15, 2025 · Ghost Robotics announced it added a new Manipulator Arm for its Vision 60 Q-UGC all-weather quadruped robot, incorporating extended movement at the top of the robot.

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How Bosch Rexroth conveyors, Kassow Robots’ cobots keep fulfillment moving

December 9, 2025 · Through the combination of Bosch Rexroth’s conveyors and Kassow Robots’ collaborative robots (cobots), order fulfillment processes move efficiently through the warehouse.

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RealSense, AVerMedia partner to accelerate physical AI adoption

December 4, 2025 · RealSense and AVerMedia Technologies partnered to grow physical AI adoption, releasing the AVerMedia SenseEdge Development Kit to accelerate use in various platforms.

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Flexiv unveils compact AMR built to expand the operating space of its adaptive robots

December 2, 2025 · Flexiv released an AMR platform, the Flexiv Mobile Robot, that expands the operating space of its adaptive robots and reduces workspace limitations.

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