Topic: Perception

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Voyant Photonics introduces Helium family of fully solid-state lidar sensors and modules

December 19, 2025 · Voyant Photonics introduced its Helium family of solid-state lidar sensors and modules, bringing scalable, cost-effective and high-resolution 4D point cloud data to the market.

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Aptiv, Vecna Robotics to develop next-generation autonomous mobile robots

December 18, 2025 · Aptiv and Vecna Robotics announced a partnership, combining Aptiv’s perception and machine learning portfolio and Vecna’s autonomous mobile robots.

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Luxonis launches OAK 4 computer vision camera system

December 17, 2025 · Edge hardware and cloud platform Luxonis launched its OAK 4 computer vision camera system alongside the Hub cloud platform for sensor fusion and high-compute performance.

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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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Mujin secures $233M in Series D funding round

December 3, 2025 · Mujin announced $233 million Series D funding round, and the automation technology company will use the funds to accelerate adoption of its MujinOS intelligent robotics platform.

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iREX 2025: Pudu Robotics to release new intelligent quadruped robot

November 27, 2025 · At iREX 2025 in Tokyo, Pudu Robotics will launch an intelligent quadruped robot and feature its full product lineup at the world’s largest robotics trade show.

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IROS 2025: RealMan Robotics unveils RealBOT embodied open platform

November 22, 2025 · At IROS 2025, RealMan Robotics debuted its RealBOT embodied open platform, demonstrating a teleoperation across 1,200 km in China.

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Aptiv, Robust.AI to co-develop AI-powered collaborative robots

November 10, 2025 · Aptiv and Robust.AI announced a collaboration to develop AI-powered collaborative robots (cobots) for future deployment across various industries.

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Recapping the 2025 A3 Humanoid Robot Forum and FOCUS: Intelligent Vision & Industrial AI Conference

November 3, 2025 · Robert Huschka, vice president of education strategies at the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), recapped the 2025 Humanoid Robot Forum and FOCUS conference.

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Vention announces AI, developer platform expansions at annual Demo Day

October 29, 2025 · Vention announced several new AI and developer platform expansions during its annual Demo Day event, including NVIDIA’s growing role of AI in agile manufacturing.

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Augmentus secures investment from Applied Ventures to accelerate AI-robotics for high-mix manufacturing

October 27, 2025 · Augmentus received a strategic investment from Applied Ventures, with the Singapore-based AI-robotics and adaptive automation company looking to expand its robotics stack.

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Webinar: From simulation to reality - Advancing robot vision with NVIDIA Isaac Sim and RealSense D555

October 14, 2025 · This interactive webinar will showcase how NVIDIA and RealSense are closing the gap between simulation and deployment, accelerating innovation across robotics, automation, and AI perception.

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IROS 2025: PAL Robotics to showcase the future of human-robot interactions

October 10, 2025 · PAL Robotics will showcase its social robots during the 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) in Hangzhou, China.

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DEEP Robotics unveils DR02 humanoid robot with all-weather capabilities

October 10, 2025 · DEEP Robotics has launched its second-generation humanoid robot, the DR02, featuring an IP66 protection rating that enables it to operate in all weather conditions.

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Viam showcases AI-powered robots in kitchen, sanding settings

September 26, 2025 · Viam demonstrated several AI-powered robotic technologies at an open house in its NYC lab, including an AI cooking assistant, a dual-armed wine-pouring robot and a sanding robot.

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ABB Robotics launches OmniCore EyeMotion vision system for ABB robots

September 23, 2025 · ABB Robotics launched OmniCore EyeMotion, an intelligent vision system for ABB robots that enables real-time advanced perception skills through any camera or sensor.

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ABB Robotics invests in vision AI company LandingAI

September 18, 2025 · ABB Robotics announced it invested in LandingAI, a vision AI organization, to further develop robot vision applications and move toward Autonomous Versatile Robotics.

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Sonair raises $6M to accelerate rollout of ADAR 3D ultrasonic sensor for robots

September 17, 2025 · Sonair raised $6M in funding to further develop its ADAR 3D ultrasonic sensor for robots, and will look to expand its deployments globally.

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General-purpose humanoid developer Figure AI exceeds $1 billion after Series C funding round

September 16, 2025 · Figure AI exceeded $1 billion in capital through its Series C financing round, with a post-money valuation of $39 billion for further development of its general-purpose humanoids.

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RealSense collaborates with NVIDIA to integrate Jetson Thor and simulation platforms on AI depth cameras

August 25, 2025 · RealSense and NVIDIA will integrate NVIDIA Jetson Thor and simulation platforms on RealSense AI depth cameras to power physical AI on humanoids, AMRs and other intelligent machines.

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