Topic: RobCo

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February 2026 Robotics Recap

February 25, 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 February 2026.

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RobCo raises $100M to scale autonomous industrial robotics platform

February 2, 2026 · RobCo secured $100 million in funding, which will be used to scale its autonomous industrial robotics platform and expand physical-AI driven technologies.

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RobCo Automation Readiness Index finds U.S. factories rush to automate amid reshoring, labor crunch

December 9, 2025 · The Automation Readiness Index from RobCo found that, as a result of reshoring efforts and labor concerns, U.S. factories are overhauling their robotics and automation plans.

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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.

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Industrial automation company RobCo enters U.S. market with new HQ in San Francisco

September 13, 2025 · Backed by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed, RobCo enters the U.S. market with the acquisition of Rapid Robotics, big-name customers and operations already spanning 14 states.

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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

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