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Sharpa, a unicorn AI robotics firm, announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to close the simulation gap for training dexterous robots. The joint effort produced Tacmap, a high‑fidelity yet fast simulation framework that uses a shared geometric representation and will be open‑sourced. Using this platform, Sharpa’s 22‑DOF Wave hand, paired with its Vision Tactile Language Model CraftNet, achieved a 54% higher success rate on tasks such as assembling model cars after pre‑training on 20,000+ hours of human video. Sharpa will showcase the technology at NVIDIA’s GTC 2026 and has joined the NVIDIA Inception program.
Vehicle Tech Week Europe, organized by UKi Media & Events, has secured strategic partnerships with PAVE Europe, ASAM and FISITA. The three‑day Stuttgart showcase, running June 23‑25, 2026, will combine the Automotive Testing Expo, Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo and Automotive...
A University of Texas‑Arlington analysis predicts that a major shift to autonomous vehicles in U.S. cities would lift vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by about 6%, even when users switch from privately owned cars to shared robotaxis. The study warns that...
DRONERESPONDERS signed a national operations agreement with the National Real‑Time Crime Center Association to fast‑track Drone‑as‑First‑Responder (DFR) programs across U.S. emergency agencies. The Defense Contract Management Agency took over the Blue UAS Cleared List from the Defense Innovation Unit, aiming...
Frameless motors are reshaping collaborative robots by eliminating bulky housings and integrating directly into joints, delivering lighter, more compact cobots. Their direct‑drive architecture provides superior torque‑to‑weight ratios and enhanced thermal management, which translates into higher precision and longer service life....
At NestGen in Jaipur, drone innovators from across the globe gathered to showcase advances in automation, AI‑driven operations and UTM platforms, while acknowledging a shared anxiety over the pending FAA Part 108 rule for BVLOS flights. Attendees described the industry as...
Robbyant, an Alibaba‑affiliated embodied AI firm, has open‑sourced LingBot‑VLA, a vision‑language‑action model positioned as a universal brain for robots. The model, pre‑trained on over 20,000 hours of real‑world data, demonstrated superior task success on the GM‑100 benchmark and the RoboTwin 2.0...
HighRes and Opentrons have formed a strategic partnership to co‑develop the industry’s first AI agent‑to‑agent laboratory automation workflow. The solution links Opentrons’ Flex robotic platforms and OpentronsAI with HighRes’ Cellario orchestration software, allowing natural‑language inputs to generate and execute qPCR...
Subaru and Infineon announced a joint development of an ADAS‑focused ECU built around Infineon’s AURIX TC4x microcontroller. The partnership targets a redesign of Subaru’s EyeSight system, adding six 500 MHz TriCore cores, ASIL‑D safety compliance, and hardware accelerators for radar and...
Pony.ai has expanded its robotaxi service by integrating it into Tencent’s Mobility Service on WeChat. The rollout allows users in selected Guangzhou districts to request fully driverless rides directly through the popular app. The move builds on a broader Tencent...
Uber and autonomous‑driving firm Motional have launched a commercial robotaxi service in Las Vegas, deploying all‑electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 vehicles that can be summoned through the Uber app at no additional charge. The service is initially available at several designated zones...
Automotive supplier Marelli’s Zone Control Unit (ZCU) earned the Engineering Product of the Year award at the 2026 Digital Engineering Awards in Boston. Built on the EliteZone platform, the ZCU consolidates multiple ECUs into a single cross‑domain unit, offering gigabit...
ZF Friedrichshafen and SiliconAuto captured the Embedded Award 2026 in the SoC/IP/IC Design category for their jointly engineered I/O interface chip paired with SiliconAuto’s XMotiv M3 microcontroller. The solution demonstrated live at Embedded World 2026, showcasing the first real‑time sensor acquisition...
Cyngn (NASDAQ:CYN) says its Q1 2026 sales will surpass the entire 2025 fiscal year, driven by accelerating deployments of its DriveMod Tugger platform. The company tripled DriveMod orders in 2025 and saw autonomous operating time rise 113% in the second half...
A Pentagon official said the military is experimenting with generative AI chatbots to rank and recommend strike targets, with human operators retaining final authority. The approach would layer large‑language models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, xAI’s Grok, or Anthropic’s Claude onto...
Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) unveiled the RoGeTA robot task AI, a system that learns everyday activities from human demonstrations and executes them through a hierarchical task‑execution framework. The platform combines task‑extraction, virtualized training environments, and step‑by‑step reasoning,...
HDT Robotics has field‑tested its Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle in a series of military training exercises, showcasing the platform’s ability to perform logistics transport, communications relay, casualty evacuation, and mobile power generation. The deployment involved several vehicles equipped with...
Chef Robotics unveiled robot‑to‑robot (R2R) communication, allowing its Chef robots to exchange real‑time tray position data over built‑in wireless radios. The technology synchronizes multiple robots on a shared conveyor, letting downstream units know exactly when and where to deposit ingredients....
Vehicle software updates are shifting from a single release mindset to staged rollouts that serve as safety evidence. Emerging regulations such as UN Regulation 156 and ISO 24089 require a software update management system, and a progressive rollout with measurable health gates...
Video footage released on March 12 showed two crude oil tankers, the U.S.-owned Safesea Vishnu and the Greek‑owned Zefyros, ablaze after being struck by Iranian suicide surface drones during an STS transfer south of Al Basrah. The coordinated attacks killed...
Swiss firm Roze Mobility has introduced the SH-917, an autonomous unmanned helicopter designed for both civilian and military missions. The platform delivers up to eight hours of endurance and can lift 250 kg, thanks to a carbon‑fiber airframe and a turbocharged...
Able Innovations, a Canadian medical robotics firm, has partnered with Lahey Hospital & Medical Center to launch its ALTA robotic patient‑handling platform in the United States, marking the first U.S. deployment. The system automates lateral patient transfers, allowing a single...
UAV Navigation‑Grupo Oesía is joining the EU‑funded TICHE project to enable safe cross‑domain operation of UAV and UGV swarms for hidden‑threat detection. The consortium will integrate advanced sensors, AI‑driven data fusion and the company’s guidance, navigation and control (GNC) expertise...
Defense Innovation Unit and the U.S. Navy have awarded Anduril a contract to prototype the Dive-XL autonomous submarine under the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform (CAMP) program. Anduril must conduct a long‑range, operationally representative demonstration within four months, using a vehicle...
Researchers at the Robotics and AI Institute unveiled the Ultra Mobility Vehicle (UMV), a bicycle‑based robot that can drive at 8 m/s, hop over 1‑meter obstacles, and perform flips using only five actuated degrees of freedom. The platform uses a heavy...
UL Solutions granted its first UL 3300 safety certification to Simbe’s Tally autonomous shelf‑scanning robot. The certification, covering fire, electric‑shock and autonomous mobility hazards, confirms Tally can operate safely in busy public retail aisles. Simbe becomes the inaugural company to receive...
Ivy Mahncke, an Olin College robotics undergraduate, spent her MIT Lincoln Laboratory summer internship developing a collaborative navigation algorithm for divers and underwater vehicles. The algorithm addresses the lack of GPS by fusing acoustic and sensor data, and was field‑tested...
Exotec is deploying its Skypod robotic system at Komar Distribution Services' 760,000‑square‑foot Savannah fulfillment centre. The modular solution promises up to 50% higher throughput and 30% greater storage density while handling both case and single‑item picking. Full automation is slated...
Fortescue has rolled out its Collision Avoidance System (CAS) as the first publicly showcased component of the HaulX technology suite. The system, already active on more than 400 Pilbara assets, automatically brakes heavy equipment when a light vehicle breaches a...
Serve Robotics and White Castle have teamed up to ship the chain’s sliders and other menu items using autonomous sidewalk robots through Uber Eats. The rollout adds Serve’s third‑generation delivery bots to the existing Uber Eats network, which already operates in major...
At CES 2026 the spotlight shifted from prototype showcases to production‑ready connected vehicles, underscoring the convergence of robotics, AI and automotive electronics. Qualcomm announced a partnership with Chinese startup Leapmotor to equip the D19 with a dual Snapdragon Elite platform, marking the...
Aerowash has been awarded a multi‑year leasing contract by International Airlines Group to provide aircraft‑washing robots for British Airways at London Heathrow. The deal follows a competitive tender and will see several automated washers deployed across BA’s Heathrow operations. CEO...
Embention has integrated its Veronte Autopilot 1x with Gotonomi SATCOM terminals, creating a plug‑and‑play BVLOS solution that leverages Viasat’s L‑Band satellite network. The new hardware version 4.12 adds a native Ethernet port, removing RS485‑to‑Ethernet converters and reducing UAV weight. VeronteLink...
Gremsy and Sierra BASE demonstrated an integrated UAV solution for bridge inspection in South Korea, pairing Gremsy's Pixy LR gimbal with a Sony LR1 camera on Sierra BASE's SIRIUS UAV. The system delivers stable, high‑resolution imagery in windy, GPS‑challenged environments,...
Honeywell Aerospace secured a U.S. Air Force prototype contract to design a propulsion system for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) using its new SkyShot 1600 engine. The SkyShot 1600 can operate as a turbojet or turbofan, delivering 800‑2,800 pounds of...
Autonomous warfare is moving from theory to practice, with Ukraine deploying millions of drones and AI‑assisted systems that operate even when communications are jammed. The conflict has demonstrated that autonomous formations can execute coordinated attacks without human pilots, compressing the...
Nuro, the Silicon Valley startup known for low‑speed delivery bots, is testing its autonomous‑driving software on Tokyo’s public roads using Toyota Prius vehicles with human safety operators. The trial marks Nuro’s first overseas deployment and reflects its recent pivot from...
Figure AI unveiled a new demo where its humanoid robot, powered by the Helix 02 AI system, tidied a cluttered living room. The robot integrated walking, tool use, and object handling without task‑specific programming, relying on a single neural model. Helix 02...
SYOS Aerospace announced its SA200 heavy‑lift uncrewed helicopter has successfully completed fully autonomous take‑off and landing trials from moving platforms, clearing it for serial production. The aircraft can lift up to 200 kg, fly 180 km (extendable to 300 km) and uses the...
The FAA intensified drone enforcement in 2025, issuing fines and suspending or revoking licenses for unsafe and unauthorized flights near sporting events, emergency response operations, and restricted airspace. Penalties ranged from $1,771 to $36,770 across 18 violations, with the agency...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a series of DOT regulatory moves aimed at creating a consistent national framework for autonomous vehicles, with a focus on safety and innovation. The agency approved updates to safety standards that strip away unnecessary requirements,...
Torc Robotics has joined Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s Dock to Door Coalition under a one‑year Go Virginia Region 2 grant to shape training for autonomous Class 8 truck technicians and inspectors. The initiative will map workforce needs, identify curriculum gaps, and develop...
Latvian Brasa Defence Systems showcased its UNHUMAN unmanned ground vehicle at Finland’s Griffin Tech Days 2026, operating in Arctic temperatures as low as –27 °C. The 110‑kg robot can transport up to 200 kg of supplies, equipment or casualties and run for...
Grubhub announced a three‑month pilot with Dexa to deliver food via drones from Wonder’s Green Brook location in New Jersey, marking the state’s first FAA‑certified commercial drone food delivery. Eligible customers within a 2.5‑mile radius can order through the Grubhub...
A Houston driver sued Tesla after her Cybertruck, operating with Autopilot engaged, missed a curve on an overpass and collided with a concrete barrier, sustaining severe neck, back and shoulder injuries. The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million, accusing Tesla of...
The Department of Homeland Security will retrofit 148 uncrewed camera towers along the U.S. border with AI‑enabled sensors this year and add 50 next‑generation towers. GDIT’s Relocatable Autonomous Surveillance Tower brings longer‑range optics, radar, LIDAR and solar power, allowing edge...
Ferreyros continues its strategic alliance with Minera Chinalco Peru, supporting the digitalisation of mining through the Integrated Operations Management (GIO) Center in Lima that remotely controls the Toromocho copper mine. The partnership introduced Caterpillar’s autonomous MD6640 electric drills and the...
Portland‑based Canopii has built a fully autonomous robotic greenhouse that can grow up to 40,000 pounds of herbs and specialty greens per year using only a single water spigot and standard household electricity. The company raised about $3.6 million, largely from...
HOJ Innovations, a Utah‑based warehouse inventory software veteran with over 60 years of experience, announced the launch of an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) division in late October 2025. The new hardware arm integrates directly with its WarehouseOS platform, leveraging a...
Faraday Future delivered its Master robot and a pilot Aegis robot to Texas‑based NS Federation, marking the company’s second EAI robotics delivery after a home‑sharing operator. The rollout introduces two new application scenarios—Robot & Vehicle + Education and Robot & Vehicle + Performance—targeting schools,...
