Robotics & Automation News
Covers robotics and automation industries worldwide, focusing on industrial sectors like logistics and manufacturing
Interview with Columbia Professor and Co-Founder of SceniX Yunzhu Li: ‘Simulation Is Central’
Robotics investment is booming, but manipulation remains unsolved. Columbia professor Yunzhu Li, co‑founder of SceniX, argues that while locomotion is nearing maturity, real‑world manipulation—understanding objects, materials, and contact—still limits commercial deployment. SceniX’s platform creates synthetic environments that generate large‑scale training data, evaluate policies, and predict failures, aiming to bridge the gap between lab demos and reliable field performance. Li expects semi‑structured domains such as warehouses and factories to adopt robots first, with home use likely a decade away.
Interview with Jun Wu of GMEX Robotics: ‘We Provide an Integrated Terminal + Brain Closed-Loop System’
GMEX Robotics, a Nasdaq‑listed AI‑enabled robot maker, unveiled its “Terminal + Brain” integrated hardware‑first platform, emphasizing a closed‑loop system that couples intelligent robots with a unified AI routing operating system. The company secured its first commercial deployment of the Bon Vivant 3.0 cooking‑robot, slated...
AWR Standardizes CNC Machine Tending with OnRobot Electric Grippers to Speed Changeovers
Automation Within Reach (AWR) has standardized its CNC lathe‑tending cells by replacing six pneumatic grippers with OnRobot’s 3FG25 electric gripper. The 3FG25 offers a 25 kg payload, programmable force and stroke, and built‑in position feedback, eliminating manual adjustments for each new...
Why Factory Automation Now Depends on Software-Savvy Workers
Factory automation is shifting from pure hardware to a software‑centric discipline, as robots become more connected and data‑driven. In 2024, the International Federation of Robotics reported more than half a million new industrial robots, pushing global robot density to 267...
Eternal.ag Scales Fully-Autonomous Harvesting Robots with First Customer Van Noord Growers
German agritech startup eternal.ag has deployed its fully‑autonomous Harvester robot at Dutch greenhouse grower Van Noord Growers, beginning a long‑term partnership. The company started operating a single robot in September 2025 and will expand to three units this summer after...
Kirisense Wins Funding to Develop Robotic Fingertips that Can Sense Touch and Slip
UK robotics startup Kirisense has secured funding from the Henry Royce Institute to develop a shear‑sensing fingertip prototype that can detect force, slip and shear in real time. The project, run with the University of Sheffield, begins in July 2026 and uses...
Why Robotics Can’t Advance without Physical AI
Robotics will advance not through faster chips but through richer training data that mirrors real‑world physics. Physical AI embeds weight, friction, inertia and material deformation directly into 3D assets, turning simulations from visual mock‑ups into physics‑accurate environments. By closing the...
Neolix Partners with QuikBot to Develop Autonomous Delivery Network
Neolix, a Level‑4 autonomous logistics vehicle maker, has teamed up with Singapore‑based QuikBot Technologies to create an end‑to‑end autonomous delivery solution that bridges public roads, building interiors and doorsteps. The partnership will power Neolix’s pilot in Singapore, aligning with the...
Interview with GFT Technologies’ Brandon Speweik: Moving AI From Detection to Action on the Factory Floor
GFT Technologies showcased an AI‑driven system that fuses machine vision, robotics, edge computing and cloud‑based root‑cause analysis to automatically remove or reposition defective parts on a live automotive assembly line. The solution moves AI beyond mere defect detection, enabling real‑time...
Interview with CreateMe CEO Campbell Myers: From Stitching to Bonding – Physical AI Could Transform the Way Clothes Are Made
CreateMe, led by CEO Campbell Myers, is redesigning garment manufacturing by swapping traditional stitching for adhesive‑based assembly powered by robotics and physical AI. The platform combines intelligent grippers, real‑time fabric state sensing, and thermoreversible adhesives to handle the unpredictable behavior...
Appetronix Acquires Cibotica to Expand Robotic Foodservice Automation Beyond Pizza
Appetronix announced the acquisition of food‑robotics specialist Cibotica, adding automated ingredient dispensing and portioning technology to its portfolio. The deal, whose financial terms were undisclosed, enables Appetronix to move beyond its pizza‑focused robots and target salads, bowls, and other cuisines....
Genesis AI Launches Simulation Platform to Accelerate Robotics Development
Genesis AI unveiled Genesis World 1.0, a photorealistic robotics simulation platform that compresses development cycles from days to minutes. The system can finish a week‑long hardware evaluation in roughly 30 minutes by leveraging GPU clusters. Genesis reports an 89% correlation between...
Robotics Firm Eternal and Seed Breeder Rijk Zwaan Partner to Optimize Tomato Varieties for Greenhouse Automation
Eternal.ag and seed breeder Rijk Zwaan have launched a joint program to identify tomato varieties that are optimized for robotic handling in high‑tech greenhouses. The partnership blends Rijk Zwaan’s global breeding expertise with Eternal’s AI‑driven Harvester robot, which will be demonstrated at...
Why Precision Swiss Machining Is Critical to the Future of Robotics and Automation
Precision‑engineered components are becoming the linchpin of modern robotics and factory automation as systems demand tighter tolerances and higher reliability. Swiss‑type CNC machining offers the dimensional accuracy, surface finish, and repeatability needed for miniature shafts, sensor housings, and connector pins...
Sensory Robotics Says ‘the End of Robotic Cages Starts Now’
Sensory Robotics announced that its SR‑1 safety system has earned UL 1740 certification, clearing the regulatory hurdle for fenceless robot‑cobot deployment. The UL‑certified solution adds 3D vision and real‑time control to existing industrial arms, allowing them to work alongside humans...