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News•Feb 1, 2026
Microsoft Research Unveils Rho-Alpha Robotics Model Combining Vision, Language, and Touch
Microsoft Research introduced Rho‑alpha, a vision‑language‑action‑plus (VLA+) robotics model that adds tactile sensing to interpret natural‑language commands for complex bimanual tasks. Built on the Phi series, the model relies heavily on synthetic data generated through Nvidia's Isaac Sim and reinforcement‑learning pipelines. Rho‑alpha is offered via a Research Early Access Program, allowing developers to test and improve the system through real‑world feedback. The initiative aims to bridge the data gap that has limited foundation models in dynamic, less‑structured environments.
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News•Feb 1, 2026
MassRobotics Reveals 11 Startups to Take Part in 5th Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program
MassRobotics, together with Festo, Novanta and Mitsubishi Electric Automation, announced the 11 startups selected for the fifth Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst cohort. The five‑month program, running January‑May 2026, pairs founders with senior experts, a medical advisory board, and a Boston‑based...
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Deals•Feb 1, 2026
Tennant Acquires Clean Machine Falkenberg AB and Repax AB to Accelerate Growth in Sweden
Tennant Company, a maker of industrial floor‑cleaning robots, has acquired Swedish distributors Clean Machine Falkenberg AB and Repax AB to expand its European footprint. The acquisition closed on February 1, 2026, with the distributors' leadership staying in place to drive...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
Serve Robotics to Acquire Diligent Robotics, Expanding Autonomy Platform Into Hospitals
Serve Robotics announced a $29 million stock acquisition of Diligent Robotics, bringing the Moxi autonomous hospital robot into its portfolio. The deal marks Serve’s first move from outdoor sidewalk delivery into indoor, human‑centric environments like hospitals. Moxi has completed over 1.25 million...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
Sharpa Showcases Autonomous Fine-Manipulation Robot and New AI Model at CES 2026
Sharpa unveiled its full‑body robot North at CES 2026, where it played autonomous ping‑pong matches and completed long‑horizon tasks such as 30‑step windmill assembly and card dealing. The demonstrations, running eight hours a day for four days, highlighted the company’s progress...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
Covvi Releases Two Lighter, Shorter Variants of Advanced Bionic Hand
Covvi announced two new wrist configurations for its advanced prosthetic, the Straight Wrist and the Friction Wrist, both lighter and shorter than the original Flex Wrist. The Flex Wrist still offers 27 degrees of lockable flexion, while the Straight Wrist...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
NEOintralogistics Secures €3 Million to ‘Democratize Warehouse Automation’ Through RaaS
German robotics‑as‑a‑service startup NEOintralogistics closed a €3 million seed round, led by Amadeus APEX Technology Fund with participation from Cetus Holding. The company’s pay‑per‑pick RaaS platform promises to cut warehouse labor costs by up to 70% and remove the need for...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
Omron Launches New High-Payload Collaborative Robots and Software Upgrade
Omron Robotics has broadened its TM S collaborative‑robot line with three new models—TM30S, TM20S and TM6S—each delivering higher payloads and longer reach. The hardware upgrades include IP65 protection and, for the larger units, an integrated joint‑6 force‑torque wrist sensor. Alongside the...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
T2 and PlusAI Partner to Accelerate Rollout of Level 4 Autonomous Trucks in Japan
PlusAI and Tokyo‑based T2 have formed a strategic partnership to deploy Level 4 autonomous trucks across Japan. The collaboration merges T2’s deep knowledge of Japanese logistics and technology design with PlusAI’s proven commercial experience with major truck manufacturers in the US...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
The View From Universal Robots: Four Physical AI Predictions for 2026 and Beyond
Universal Robots VP Anders Billesø Beck outlines four physical AI trends reshaping robotics through 2026. He predicts a shift from reactive control to predictive mathematics, enabling robots to anticipate impacts of motion. Imitation learning will turn isolated cobots into cooperative,...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
Electric Air Taxis: Paris’ Future in the Skies and What It Means for Luxury Travel
Electric air taxi pilots missed their high‑profile Paris 2024 Olympic debut due to certification, technical and environmental setbacks. Vertiport infrastructure is already in place and test flights continue, positioning a commercial launch for around 2026. The technology promises to add...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
Deepgram Raises $130 Million Series C at $1.3 Billion Valuation
Deepgram announced a $130 million Series C round that lifts its valuation to $1.3 billion, led by AVP and joined by strategic backers such as Twilio, ServiceNow Ventures, SAP and Citi Ventures. The capital will accelerate the expansion of its real‑time voice AI...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
Konnex Raises $15 Million to Develop Autonomous Robotics Platform
Konnex, a software infrastructure startup for autonomous robots, secured $15 million from a consortium of venture investors including Cogitent Ventures and Liquid Capital. The funding will accelerate the expansion of its platform that treats robotic labor like app‑based services—contracted, verified, and...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
Wing Launches Drone Delivery for Walmart in Greater Houston in Biggest Expansion Yet
Wing has launched its drone delivery service for Walmart customers across Greater Houston, marking the company’s most ambitious expansion to date. The service promises deliveries of everyday essentials, groceries, and OTC medicines in as little as 30 minutes using lightweight...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
4XRobots Expands Into US Market with Focus on Greenhouse Automation
Danish robotics firm 4XRobots announced a U.S. expansion aimed at automating commercial greenhouse operations across North America. The company appointed Nick Chambers as head of global market development and joined the Association for Advancing Automation to forge partnerships with local...
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Deals•Jan 31, 2026
NEOintralogistics Raises €3M Seed Round to Democratize Warehouse Automation
German robotics-as-a-service provider NEOintralogistics announced the close of a €3 million seed funding round, led by the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund with participation from Cetus Holding. The capital will be used to scale commercial deployments, expand R&D, and grow the team,...
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Deals•Jan 31, 2026
Serve Robotics to Acquire Diligent Robotics in $29M Stock Deal
Serve Robotics announced it will acquire healthcare‑robotics company Diligent Robotics for $29 million in Serve common stock, with a potential $5.3 million earn‑out. The deal expands Serve’s autonomy platform into hospitals, adding Diligent’s Moxi robot to its portfolio. The transaction is expected...
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Deals•Jan 31, 2026
Konnex Raises $15 Million to Develop Autonomous Robotics Platform
Konnex, a startup building software infrastructure for autonomous robots, announced a $15 million funding round backed by venture investors Cogitent Ventures, Liquid Capital, Leland Ventures, Covey, M77 Ventures and Block Maven. The capital will be used to expand its platform, integrate...
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Deals•Jan 31, 2026
Mitsui Invests in PlusAI to Support Strategic Partnership with T2
Japanese conglomerate Mitsui has made a strategic investment in autonomous trucking startup PlusAI, backing its partnership with Tokyo‑based T2 to accelerate Level 4 truck deployment in Japan. The investment, announced on Jan 31 2026, underscores Mitsui’s commitment to next‑generation mobility, though the deal...
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News•Jan 30, 2026
Global Humanoid Robot Installations Reach 16,000 Units as Commercial Deployments Accelerate
Global humanoid‑robot installations reached an estimated 16,000 units in 2025, marking a shift from prototype pilots to early commercial rollouts. China drove more than 80% of these deployments, with AgiBot, Unitree, UBTech, Leju and Tesla comprising roughly 73% of the...
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News•Jan 30, 2026
Dürr Installs Its Paint Shop of the Future for First Saudi Automotive Company
Dürr is installing its Paint Shop of the Future at CEER, Saudi Arabia’s first home‑grown electric‑vehicle brand. The modular system uses flexible EcoProBooth boxes, AGVs and next‑generation ovens that cut energy use and CO₂ emissions. Integrated DXQ digital solutions provide real‑time monitoring, predictive analytics...
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News•Jan 30, 2026
Robotics Startup Botsync Secures Additional Series A Funding From SGInnovate
Botsync, a Singapore‑based autonomous mobile robot (AMR) specialist, secured additional Series A funding from SGInnovate, bolstering its R&D and deployment capabilities. The startup reported 240% growth in production trips—over one million live trips in 2025—and a 230% revenue surge driven by...
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News•Jan 30, 2026
New US Robot Safety Rules Focus on How Robots Are Actually Used on the Factory Floor
The Association for Advancing Automation released Part 3 of the ANSI/A3 R15.06‑2025 robot safety standard, completing a three‑part framework for U.S. industrial robots. Unlike Parts 1 and 2, which mirror ISO 10218 hardware and application requirements, Part 3 concentrates on safe operation of robot cells, guiding...
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News•Jan 30, 2026
Exotec Expands Partnership with Renault at Warehouse in Germany
Exotec is equipping Renault Deutschland’s new 258,000‑square‑foot Brühl warehouse with its Skypod robotic system. The deployment includes 89 Skypod robots designed to move more than 1,600 containers per hour and pick 1,500 order lines each hour. Integrated with Exotec’s Deepsky...
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News•Jan 30, 2026
Multiply Labs Partners with Nvidia to Bring Physical AI Robotics to Advanced Biomanufacturing
Multiply Labs announced a partnership with Nvidia to embed the company's Isaac Sim, GR00T, FoundationPose and FoundationStereo technologies into its robotic biomanufacturing platform. The collaboration enables digital twins, AI‑driven manipulation models and perception pipelines that accelerate automation of cell and...
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Deals•Jan 30, 2026
Botsync Secures Additional Series A Funding From SGInnovate
Singapore‑based robotics automation startup Botsync announced an additional investment from SGInnovate, extending its Series A round. The funding will support product R&D, AI analytics, and expansion across APAC, ANZ and the US. Botsync has seen rapid growth in revenue and production...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
The Sensor Suite for Autonomous Vehicles: LiDAR, Radar, Cameras and Sensor Fusion
Autonomous vehicles rely on perception rather than pure AI to make safe decisions, and that perception emerges from a heterogeneous sensor suite of cameras, LiDAR, radar and auxiliary devices. Each sensor brings complementary strengths—cameras offer semantic richness, LiDAR supplies precise...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Automated Port and Terminal Operations: Robots Moving Global Trade
Ports are evolving into integrated cyber‑physical ecosystems where autonomous cranes, straddle carriers and internal terminal vehicles work under a central software nervous system. The shift from mechanisation to partial autonomy has been gradual, with robots now handling thousands of container...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Locus Robotics and Radial Surpass 25 Million Picks Milestone
Locus Robotics announced that its partnership with e‑commerce platform Radial has exceeded 25 million picks at Radial’s Shepherdsville fulfillment center. The site now runs 87 LocusBots daily, swelling to 104 robots during peak periods, and has quadrupled throughput without expanding its...
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News•Jan 29, 2026
Barq Group and Elroy Air to Establish $200 Million Joint Venture in Abu Dhabi to Manufacture Autonomous Aircraft
Barq Group and U.S.‑based Elroy Air have signed a $200 million joint‑venture agreement to build a manufacturing plant in Abu Dhabi for the Chaparral autonomous hybrid‑electric VTOL cargo aircraft. The facility will serve commercial and humanitarian customers across the MENA region,...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Standard Bots Selects Cognibotics’ Calibration for Next-Generation AI Cobots
Standard Bots, an AI‑driven robotics firm, has chosen Cognibotics’ CogniCal calibration for its next‑generation cobot platform. The technology delivers world‑class accuracy, reducing geometric and payload‑induced deviations across robot units. By tightening precision, AI‑based task training becomes more efficient and transferable,...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Siemens Introduces Digital Twin Composer for Large-Scale Digital Twin Environments
Siemens announced Digital Twin Composer, a platform that creates large‑scale, photorealistic industrial metaverse environments by merging 2D/3D digital‑twin data with real‑time physical information via Nvidia Omniverse. The solution, part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, lets manufacturers simulate products, processes and...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Oversonic Robotics Launches Humanoid Robot RoBee in US Market
Italian robotics firm Oversonic Robotics introduced its latest cognitive humanoid, RoBee, to the United States this month, aiming to broaden its footprint in healthcare and advanced manufacturing. The launch coincided with a strategic North American partnership targeting medical and aerospace...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Segway Navimow Expands Robotic Mower Lineup for 2026
Segway Navimow unveiled five new robotic mower series for 2026, targeting both residential and commercial markets. The X4, i2, H2 and Terranox lines replace perimeter wires with network RTK, vision and solid‑state LiDAR navigation. New models boast enhanced terrain handling, steep‑slope...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
Tesollo Unveils Compact and Lightweight Humanoid Hand
Tesollo announced the DG‑5F‑S, a compact humanoid robotic hand that weighs under 1 kg and retains the five‑finger, 20‑degree‑of‑freedom architecture of its DG‑5F predecessor. The new model costs roughly 60% of the original, making it more accessible to startups, research labs,...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
XGSynBot Unveils Dual-Arm Mobile Robot at CES Showcase in Las Vegas
XGSynBot showcased an AI‑powered dual‑arm mobile robot at a private CES event in Las Vegas. The platform merges force‑controlled manipulators, an omni‑directional chassis and a multi‑sensor vision system to serve industrial and commercial tasks. Marketed as a universal, cross‑scenario solution, it...
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News•Jan 28, 2026
How EV-Grade BLDC Motors Perform in Heavy-Duty Automated Industrial Vehicles
EV‑grade brushless DC (BLDC) motors, originally designed for automotive use, are now powering heavy‑duty automated industrial vehicles such as forklifts, AGVs, and mobile robots. These drives run continuously at 60‑80% load for up to 16 hours daily, delivering 3‑20 kW and up...
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News•Jan 26, 2026
Benefits of 3D Guidance in Industrial Robots
Industrial robots are shifting from pre‑programmed, 2D‑guided motions to dynamic 3D vision systems that provide six degrees of freedom tracking. This depth perception eliminates costly mechanical fixtures, allowing robots to adapt to random part placement and receive software‑driven updates in...
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News•Jan 26, 2026
Why EVs and Robots Are Suddenly Everywhere
Electric vehicles and robots have shifted from niche concepts to everyday fixtures as battery costs, AI capabilities, and sensor technology converged with stricter emissions rules and labor shortages. Automakers now treat software as a core vehicle feature, while logistics firms...
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News•Jan 25, 2026
XELA Robotics Unlocks Enhanced Automation for Humanoid and Industrial Robots
XELA Robotics showcased its uSkin 3D tactile‑sensing system at CES 2026, demonstrating how full‑hand touch perception can boost manipulation for humanoid and industrial robots. The elastomer‑based sensors capture contact force, object shape, and motion across fingertips, phalanges, and palms, surpassing traditional...
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News•Jan 25, 2026
Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind Announce AI Partnership Focused on Humanoid Robots
Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind unveiled a research partnership at CES 2026 to embed DeepMind's Gemini Robotics foundation models into the Atlas humanoid platform. The collaboration aims to equip Atlas with advanced visual‑language‑action capabilities, enabling it to tackle a broader set...
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News•Jan 25, 2026
Neura Robotics Showcases New Humanoid, Quadruped, and AI Platform at CES 2026
Neura Robotics used CES 2026 to unveil its next‑generation humanoid 4NE1, a smaller 4NE1 Mini, and a new quadruped robot, all running on the Neuraverse AI platform. The Neuraverse is positioned as a shared operating layer that lets robots exchange learned skills...
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News•Jan 25, 2026
SmartRay Demonstrates ‘Breakthrough AI-Powered Weld Inspection’ System
SmartRay showcased its AI‑powered JOSY weld inspection system at the EY Innovation Hub in Stuttgart. The system integrates hardware with Tool Path Generation software from Wandelbots and Grid Dynamics, creating a closed‑loop workflow that generates inspection paths directly from CAD...
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News•Jan 25, 2026
Nowaste Logistics Advances Automation with Cognibotics Robot Picking Cell
Nowaste Logistics, a Swedish third‑party logistics provider, has placed a second order for Cognibotics' robot picking cell after a successful pilot. The cell integrates with Nowaste’s AutoStore system from Swisslog and uses Sics.AI’s vision alongside Cognibotics’ Juliet & Romeo software‑defined motion platform....
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News•Jan 25, 2026
Connecting Machines: How eSIMs Are Shaping the Future of Global Robotic Networks
Robotic fleets are transitioning from isolated units to globally networked agents, and reliable cross‑border connectivity is now a prerequisite. International eSIM technology embeds cellular profiles directly in machines, allowing robots to switch carriers without physical SIM changes. Companies such as...
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Deals•Jan 9, 2026
PlusAI to Go Public via Business Combination with Churchill Capital Corp IX
PlusAI announced it will become publicly listed through a business combination with SPAC Churchill Capital Corp IX, aiming to launch factory‑built autonomous trucks in 2027. The announcement was made in an update on Jan 8, 2026. Deal terms and valuation were not...
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Deals•Jan 9, 2026
Rollo Robotics Raises €3.7M Pre‑seed Round Led by FoodLabs and Prototype
Estonian deep‑tech startup Rollo Robotics secured €3.7 million in a pre‑seed round led by FoodLabs and Prototype, with support from Enterprise Estonia’s RUP programme. The funding will be used to mature its monowheel stabilization technology and move toward commercial production.
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