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CES 2026: Schaeffler Shows Motion Technology Portfolio for the Industry of the Future
Schaeffler showcased its motion‑technology portfolio at CES 2026, unveiling a planetary‑gear actuator for humanoid robots, high‑performance bearings for energy generation, and autonomous material‑handling solutions. The company emphasized the integration of AI‑driven data with mechanical precision to enable predictive maintenance, digital twins, and software‑defined vehicles. These offerings target productivity gains, sustainability, and labour‑shortage challenges across robotics, energy and manufacturing sectors.
Global Impact Through Robotics & AI Bootcamp in Riyadh
The Robotics & AI Bootcamp in Riyadh, held Dec 30‑31 2025 and a Hackathon on Jan 1 2026, brought together K‑12 students from multiple schools for a free, three‑day immersive program. Organized by Dr. Abdul Matheen, the event was a joint effort between Meritus AI (India)...
Seyond to Showcase Complete End-to-End LiDAR Portfolio and Mass-Production-Ready Solid-State LiDAR at CES 2026
Seyond will unveil its complete end‑to‑end LiDAR suite at CES 2026, highlighted by the Hummingbird D1 solid‑state sensor that is ready for mass production and has secured a world‑first OEM design win. The portfolio now covers ultra‑long‑range Falcon K, long‑range Robin E1X, mid‑range...
Hygienic High-Precision Robotic Solutions From Stäubli Live at IPPE 2026
Stäubli Robotics is showcasing its next‑generation, food‑grade automation at IPPE 2026, including the six‑axis TX2‑90 robot designed for humid, wash‑down environments and the ultra‑compact FL1500 electric forklift for heavy meat‑processing loads. The company will host a TECHTalk on January 29 that explores...
New at Mouser: Infineon Technologies PSOC Edge Machine Learning MCUs for Robotics, Industrial, and Smart Home Applications
Infineon Technologies has introduced its new PSOC™ Edge machine‑learning microcontrollers, now available through Mouser Electronics. The MCUs combine an Arm Cortex‑M55 core, an M33 coprocessor and Infineon’s NNLite accelerator, delivering always‑on, low‑power AI for smart‑home, robotics, industrial and HMI devices....
New Heights in Dynamic Performance: DEEP Robotics' Robots Achieve All-Weather Stable Mobility
DEEP Robotics unveiled the DR02 humanoid robot, featuring all‑weather IP66 protection and advanced motion control. The robot combines whole‑body coordinated movement, active waist stabilization, and dynamic disturbance‑rejection to deliver high‑dynamic, smooth actions. Tests show DR02 maintains balance during rapid motions...
RealMan Robotics Launches Next-Generation High-Power-Density Joint Modules for High-Performance Robotics
RealMan Robotics unveiled three next‑generation high‑power‑density joint modules—the ultra‑compact WHJ03, the high‑torque hollow‑core WHJ120, and the wide‑voltage WHJ48V series. Each module delivers a blend of higher torque, reduced size, and broader voltage tolerance, targeting applications from desktop manipulators to heavy‑duty...
Quintus Technologies and Lyric Robot Form Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Industrialization of Solid-State Battery Production
Quintus Technologies and Guangdong Lyric Robot Automation have signed a memorandum of understanding to combine Quintus' high‑pressure isostatic press technology with Lyric's advanced automation for solid‑state battery manufacturing. The partnership will deliver joint engineering studies, proof‑of‑concept trials and system‑integration tests...
Cyngn Partners with Chandler Automation, Expands Into Agriculture
Cyngn announced a partnership with Chandler Automation, adding the autonomous DriveMod Tugger to Chandler’s dealer network for food processors and packers. The collaboration brings self‑driving material handling to the agriculture sector, where the Tugger can move up to 12,000 lb between...
Autonomous Inspection of Photovoltaic Panels
A leading European energy firm is partnering with Robotnik to pilot RB‑WATCHER, an autonomous robot for photovoltaic panel inspection. The robot combines RTK‑DGPS and SLAM to navigate both open fields and GPS‑denied corridors, capturing geolocated bispectral images. Integrated 4G/5G or...
Introducing Chef+: Chef's Most Advanced Meal Assembly Robot Yet
Chef Robotics unveiled Chef+, its most advanced AI‑driven meal‑assembly robot, built on insights from over 80 million servings. The new system doubles ingredient pan capacity while maintaining a worker‑size footprint, cutting refill cycles and freeing floor space. Reliability upgrades include sealed...
Aptiv and Vecna Robotics to Develop Next Generation Autonomous Mobile Robots
Aptiv and Vecna Robotics announced a strategic collaboration to co‑develop next‑generation autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for warehouses and factories. The partnership merges Aptiv's PULSE™ sensor suite, machine‑learning perception, and high‑performance compute platform with Vecna's AI‑driven autonomy and CaseFlow™ workflow orchestration....
Industrial Robotics in 2025: Trends, Figures and Global Outlook
Industrial robot installations surged to 542,076 units in 2024, more than doubling the volume from a decade ago and pushing the global operational stock to roughly 4.66 million. Multipurpose, AI‑enabled robots and collaborative cobots are expanding beyond traditional manufacturing into sectors...
Skunk Works® and XTEND Expand Joint All Domain Command and Control for Advanced Mission Execution
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and XTEND have integrated XTEND's Operating System (XOS) into the Skunk Works MDCX™ autonomy platform, creating a Multi‑Class MDCX (MC‑MDCX) workstation that lets a single operator control both large and small unmanned aircraft. The joint demo...