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Terabase Energy readies $130M AI‑driven robotics line for commercial solar farms
Terabase Energy announced that its upgraded Terafab V2 automated solar‑construction system has completed field testing and is ready for commercial deployment. The AI‑assisted platform can assemble and position panel‑tracker modules in a two‑minute cycle, delivering roughly 20 MW per week per line, with two factories already operating and a target of ten by Q2 2027. The rollout is backed by $130 million funding.
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PI (Physik Instrumente) unveiled a miniaturized alignment engine platform that enables parallel electro‑optical wafer‑level testing for photonic integrated circuits. The system integrates multiple piezoelectric aligners with fly‑height sensors and an interferometry‑based FAU ranging method that uses existing fiber channels, eliminating extra hardware. Its compact, ATE‑compatible design allows dozens of engines to operate simultaneously, boosting throughput and cutting test cost per die. PI will showcase the technology at SPIE Photonics West 2026.
What’s exciting now with autonomous labs is you can get the closer to the flexibility of the bench but automated. So you could design 200 different experiments to run overnight and read out for you in the morning. ...
Scientists have unveiled a detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grasp objects from either side, breaking the traditional one‑sided design of most manipulators. The hand, available in five‑ and six‑fingered versions with a 16 cm palm, can detach from its...
NMITE, in partnership with the British Army, announced a new MEng (Hons) Integrated Engineering degree focused on Autonomous Robotics, set to admit its first cohort in September 2026. The three‑year programme compresses a traditional four‑year master’s timeline and emphasizes hands‑on...
This simulation shows what a mobile inspection robot can actually do inside a tight industrial cabinet room. In the demo, Aru performs a full inspection workflow in a constrained space. Robots like Aru are becoming practical tools for inspections in...
Shanghai‑based AgiBot announced it shipped over 5,100 humanoid robots in 2025, securing roughly 39% of the global market and overtaking rivals such as Unitree and UBTech. The Omdia report shows total worldwide shipments reached about 13,000 units, highlighting rapid industry...
New definition of AGI: can your AI cook dinner while embodied in a robot over an open flame without setting the house on fire? Five years away. Minimum. The world models, even those from Google or @worldlabs aren't ready. Until AI...
Serve Robotics announced a $29 million acquisition of Diligent Robotics, the creator of Moxi hospital assistant robots. Diligent, founded in 2017, has raised over $75 million, including a $25 million round in 2023. The deal marks Serve’s first move beyond its sidewalk food‑delivery...
One thing I learned by visiting @maticrobots today and seeing how they make floor cleaning robots (I have a video I might put up later this week) is that it's going to be very hard for a humanoid robot to...
OnRobot will host a free, in‑person event titled “Build Your Automation Roadmap” on February 19 in Dallas to address the acute manufacturing labor shortages in North Texas. The program features live FANUC robot demonstrations, workshops, and case studies targeting sectors such...
OnLogic unveiled the CL260, an ultra‑compact, fanless industrial PC aimed at edge computing deployments. Measuring just 115 × 30 × 82 mm and built on Intel N‑Series processors, the device offers cost‑effective performance for data‑gateway tasks. It ships with pre‑configured integrations for ZEDEDA edge orchestration...
Event 38 Unmanned Systems has delivered its E455 fixed‑wing VTOL drone systems and mission payloads to the Florida State Guard (FSG). The drones will support training, evaluation, and operational readiness for emergency response, disaster relief, and public safety missions across...
Sphere, an Australian commercial drone firm, is urging the NSW Government to fast‑track a coast‑wide autonomous drone surveillance program to mitigate shark risk after a spate of recent attacks. The company proposes its HubX and HubT "drone‑in‑a‑box" systems, which launch,...
High Lander Aviation, Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII) and venture builder VentureOne announced a strategic collaboration at UMEX 2026 to develop national‑level zero‑trust security standards for unmanned traffic management (UTM) in the UAE. The partnership will focus on end‑to‑end security...
Palladyne AI announced that its GuideTech subsidiary has secured a contract with Portal Space Systems to supply navigation, guidance, modeling, embedded software and avionics for next‑generation, highly maneuverable spacecraft. The deal marks Palladyne’s first major entry into the space domain,...
Being a MechE at Sunday isn’t about building flashy dancing robots. It’s about deep system thinking and the urgency to make robots genuinely useful for millions of homes.
EPFL researchers have introduced an X‑Crossing textile architecture that interlaces shape‑memory‑alloy (SMA) fibers in a periodic X pattern, enabling a 4.5‑gram fabric to lift 1 kg when contracted 50 %. The design aligns each fiber crossing with the desired motion, turning individual...
SSI Schaefer and Moffett Automation announced a joint offering of free‑roaming pallet shuttles that integrate directly with SSI Schaefer’s WAMAS warehouse management system. The compact, multi‑directional shuttles can navigate low‑ceiling and complex layouts, delivering high throughput even in deep‑freeze environments....
Automate 2026, North America’s largest robotics trade show, will host the third annual Humanoid Robot Forum alongside a new NVIDIA‑sponsored Humanoid Robot Pavilion. The paid forum, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, will deliver deep‑dive sessions on humanoid development, deployment...
Galbot unveiled the S1, a heavy‑duty embodied‑AI robot that lifts a continuous dual‑arm payload of 50 kg, shattering the industry’s long‑standing limit. The S1 is already operating on CATL’s core battery‑production lines, proving its viability in real‑world manufacturing. It runs up...
CMES Robotics announced new multi‑year AI‑vision automation projects with a premium North American food ingredient manufacturer, extending its warehouse automation footprint. The deployments focus on robotic bag palletizing that can handle frequent changes in product size, packaging and orientation. CMES...
Cyngn announced a notice of allowance for its 24th U.S. patent covering a system and method of adaptive, real‑time vehicle system identification for autonomous driving. The patent is slated for issuance next month, bringing the company’s total U.S. patent count...
BionIT Labs announced that its Adam’s Hand, a prosthetic‑derived dexterity platform, is now available for integration with humanoid and service robots. The device was showcased at CES 2026 on the industrial Robee R and medical Robee M robots, demonstrating human‑scale...
The latest research on collaborative carting demonstrates how tightly coupled human‑robot systems can share material handling tasks while preserving operator comfort. By embedding force‑feedback sensors and biomechanical models into autonomous carts, the platform dynamically adjusts assistance to match a worker’s...
Comau hosted Harvard Business School professors and students for the third consecutive year, integrating the Immersive Field Course into its Comau Academy workshop. The program highlighted Comau's latest collaborative robots, intelligent intralogistics, and flexible automation platforms, including hands‑on sessions with...
NARMA is reinforcing its U.S. market strategy after the FCC added more foreign‑produced UAS to its Covered List. The company is advancing through the AUVSI Green UAS Cleared program, targeting cybersecurity, data handling, and supply‑chain validation, which will qualify its...
In the latest episode of The Robot Report, SKA Robotics co‑founder and CEO Spencer Krause argues that hardware development is the next engineering frontier in the post‑AI era. He draws on 23 years of field‑robot experience, including rugged solutions for...
Triple inverted pendulum in transition control A classic control problem, done in real time. This setup moves smoothly between all eight equilibrium points of a triple inverted pendulum. The system reacts every 1 millisecond, which shows how fast modern control...
💡Are you familiar with the FANUC industrial robot, specifically known in similar applications as the R-2000iC series, which is suitable for high-precision robotic milling operations on metal parts, such as engine housings❓ 🔺These 6-axis articulated robots are engineered for high...
infiniDome and Wonder Robotics announced a strategic partnership to launch IroNav, a full‑stack autonomous system that fuses vision‑based navigation with resilient GNSS protection. The solution assumes GNSS interference as a persistent condition, automatically switching between satellite‑aided and fully denied modes....
Recent weeks have seen a flurry of activity in the surgical robotics sector, highlighted by multiple regulatory clearances, sizable funding rounds, and strategic leadership moves. CMR Surgical secured a CE mark for its Versius platform in pediatric procedures, while Distalmotion...
Researchers at Guangxi University unveiled micro‑nano reconfigurable robots (MNRM) that capture and release carbon dioxide using sunlight as an energy source. In laboratory tests the robots sequestered 6.19 mmol CO₂ per gram of sorbent and regenerated at just 55 °C, maintaining over...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems broke ground on a new 85,000‑square‑foot hangar at its El Mirage Airfield on Jan 14. The facility will house testing of the MQ‑9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft and accommodate up to a dozen certifiable ground control stations....
A high-quality haptic control for robots as a weekend project? All for under $600. [📍 Save Github & arXiv for later] A team built DOGlove, an open-source haptic glove for robot teleoperation that you can assemble yourself for under $600....
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA‑ASI) demonstrated its MQ‑20 Avenger executing a fully autonomous aerial intercept using government‑reference autonomy software. The jet employed an Anduril infrared search‑and‑track sensor to locate, track, and compute a simulated kill‑shot against a manned aggressor without...
Great article from @packyM and @evanbeard -- I agree with this distinction between automation and autonomy. We've been working on autonomy with our autonomous labs at @Ginkgo -- much needed to get scientists off the lab bench, more in...
Loading docks are finally catching up with broader warehouse automation as large carriers roll out dedicated trailer‑unloading robots. UPS has ordered 400 Pickle Robot units and DHL plans to add over 1,000 Boston Dynamics Stretch machines, moving the technology from pilots...
🎥 Stable & secure OT networks – structured with VLANs OT networks tend to grow over time. More devices, more traffic – and suddenly PROFINET becomes unstable. ⚠️ In my new YouTube video, I take a hands-on look at why...
What if your bricklayer could fly? Researchers at Imperial College London tested a new way to build using cooperating drones instead of cranes or scaffolding. Two drones work together. One lays down foam and lightweight cement. The other checks accuracy...
Future lunar rovers risk hazardous triboelectric charge buildup on wheels as they traverse the Moon’s insulating regolith. While solar‑wind plasma normally dissipates excess charge, plasma‑starved regions such as night‑side wakes and permanently shadowed craters limit this natural discharge path. Researchers...
Bucket Robotics, a Y Combinator Spring 2024 graduate, made its CES debut after founder Matt Puchalski drove 12 hours to Las Vegas to avoid flight delays. The startup showcased a vision‑based surface‑inspection system that generates simulated defects from CAD files,...
Fluid robot motion is reshaping automation by replacing rigid, jerky mechanisms with smooth, adaptable actuation. The article highlights five core technologies—pneumatic artificial muscles, strain‑wave gears, central pattern generators, electroactive polymers, and shape‑memory alloys—that enable softer, more precise movements across sectors...
#HexRunner, developed under DARPA’s FastRunner program, set a land speed record for untethered legged robots at 33 mph. #Robot #Robotech #Robotics #Tech #AI #artificialintelligent @SpirosMargaris @PawlowskiMario @mvollmer1 @gvalan @ipfconline1 @LaurentAlaus @Shi4Tech @Fisher85M @kalydeoo @Ym78200 @Nicochan33 @chboursin @3itcom @Fabriziobustama @sallyeaves @helene_wpli @ahier...
Simple transfer plate that moves in… two directions. This kind of mechanism can enable flexible 2D movement for boxes or parts without complex robotics. Simple mechanical design. Can move items both X and Y. Easier than full mobile robots in...
Parrot, a global leader in professional drone solutions, is hiring a Programs Coordinator for North America. The role bridges customer success, technical enablement, and programme delivery, guiding high‑value defence, law‑enforcement and enterprise clients through onboarding, deployment, training and ongoing operations....
Manna, a fast‑growing drone‑delivery startup, is hiring a Software Engineer for its Airspace team to build the core backend that powers routing, deconfliction, and real‑time airspace management. The role involves designing, implementing, and operating services in Java, C++, and Python,...
Overcoming pioneer skepticism. The other night had a dinner with autonomous vehicle pioneer @AdrianKaehler1 who wrote the computer vision system for the Stanford team that became @waymo. He told me at dinner that he didn’t believe @elonmusk could finish Robotaxi. I answered “let’s...
GITAI’s Centaur-Like #Robot Is Built to Work on the Moon’s Harsh Terrain by @CyberRobooo #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML https://t.co/PpCU6BuUNi
Revolutionizing the Cleaning Industry with XVN-Powered #Autonomous Floor #Robots via @WevolverApp #TechForGood #Robotics #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/OjKN9o0K8x
When #Robots Take the Oars: A #Robotic Arm Rows a Boat #Autonomously via @ZappyZappy7 #AI #Robot #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/FfrGSDphXK
