Hypercraft Unveils Software-Defined & Autonomous UGV for Tactical Operations
Hypercraft has launched Razorback, a software‑defined autonomous unmanned ground vehicle built on a diesel‑hybrid electric powertrain that delivers up to 300 hp and a 38 kW exportable power bus. The UGV can haul a 2,400‑lb payload for 280 miles at 60 mph while providing 360° protection against low‑altitude UAV threats. Its modular open‑system architecture supports over‑the‑air updates and rapid mission‑set swaps, turning the vehicle into a mobile microgrid for command posts, drones, and electronic‑warfare gear. Razorback is positioned as a replacement for personnel‑heavy convoys and static power generators in high‑risk tactical environments.
EAVISION Unveils Autonomous Drone Capabilities & Agricultural Solutions at Agrishow 2026
EAVISION debuted its J150 autonomous agricultural spraying drone at Brazil's Agrishow 2026, demonstrating stable altitude control over uneven terrain. The drone’s advanced sensing lets it deliver uniform pesticide, fertilizer or seed applications on hilly, densely vegetated fields, reducing drift and...
System Report: Warehouse Automation as Plant Production Platform
OnePointOne has turned an AutoStore automated storage and retrieval system into a modular vertical farm, launching its Opollo Farm near Phoenix. The pilot supplies leafy greens, herbs and microgreens to ten Whole Foods stores and a regional distributor, delivering roughly...
Information Management: A Step Closer to Lights Out
The push toward fully automated, "lights‑out" warehouses is gaining traction as robotics, AI, and advanced vision systems mature, yet true autonomy remains limited by SKU diversity, returns and customization. Companies like Brightpick, Exotec and Nomagic are combining robotic storage with...
Modex 2026: Pulling It Together, Making It Work
The Modex 2026 trade show in Atlanta showcased a bustling warehouse technology landscape, signaling that automation is no longer experimental but being scaled across distribution centers. Operators are focusing on integrating robotics, AMRs, AI, and software platforms to deliver measurable...
60 Seconds With…Karl Zelik
Karl Zelik, an associate professor at Vanderbilt and co‑founder of HeroWear, explains that exoskeletons have moved from lab prototypes to real‑world deployments, enabling the first long‑term field studies. Data tracking workers for up to two years show significant back‑injury reductions...
Global Dealers and Media Visit LUXEED Gigafactory, Witness Its Intelligent Manufacturing Excellence
LUXEED International hosted a global dealer and media tour of its Wuhu Gigafactory, showcasing a 90,000 m² body shop and a 106,000 m² assembly workshop built to Industry 4.0 and Lighthouse standards. The plant employs over 600 intelligent robots, can produce more than...
Vision-Only Manipulation Is Hitting a Wall
Robotic manipulation that relies solely on vision is reaching a performance ceiling because visual data cannot capture the forces and friction that occur at contact. Early experiments showed tactile vibration could predict grasp failures with 83% accuracy and detect slip...
KUKA to Highlight Advanced Robotics for Easy Machine Tool Tending, Handling and Milling at IMTS 2026
KUKA Robotics will showcase integrated robotic solutions for machine‑tool tending, material handling and milling at IMTS 2026 in Chicago. The exhibit pairs standardized KUKA robots with CNC OEMs such as EMAG, Matsuura and SYIL, and features Siemens SINUMERIK‑driven single‑interface control via KUKA...
Surplus Robots, Robot Welders, and Support Equipment to Be Auctioned by BTM Industrial
BTM Industrial is conducting a no‑reserve online auction of more than 150 surplus industrial robots—including FANUC, ABB, KUKA and Yaskawa models—and related controllers and welding equipment at a Warren, Ohio facility. The two‑day event, scheduled for May 5‑6, 2026, separates robot sales...
Ukraine Wants 15,000 Recruits to Help Create Drone ‘Kill Zone’
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence announced a recruitment drive for 15,000 personnel to staff its new Drone Line units, part of the Unmanned Systems Forces. The force will operate FPV and larger UAS platforms, OSINT analysts, and camouflage specialists to establish...
Applied Intuition Collaborates with Heidelberg Materials to Advance Quarry Fleet Autonomy
Applied Intuition is teaming with Heidelberg Materials to roll out its Self‑Driving System (SDS) for Construction on quarry haul trucks in Australia, beginning at the Clarence Sands site. The platform runs directly on each vehicle, eliminating the need for extensive...
Drone Detection: The Technology, The Limits, and What's Coming
Drone detection technology has matured, offering three‑layered sensing—detection, classification, and trajectory tracking—through radar, RF, EO/IR, LiDAR and acoustic sensors. Costs have fallen, making solutions viable for data centers, corporate campuses and other verticals. However, U.S. law still prohibits active countermeasures,...
MIPI Alliance Launches Physical AI Birds of a Feather (BoF) Group Focused on Humanoids
The MIPI Alliance has launched a Physical AI Birds‑of‑a‑Feather (BoF) group to explore standards for the fast‑growing humanoid robot market. The group will assess hardware and software architectures, develop system diagrams, and recommend new MIPI specifications. Yole Group projects the...
AI Robots Automate Tray Assembly for Fresh Produce Packing
Chef Robotics unveiled an AI‑driven system that automates tray assembly for fresh‑produce packaging. The platform uses computer‑vision‑guided piece‑picking for whole fruits and a weight‑based scooping module for items like corn and peas. It supports three placement strategies—offset, multi‑item, and stacked—to...
Schaeffler and CiDi to Cooperate on Development of All Electric, Autonomous Mining Trucks
Schaeffler and Chinese autonomous‑haulage specialist CiDi have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop all‑electric, autonomous mining and logistics trucks. The partnership will focus on distributed electric drive systems, vehicle‑wide electrical architecture, and advanced control and health‑management technologies. Both firms...
Japan Is Building Cardboard Suicide Drones
Japan’s defence minister Shinjirō Koizumi unveiled the AirKamuy 150, a flat‑pack cardboard drone built to be destroyed in combat. The low‑cost, pre‑fabricated UAV is already being used by the Japan Maritime Self‑Defense Force as a target for training. Koizumi said the...
GOFAR Tour with Field Day in Spain Attracts 900 Industry Professionals
The GOFAR Tour 2026 held its second field day at John Deere’s Parla Innovation Centre near Madrid, drawing more than 900 industry professionals. Over 350 farmers attended to assess whether autonomous robotics can fit into their daily operations. The showcase...
NC Guard, UK Forces Conduct Joint UAS Training
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen teamed with the UK 101st Royal Regiment of Artillery for a week‑long unmanned aerial systems (UAS) exercise, part of the Patriot Training series. The drill emphasized reconnaissance, small‑unit tactics, and rapid decision‑making by...
Avride AV Fleet Scales to 200 Cars
Avride announced that its autonomous robotaxi fleet has grown to 200 vehicles, all built on the Hyundai Ioniq 5 platform. The expanded fleet is currently being tested on public streets in Austin and Dallas, Texas. Avride attributes the rapid growth to...
Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ Unsupervised Fleet Finally Shows some Signs of Ramping Up
Tesla’s unsupervised Robotaxi fleet finally showed measurable growth, reaching 25 cumulative vehicles across Austin, Dallas and Houston by the end of April. The increase follows months of near‑zero expansion and marks the first uptick since the program’s launch in June...
ARX Robotics Expands in UK Following British Army Backing for Uncrewed Platforms
German‑based ARX Robotics has opened a manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom to produce its autonomous ground vehicle, the Gereon UGV. The British Army recently placed an order for an undisclosed number of Gereon units to support reconnaissance‑strike experimentation under...
Turkish Firm Baykar Develops Kamikaze Drone with 1,000km Strike Range
Turkish defense firm Baykar unveiled MIZRAK, an AI‑powered loitering munition capable of striking targets over 1,000 km away with seven‑hour endurance. The weapon can carry either a 40 kg dual‑warhead or a 20 kg single‑warhead with RF seeker, and it operates autonomously in...
Eternal.ag Launches Omni-Directional Trolley as ‘Stepping Stone to Fully-Automated Greenhouses’
German agritech startup Eternal.ag unveiled an omni‑directional trolley designed as a stepping stone toward fully automated greenhouses. The trolley can navigate rows without dismounting and can be upgraded into the company’s Harvester robot, with the full purchase price credited toward...
Heidelberg Materials Accelerates Global Deployment of Autonomous Heavy Equipment
Heidelberg Materials is scaling its autonomous heavy‑equipment program after a successful Texas pilot, targeting roughly 30 driverless vehicles by 2026. The rollout will span six sites across North America, Australia and Europe, featuring two vehicle classes equipped with AI‑driven sensors....
Online Oceans Raises £4M to Scale Autonomous Fleets for Maritime Security
UK‑based maritime defence startup Online Oceans announced a £4 million (approximately $5.1 million) financing round led by Seraphim Space. The capital will be used to scale production of its solar‑powered Scout autonomous surface vessels and the cloud‑based Tether command‑and‑control platform. The company...
Reconova Targets Embodied Intelligence with Robots Deployed in Airports
Reconova, a 14‑year AI specialist, announced a shift from pure perception to full embodied intelligence, targeting complex, vertical use cases such as airport baggage handling. The company now offers a three‑layer system—perception, decision‑making via a visual‑language‑action model, and execution with...
DEEP Robotics Showcases Deployment-Ready Quadruped Robots at Hannover Messe
At Hannover Messe 2026, DEEP Robotics unveiled three quadruped robots—LYNX M20, X30 and Lite3—available for immediate shipment and EU‑compliant. LYNX M20 is a hybrid wheeled/legged system with thermal, gas and acoustic sensors; X30 adds LiDAR, 360° cameras and feeds data...
Willand Reaches One Million Units, Expands Production in China and Malaysia
Willand, the operator of the Segway Navimow brand, celebrated the rollout of its one‑millionth robotic lawn mower at its Changzhou R&D and manufacturing base. The achievement arrives as global robotic mower sales jumped 327% in the first half of 2025 and...
This EV Charging Robot Actually Makes A Ton Of Sense For Charging Robotaxis
Rocsys unveiled its M1 charging robot, a brand‑agnostic system that can plug in robotaxis without human intervention. The rail‑mounted arm can serve up to ten bays and boasts a 99.9% plug‑in success rate in pilot trials. Rocsys plans a full...
Robotic-Assisted Pedicle Screw Placement Achieves High Accuracy and Narrows the Experience Gap: A Preclinical Evaluation
A preclinical study evaluated the Mako Spine robotic system against conventional open fluoroscopy for thoracolumbar pedicle screw placement in synthetic torsos. Across 255 screws, the robotic approach achieved a 97.6% clinically acceptable rate and a 74% optimal placement rate, outperforming...
What You Should Know About a Near-Miss Between a United Plane and a Small Drone
United Airlines’ Boeing 737 en route from San Francisco to San Diego reported a near‑collision with a small drone at roughly 3,000 feet during its base‑leg approach. The crew described the object as red, shiny and “really small,” but post‑flight...
XELA Robotics Upgrades uSkin Sensors with Metal Handling, High-Speed Communication
XELA Robotics announced two upgrades to its uSkin tactile sensor line: magnetic interference compensation and CAN FD support. The new compensation eliminates distortion from strong magnets, making the sensors viable for handling iron and other ferrous parts in factories. CAN FD raises...
What Will It Take to Make AI-Enabled Robots Safer?
Researchers from Penn Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University and Oxford published a paper in Science Robotics warning that AI‑alignment work focused on chatbots does not protect physical robots. They demonstrate that jailbreak prompts can coerce AI‑driven robots into dangerous actions, such...
Rockwell Automation and Cytiva Launch Platform to Accelerate Digital Transformation for Biopharma Companies
Rockwell Automation and Cytiva have launched Figurate, a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) platform aimed at streamlining digital integration in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The system combines Cytiva’s bioprocessing hardware with Rockwell’s FactoryTalk software, offering an open‑architecture layer that connects third‑party...
Robot OSCAR Brings Automation to Irrigation and Nutrient Application
Osiris Agriculture has launched OSCAR, a field robot that automates row‑crop irrigation and fertigation. The four‑wheel platform can deploy a 900‑metre polyethylene pipe and a 44‑metre foldable boom that delivers water at one‑metre intervals, covering about 40 hectares per week....
Beyond Visual Line of Sight: Shaping the UK Unmanned Aircraft Infrastructure
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has released a consultation on command‑and‑control (C2) link policy for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations classified under Specific Assurance and Integrity Levels (SAIL) 1‑3. The proposal leans on existing telecom standards—such as...
How to Solve the SKU Changeover Bottleneck with a Self-Learning Vision System
High‑mix manufacturers struggle with vision systems that take hours or weeks to commission, causing many short‑run SKUs to go uninspected. Self‑learning vision platforms solve this bottleneck by building a normal‑operation baseline directly on the production line within minutes, eliminating manual...
Purdue’s Union Club Hotel Introduces AI- and Robot-Powered Massage
The Union Club Hotel, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection in West Lafayette, Indiana, has added an Aescape AI‑driven robotic massage system to its spa. The technology uses body‑scanning sensors, robotics and artificial intelligence to tailor pressure, technique and music in...
Zipline Grows Texas Footprint as Drone Delivery Scales
Zipline is expanding its drone‑delivery network in Texas, adding new restaurant and retail partners in Rowlett east of Dallas. The service now reaches more than 25 locations across the Dallas‑Fort Worth metroplex, including parks, a university campus and the Rowlett...
Epson Robots Expands SCARA Lineup with High-Payload LS50C
Epson Robots introduced the LS50C, its largest‑payload SCARA robot, delivering up to 50 kg payload and a 1 m reach in a compact chassis. The model incorporates SafeSense technology, which can reduce reliance on traditional safety guarding after proper risk assessment. Integrated...
Saildrone’s Largest USV Integrates Composite Wing, Multi-Mission Defense Capabilities
Saildrone unveiled Spectre, its largest unmanned surface vessel, measuring 52 meters, weighing 250 tonnes and capable of 30 knots. The USV features a 43‑meter composite wing, hybrid electric‑diesel propulsion and a modular deck that can host vertical launch systems, sonar arrays and electronic‑warfare...
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars No; Fuel Cell Combat Drones Yes
Hydrogen fuel‑cell technology has stalled in passenger cars but is gaining traction in the military, where drones and other unmanned systems are being equipped with compact electrolyzer‑powered power sources. Companies such as Heven Aerotech have secured streamlined contracts with the...
LG Electronics and Nvidia Are in Talks on Robotics, AI Data Centres, and Mobility
LG Electronics confirmed exploratory talks with Nvidia to collaborate on robotics, AI‑powered data‑center cooling, and automotive mobility solutions. The discussions follow Nvidia senior director Madison Huang’s visit to LG’s Seoul headquarters and align with both firms’ strategic pushes into physical‑AI....
Petrel’s Hybrid Drone Drops Armed FPVs During Test at Fort Polk
Petrel Technologies validated its AERO Sky hybrid VTOL UAV at Fort Polk during a Joint Readiness Training Center exercise with the 101st Airborne Division, successfully deploying armed first‑person‑view drones in live‑fire conditions. The Group 3 platform merges vertical take‑off, fixed‑wing endurance, ISR,...
Orca AI and SHI Team up on Next-Gen Autonomous Vessel Tech
Orca AI and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to fuse SHI’s autonomous ship hardware with Orca AI’s AI‑driven maritime platform. The collaboration will embed SHI’s SVISION berthing assistance and autonomous speed control into Orca’s SeaPod...
HMMWV Builder AM General Debuts Combat-Ready Autonomous Vehicle
At Modern Day Marine 2024, AM General showcased its next‑generation unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) alongside the MIMIC‑V High Performance Truck. The UGV, built with partners Textron Systems, Carnegie Robotics and Moog, features a 250‑hp turbocharged 6.5‑liter engine and a modular...
Why SkeyDrone’s Partner Approach Matters in Today’s Drone Ecosystem
SkeyDrone, an independent software provider for unmanned aerial systems, emphasizes a partner‑centric, hardware‑agnostic strategy to address complex drone challenges. By maintaining non‑exclusive relationships across hardware manufacturers, service firms, and industry groups, the company can integrate best‑in‑class components into a plug‑and‑play...
Ultralightweight Sonar Plus AI Lets Tiny Drones Navigate Like Bats
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have created an ultralight ultrasound‑based perception system that lets tiny drones navigate using bat‑like echolocation. By pairing a bio‑inspired acoustic shield with a neural network called Saranga, the drones can filter out propeller noise and...
Richtech Robotics Inc. Now Available in the Microsoft Marketplace
Richtech Robotics Inc. (Nasdaq: RR) announced that its fleet of AI‑driven service robots and data services are now listed on the Microsoft Marketplace, allowing customers to deploy solutions directly through Azure. The move leverages the company’s work with Microsoft’s AI...