Handy Robot Can Crawl and Pick up Objects From Multiple Angles
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 arm, crawl to a target, and retrieve up to three items sequentially while maintaining a secure grip. It replicates 33 human grasp types and lifts objects as heavy as two kilograms, as reported in Nature Communications. The breakthrough promises new capabilities for industrial, service, and exploratory robotics.
NMITE And The British Army Unveil Detail Of The New Undergraduate Degree In Autonomous Robotics
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...
AgiBot Claims Top Spot in Global Humanoid Robot Shipments in 2025 with More than 5,100 Units Delivered
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...
Why Serve Robotics Is Acquiring a Hospital Assistant Robot Company
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...
Event in Dallas, Targeting Manufacturing Labor Shortages Facing North Texas
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 Launches Ultra-Compact CL260 Industrial PC for Edge Computing at Scale
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 Delivers E455 Systems to Florida State Guard for Emergency Response Support
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 Calls for Rapid, Scalable Deployment of Autonomous Drone Surveillance to Protect NSW Beachgoers
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,...
Zero-Trust UTM: TII, VentureOne, and High Lander Join Forces at UMEX to Forge New Airspace Security Standards in the UAE
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 Secures Next-Generation Spacecraft Contract, Unlocking New High-Growth Opportunity
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,...
A Geometric Twist Boosts the Power of Robotic Textiles
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...
Automate 2026 Brings Popular Humanoid Robot Forum and NVIDIA-Sponsored Humanoid Robot Pavilion to Show
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 S1 Breaks Industry Load Limits with 50KG Heavy-Duty Capacity
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 Expands AI-Driven Warehouse Automation Footprint with New Logistics Projects
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 Receives Notice of Allowance for 24th U.S. Patent for Its AI-Powered Autonomous Vehicle Technologies
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 Launches Adam’s Hand for Humanoids and Service Robots
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...
Collaborative Carting: Advances in Human-Robot Biomechanics
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’s Role in Shaping Future Leaders: Harvard Business School Explores Italian Advanced Automation and Robotics
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 Strengthens U.S. Presence Amid FCC Covered List Expansion
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...
Spencer Krause: Why Hardware Is the New Engineering Frontier
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...
Autonomy Without Assumptions: InfiniDome and Wonder Robotics Introduce IroNav
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....
Micro Nano Robots Aim to Cut Carbon Buildup in Closed Life Support Systems
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...
GA-ASI Breaks Ground on a New Hangar in El Mirage
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....
GA-ASI Makes Another Autonomous Aerial Intercept in Company-Funded Demo with MQ-20 Avenger(r)
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...
From Manual to Fully Automated: The Evolution of Loading Dock Workflows
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...
How to Prevent Charge Buildup in a Lunar Rover
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...
How YC-Backed Bucket Robotics Survived Its First CES
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,...
The Hidden Technology Behind Fluid Robot Motion
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...
Parrot – Programs Coordinator NORTH AMERICA (F/M)
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 Software Engineer Airspace
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,...
Oshen Built the First Ocean Robot to Collect Data in a Category 5 Hurricane
Oshen, founded by Anahita Laverack and Ciaran Dowds, has built the first autonomous ocean robot to collect data inside a Category 5 hurricane. Their C‑Stars can operate for up to 100 days and were deployed in a swarm of fifteen during...
Soft Robotic Hand 'Sees' Around Corners to Achieve Human-Like Touch
Researchers at Zhejiang University unveiled FlexiRay, a soft robotic hand that uses a multi‑mirror optical system to maintain visual contact while bending around objects. The finger’s deformation redirects light, enabling a single internal camera to capture tactile data such as...
Proteus Completes Maiden Flight
Leonardo’s Proteus, the UK’s first fully autonomous full‑size helicopter, completed its maiden flight from Predannack airfield in Cornwall. The flight validates a £60 million programme aimed at integrating uncrewed rotorcraft into the Royal Navy’s “hybrid air wing” for anti‑submarine and maritime...
NEURA Robotics Partners with Bosch to Advance German-Made Robotics
NEURA Robotics announced a strategic partnership with Robert Bosch GmbH to co‑develop AI‑driven software and collect real‑world production data in Bosch facilities, feeding the Neuraverse robotics ecosystem. The collaboration aims to accelerate industrial deployment of humanoid and legged robots across...
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Busy Time For Robotics, Defense Tech And AI
The week’s top ten U.S. funding rounds highlighted a surge in capital for robotics, AI hardware, and defense technologies. Skild AI led the pack with a $1.4 billion raise, pushing its valuation above $14 billion. Other notable deals included Etched.ai’s $500 million for...
GeoCue Partners with Coptrz to Expand TrueView LiDAR Across the UK Drone Market
GeoCue announced a distribution partnership with Coptrz, the UK’s leading commercial drone expert, to bring its TrueView LiDAR sensor lineup and LP360 processing software to British surveyors and engineers. The collaboration gives Coptrz access to the full range of GeoCue...
Shearwater Aerospace Joins DARPA’s Albatross Program to Advance Autonomous Soaring for UAVs
Shearwater Aerospace has been selected as a subcontractor for DARPA’s Albatross program, which aims to enable UAVs to harness atmospheric energy through weather‑informed mission planning and real‑time wind sensing. Shearwater will contribute its Smart Flight™ system, an AI‑driven micro‑weather forecasting...
Automated Twist Bioscience NGS Library Prep Workflows Enabled on SPT’s Firefly
SPT Labtech has launched validated automated workflows for Twist Bioscience’s next‑generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation kits on its firefly® liquid handling platform. The initial offering supports the FlexPrep™ UHT kit and integrates the Twist Enzymatic Fragmentation Kit 2.0, delivering higher‑throughput,...
Robot Talk Episode 140 – Robot Balance and Agility, with Amir Patel
In Robot Talk episode 140, UCL Associate Professor Amir Patel discusses designing robots that emulate the cheetah’s remarkable speed and agility. He explains how sensor fusion, computer vision, mechanical modelling, and optimal control are combined to decode high‑speed predator locomotion and...
AI Will Transform the ‘Human Job’ and Enhance Skills, Says Science Minister
UK science minister Patrick Vallance announced that AI‑driven robotics will reshape warehouse and factory jobs, calling it the first wave of a broader transformation. The government is allocating £52 million to new robotics hubs and expanding the Regulatory Innovation Office’s remit...
Bridging the Gap Between Software RPA and Warehouse Robotics
Warehouse automation is merging software robotic process automation (RPA) with physical robotics to create synchronized, end‑to‑end workflows. RPA now serves as an intelligence layer, handling order validation, inventory reconciliation and triggering robot actions based on real‑time demand. Integrated architectures tie...
GrayMatter Robotics Awarded AFWERX Phase II Contract to Develop AI-Powered Robotic System for Canopy Sanding
GrayMatter Robotics received a Phase II SBIR contract from AFWERX to develop an autonomous AI‑powered robotic system for sanding aircraft canopies. The Smart Robotic Canopy Sanding System will use the company’s GMR‑AI™ platform, combining 3D sensing, force‑adaptive control and real‑time trajectory...
Drone Industry Noise
The drone sector is being flooded with advice from consultants who lack hands‑on flight experience, creating a wave of misinformation. Rapid hardware changes, evolving regulations, and real‑world operational constraints are often ignored, leading to unrealistic project promises and inflated funding...
Hydrogen-Powered Hybrid Raybird UAV Completes Combat Missions in Ukraine
Skyeton’s hybrid Raybird UAV, powered by a hydrogen fuel‑cell electric motor, entered full‑scale combat missions with Ukrainian forces in December 2025. The redesign distributes weight for the hydrogen system while preserving the platform’s long‑range reconnaissance role. The hybrid version offers roughly...
Unifly Concludes Contribution to FAA ASSURE A68 Project on Detect-and-Avoid Well-Clear Requirements
Unifly has completed its contribution to the FAA‑sponsored ASSURE A68 research project, which aims to validate detect‑and‑avoid (DAA) well‑clear requirements for small unmanned aircraft systems. The company supplied UTM services that integrated ADS‑B, radar, cellular telemetry and Remote Identification data...
Humanoid Robot Actuator Market Could Approach $10B by 2031
The global humanoid robot actuator market is projected to reach just under $10 billion by 2031, up from roughly $150 million in 2024. This surge reflects a rapid shift from pilot projects to commercial deployments across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and research. Actuators,...
How to Upgrade Your Clearpath Robots to ROS 2
Clearpath Robotics released detailed guidance for upgrading its robot platforms to ROS 2 Humble and Jazzy. The company provides a compatibility matrix showing which models support each ROS 2 distribution on amd64 and, for some, arm64 architectures, along with firmware‑aware installation images...
What Does a Blue USB Port Mean? I Learned the Truth Behind All the Colors, and It's Wild
USB ports use a standardized color scheme to signal their generation and data‑transfer capabilities. Blue indicates USB 3.0 SuperSpeed (up to 5 Gbps), while teal, red, orange, yellow, black and white denote other speeds and power features. The colors help users match...
RoboSense Achieves 303,000 Robotics LiDAR Sales in 2025, Up 1,142% Year-over-Year; Ranks No. 1
RoboSense reported sales of 303,000 robotics LiDAR units in 2025, a 1,142% year‑over‑year increase that vaulted the company to the top spot in China’s robotics LiDAR rankings. The surge was powered by its full‑stack in‑house chip design and a digital...
4XROBOTS Is Gearing up in the U.S.: Brings a Familiar Industry Face to Lead the Expansion
Danish robotics firm 4XROBOTS announced a U.S. expansion focused on greenhouse automation, appointing Nick Chambers as Head of Global Market Development and Insight. The company joined the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) to forge partnerships with North American integrators and...
