Parsons and DroneShield Highlight Open-Architecture Approach to Countering Evolving Drone Threats
DroneShield partnered with Parsons Corporation to demonstrate an open‑architecture counter‑UAS solution that integrates detection, electronic warfare, and mitigation capabilities within Parsons' DroneArmor™ command‑and‑control environment. The joint exercise highlighted how interoperable, best‑of‑breed technologies can be combined to improve situational awareness and accelerate decision‑making for national security and critical‑infrastructure missions. By showcasing a common operational environment, the demonstration underscored the value of flexible, layered defenses against evolving drone threats. Industry collaboration emerged as a key enabler for rapid adaptation to new aerial risks.
IERA Award 2026 Goes to Flying Warehouse Robots by Verity From Switzerland
Swiss deep‑tech firm Verity won the 2026 IERA Award for its fully autonomous indoor drone system that continuously inventories warehouses without GPS or human input. The drones navigate aisles, scan barcodes, and feed data directly into warehouse management systems, identifying...
Cognex CEO to Join AI and Robotics Leaders at Automate 2026 Opening Keynote on the Future of Automation
Cognex CEO Matt Moschner will join AI and robotics leaders from FANUC America, Schneider Electric and Intrinsic for the opening keynote at Automate 2026 on June 22. The roundtable, titled “The State of the Automation Industry: Leadership Roundtable,” will explore AI‑driven, adaptive...
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Genesis AI introduced Eno, its first general‑purpose robot that departs from humanoid aesthetics in favor of a minimalist, modular design. Powered by the company’s GENE foundation model, Eno can reason, plan and execute multi‑step tasks with human‑level dexterity, and an...
ANYbotics Expands Global Presence with New Engineering and AI Hub in Barcelona
ANYbotics announced the launch of a new engineering and AI hub in Barcelona, its third global location after Zurich and San Francisco. The DFactory Barcelona campus will house teams working on computer vision, machine learning, mechatronics, and DevOps to accelerate autonomous...
ABB, PSYONIC Partner on Robotic Dexterity Training
ABB Robotics has teamed up with California‑based bionics firm PSYONIC to fuse the prosthetic‑grade Ability Hand with its GoFa collaborative robot. The partnership will harvest touch and motion data from human prosthetic use to train robots in delicate, variable manipulation...
Alibaba Eyes Physical World with Its First Suite of AI Models for Robots
Alibaba Group unveiled the Qwen Robot Suite, its first suite of AI models designed for robots, marking a shift from chat‑based AI to embodied intelligence. Developed by Tongyi Lab, the suite combines navigation, world‑modeling and manipulation capabilities and is already...
Wing-Shape Tests Could Unlock Smoother Water-to-Air Drone Launches
Researchers at the University of Central Florida are experimenting with different wing shapes to smooth the water‑to‑air transition, known as egress, for unmanned aerial vehicles. Using a water tank and 3‑D‑printed wings, they observed lift overshoot followed by a sharp...
Taiwan Excellence Pavilion Brings Edge AI, Robotics and Smart Manufacturing Technology to Automate 2026
The Taiwan Excellence Pavilion will showcase 23 Taiwanese companies at Automate 2026 in Chicago, highlighting edge AI, robotics, and smart manufacturing technologies. Organized by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and TAITRA, the pavilion aims to position Taiwan as a trusted partner...
Research: Warehouse Workers Do Best when They Switch Between Co-Bots
A new study from Erasmus University shows warehouse workers achieve higher productivity when they rotate among multiple autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) rather than staying paired with a single robot. Analyzing over 12,000 simulated scenarios, the research found that a flexible...
Red Cat Introduces Hellcat™, a Global Small UAS Configuration Built on the Proven Black Widow™ Platform
Red Cat Holdings unveiled Hellcat™, a dual‑use small unmanned aircraft system built on its Black Widow platform, at Eurosatory 2026. The system incorporates warfighter feedback, especially from Ukraine, and follows a Modular Open Systems Architecture for rapid configuration and software...
Colorado Drone Chargers Unveils the Ultimate Power Solution for the Skydio X10: Featuring New OMNI FLUX Technology
Colorado Drone Chargers (CDC) launched a portable rapid‑charging system tailored for the Skydio X10 drone. The new Skydio X10 charger can replenish four batteries in roughly one hour, thanks to CDC’s proprietary OMNI FLUX board. OMNI FLUX delivers 90% power efficiency, intelligent...
Flexiv to Unveil Next-Generation Adaptive Robots at Automate 2026
Flexiv announced the international launch of two new robots, Enlight and MICO, at Automate 2026. Enlight is a seven‑axis arm with whole‑body touch sensitivity, while MICO pairs two Enlight arms into a modular dual‑arm humanoid system. Both platforms feature force‑controlled AI,...
From Public Works to Public Safety: How to Structure Your Agency’s Drone Program
The Oregon Public Agency UAS Operations and Policy Manual offers a customizable framework for state and local governments to launch drone programs safely and legally. It outlines governance structures, safety management systems, and required federal and state compliance, including FAA...
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Backflipping Robot Dog Joins California Fire Department for Rescue Missions
The San Bernardino County Fire Department has added a backflipping quadruped robot from HawkRobo to its emergency‑response fleet. The compact robot will be deployed for interior mapping, situational awareness, and transporting air‑monitoring equipment in hazardous or collapsed structures. Its ability to...
AI Robots Can Go Rogue – a Researcher on How Easily It Happens
A humanoid robot recently shattered the half‑marathon world record by running a pre‑mapped course in 50 minutes, 26 seconds, showcasing the rapid progress of AI‑driven robotics. Researchers, however, demonstrated that the same flexibility that powers these feats also creates a...
From Isolated Pilots to Scalable Automation
Twisthink CEO Dave Moelker explains how manufacturers can modernize legacy robotics by adding secure, wireless connectivity that aligns with operator workflows and service models. He highlights the role of edge AI for high‑speed vision and sensor workloads, keeping critical decisions...
MoD’s In-Principle Approval for ₹500 Cr National Military Drone Technology Hub at IIT Kanpur
The Ministry of Defence has given in‑principle approval for a ₹500 crore (≈ $60 million) National Military Drone Technology Hub at IIT Kanpur. The hub will provide end‑to‑end capabilities—including design, testing, certification, data links, ground stations and counter‑drone systems—under a civil‑military fusion model....
AI, Robotics and Automated Mining: The Future of Excavators and Mining Machinery Parts
The mining industry is rapidly adopting AI‑driven excavators and driverless trucks, turning automation into a mainstream operational model. Major OEMs such as Caterpillar, Komatsu, Hitachi and Terex now offer intelligent haul trucks and excavators equipped with autonomous navigation and real‑time...
NOVARC AND YASKAWA ENTER STRATEGIC MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO ADVANCE AI-POWERED AUTONOMOUS WELDING AUTOMATION
Novarc Technologies and Yaskawa America have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding to embed Novarc’s AI‑powered NovAI™ welding intelligence into Yaskawa’s six‑axis robotic platforms. The integration will debut on the YRC1000 robot at the Automate trade show in Chicago (June 22‑25),...
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Teledyne FLIR Defense unveiled Black Recon™, an autonomous micro‑drone system that can launch, recover and recharge up to three UAVs directly from a vehicle or fixed site. The system provides near‑continuous overwatch with 50‑60 minute flight times, 25 m/s speed, thermal...
ASI Releases CEO Playbook for Scaling Autonomy Across Industrial Operations
Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) released a CEO Playbook white paper that guides heavy‑construction, logistics, agriculture, mining and other industrial firms on scaling autonomous off‑road vehicles. The playbook draws on ASI’s real‑world ecosystem of more than 300 autonomous assets that have...
Arnold Machinery Company Partners With Prime Robotics to Deliver Warehouse Automation Consulting Solutions Across Colorado
Arnold Machinery Company announced an exclusive distribution partnership with Prime Robotics, bringing the developer’s autonomous mobile robot (AMR) technology to Colorado warehouses. The collaboration enables Arnold to embed Prime Robotics’ AMRs into its material‑handling consulting, offering free on‑site assessments and...
Entangled Robotic Matter with Cohesive Motion
Cornell engineers unveiled the Cross‑Link Collective, a swarm of dozens of 20 cm‑by‑2 cm modules that physically entangle and reshape to move as a cohesive material. Each unit oscillates between “I” and “U” shapes and latches via Velcro, allowing the group to...
Interview: Parallel Systems CEO Matt Soule on Building ‘the World’s First Autonomous Freight Rail System’
Parallel Systems, led by former SpaceX engineer Matt Soule, is building the world’s first autonomous battery‑electric freight rail system. The Los Angeles startup has raised more than $100 million and is conducting commercial tests with Genesee & Wyoming Railroad in Georgia under FRA...
Ionic Wind Cooling Enables High‐Frequency Shape Memory Alloy Actuators for Origami‐Inspired Soft Robotics
Researchers have introduced ionic wind cooling as a compact thermal‑management technique for shape‑memory alloy (SMA) actuators, dramatically speeding up their recovery phase. Two cooling configurations were tested, with the needle‑ring design chosen for its stability and minimal footprint. Integrated with...
ARK Electronics Unveils ARKV6S NDAA-Compliant Flight Controller for UAV & Robotics Applications
ARK Electronics has launched the ARKV6S flight controller, a compact, US‑made, NDAA‑compliant autopilot for UAV and robotics. Built around the Pixhawk Autopilot Bus and supporting PX4 and ArduPilot, it offers a 480 MHz STM32H743IIK6 processor, 2 MB flash, 1 MB RAM, and industrial‑grade...
Albion: What Today’s UGVs Look Like Under The Hood
Ukrainian firm IMLA showcased the Albion unmanned ground vehicle, a 4×4 platform weighing about 320 kg that can transport up to 400 kg of payload (600 kg peak). The robot features a modular, IP55‑rated enclosure, quick‑swap 11 kWh lithium‑ion batteries, and a LiDAR‑driven autonomous...
From Digital Twins to Industrial AI: Building the Machine Information System
Industrial digital twins are moving beyond static 3‑D visualizations toward fully integrated Machine Information Systems (MIS) that combine live sensor data, MES context, structured documentation, and spatial awareness. This shift is driven by the need for faster fault diagnosis, better...
Can This $125K Robot Be My Friend?
Business Insider examined 1X and Unitree, two firms pouring millions into $125,000‑price‑point robot companions. Both aim to create machines that converse and move naturally, yet they wrestle with technical hurdles such as fluid motion, realistic speech, and the uncanny‑valley effect....
XPeng Is Getting Serious About Physical AI as Its CEO Takes Over the Robotics Division
XPeng CEO He Xiaopeng is assuming direct control of the company’s robotics division as it prepares to mass‑produce its IRON humanoid robot. The IRON robot is slated for production this year with commercial sales targeted for China and overseas next...
Drone Use Could Skyrocket After the FAA Changes This Rule
The FAA is set to adopt Part 108, a rule that will allow drones to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) for aircraft under 55 pounds. This regulatory shift removes the current visual‑line‑of‑sight requirement that limits range and endurance, opening the...
Soft Robots Get a Tiny Soft Pump to Move Their Bodies
Researchers at the University of Bristol unveiled the Liquid Metal Magnetohydrodynamic Actuator (LIMA) pump, a pea‑sized, 0.2‑gram soft pump that creates hydraulic pressure using a liquid‑metal droplet and a tiny magnet. Operating at less than 0.1 volts, the pump replaces bulky...
NASA’s Most Important Robot Arm Broke – Can Astronauts Repair Canadarm2?
NASA’s Canadian‑built Canadarm2 suffered a joint malfunction on May 27, triggering an elevated motor current and abnormal motion. The arm, which has been operating on the International Space Station for more than 25 years, is essential for capturing cargo, moving hardware, and...
Diehl Defence and Destinus Team up to Add a New Interceptor Class to GARMR
Diehl Defence and Destinus announced a teaming agreement at ILA Berlin 2026 to integrate Destinus’s Hornet interceptor into Diehl’s GARMR counter‑UAV system. The Hornet adds a new interceptor class designed for fast, low‑cost drones and glide‑bombs, filling the gap between...
Automate 2026: Bosch Rexroth to Showcase Conveyance, Linear Technology and Control Systems
Bosch Rexroth will exhibit at Automate 2026 in Chicago, showcasing its TS conveyor line—including the TS 7plus capable of lifting 3,000 kg payloads—its ctrlX Automation suite with cabinet‑free drive, core controller, OS and AI‑ready edge acceleration, and an interactive hologram of its...
BayCare Hospital Pilots “First-of-Its-Kind” Robotic Patient Transport System by Rovex
BayCare Health System has launched a pilot of Rovex’s Rovi robotic patient transport system at its Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida. The robot, which can attach to existing stretchers, is being tested to assess workflow integration, transport patterns, and...
Automate 2026: Kassow Robots to Exhibit Extensive Cobot Capabilities
Copenhagen‑based Kassow Robots is unveiling its latest 7‑axis cobots, the KR 1824 and KR 1240, at Automate 2026 in Chicago. The new models deliver 50% higher joint torque, 20% faster wrist speeds and up to 40% greater mechanical stiffness, expanding payload capability. All...
Europe's Largest Drone Testing Centre Opens in Swindon to Boost Defence Innovation
Britain’s Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis inaugurated Europe’s biggest drone testing and development hub at the DroneTEX facility in Swindon. The 545,000‑square‑foot Uncrewed Systems Centre will serve as the UK’s focal point for testing, integrating AI and autonomy, and accelerating fielding...
Russia Develops New Coastal Drone Interceptor
Rostec’s Shvabe Holding displayed a neural‑network‑guided drone interceptor system at the Fleet 2026 maritime expo in Kronstadt. The solution integrates a ground optical‑electronic surveillance station, a fleet of interceptor drones, and an operator workstation, with AI taking over the terminal engagement...
The Critical Robot Arm on the ISS Isn't Working Properly, but NASA Has a Plan to Fix It
NASA announced that the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm has seized a wrist joint, halting its motion. The malfunction, detected after routine work on May 27, will be addressed with a spacewalk scheduled for June 30, using a spare joint already...
NATO Nations Form Drone-Killing User Club
Latvia hosted the inaugural BLAZE User Club, gathering the three NATO nations that began fielding the Latvian‑built autonomous interceptor drone in January 2026—Latvia, Estonia and Belgium—and several observer countries. The meeting created a formal feedback channel between operators and Origin Robotics,...
Around the Commercial Drone Industry: License Plate Recognition, Spray Drones, Powerline Inspection
Vancouver Police will become Canada’s first force to field six drones that augment live surveillance with license‑plate recognition, linking the aircraft to officers’ body cameras for instant backup. In Illinois, recent graduate Peyton Fallen launched Deadeye Drone Services, spraying roughly...
Airbus and SkyFall to Partner to Combine European and Ukrainian Expertise in Defence
Airbus Defence and Space has signed an MoU with Ukrainian drone maker SkyFall, forging a strategic partnership announced at the ILA exhibition in Berlin. The alliance aims to merge Airbus’s integrated air‑and‑missile‑defence and command‑and‑control capabilities with SkyFall’s rapid‑prototype, combat‑tested unmanned...
Tuya Smart Partners with Zeroth to Develop Robot-Driven Smart Living Experiences, Bringing Physical AI Into the Home
Tuya Smart and robotics firm Zeroth announced a partnership to fuse Tuya’s AI+IoT platform with Zeroth’s embodied intelligence, creating robot‑driven smart‑living experiences. The collaboration embeds Tuya’s Physical AI Engine and OmniMem long‑term memory into consumer‑grade home robots, turning them into...
DeltaQuad Showcases High-Reliability Drone Technology at De Techniek Carrièrebeurs 2026
DeltaQuad turned its booth at the De Techniek Carrièrebeurs 2026 in Amsterdam into a live engineering showcase, demonstrating its autonomous aerial systems and high‑reliability design philosophy. Engineers, not recruiters, fielded deep technical questions about failure modes, field challenges, and hardware‑software...
CNOOC Upgrades Automation Systems at Buzzard North Sea Oil Field
ABB has secured a contract from CNOOC Petroleum Europe to upgrade the automation and safety control systems on the Buzzard offshore platform in the North Sea. The upgrade will replace the existing System 800xA distributed control system and Safeguard 400 safety system...
Automated DJI Drones Are Now Watching UK Railways Remotely
Heliguy has obtained a UK Civil Aviation Authority BVLOS authorization, allowing it to run automated DJI Dock 3 and Matrice 4TD drones for Network Rail inspections. The drones will be stationed at Gloucester and Romford and controlled remotely from Heliguy’s Newcastle command...
Rekise Marine Raises $9.7 Mn Seed Round Led by Accel and NKSquared
Rekise Marine, a Bengaluru‑based marine robotics firm, closed a $9.7 million seed round co‑led by Accel and NKSquared, adding to a prior $4.72 million raise. The capital will fund sea trials of its flagship autonomous underwater vehicle Jalkapi, expand its in‑house AI/ML...
FLYGHT, ideaForge’s DaaS Model, Delivers Drone-Powered Intelligence Across 10+ Industries and Government Sectors
India’s leading drone maker ideaForge has rolled out its Drone‑as‑a‑Service platform, FLYGHT, across more than ten industries and government agencies since its 2022 launch. The full‑stack, app‑based solution delivers real‑time aerial intelligence, turning video feeds into actionable analytics through AI....