RLWRLD and Nvidia Launch DexBench to Standardize Humanoid Robot Dexterity
RLWRLD and Nvidia have launched DexBench, a universal benchmark and data standard aimed at measuring and training humanoid robot dexterity. The initiative integrates Nvidia's Isaac Lab‑Arena to validate performance in both simulation and real‑world settings across five evaluation domains. RLWRLD’s RLDX‑1 model already tops eight existing simulation benchmarks, underscoring the need for a dedicated standard. Upcoming "Dexterity Night" events will showcase the framework globally, starting in Seoul on June 10.
Honeybees Inspire a Super-Efficient Navigation System for Drones
Researchers at Delft University of Technology have created Bee‑Nav, a bio‑inspired navigation system that lets lightweight drones return home without GPS or heavy mapping. The method mimics honeybee odometry and short learning flights, using a neural network as small as...
High Lander to Power Autonomous Aerial Security for Critical SolarInfrastructure
High Lander has secured a deal with Israel’s Ministry of Energy to deploy autonomous drone‑based security at the 150 MW Ta’anakh solar farm. The solution, supplied alongside Cando Drones and overseen by security firm G1 Group, uses High Lander’s Orion fleet‑management...
Physical AI Is Here. And It’s Already at Work.>
Physical AI is moving robots from static, pre‑programmed actions to real‑time perception and decision‑making. Leaders such as FANUC, Rockwell Automation, ABB and NVIDIA are already fielding AI‑enabled manipulators on warehouse floors and collaborative units in hospitals. The technology relies on...
US Approves Kuwait Request to Buy Nearly $2 Billion of Counter-Drone Platforms
The U.S. State Department approved a possible sale of nearly $1.98 billion in counter‑unmanned aerial system platforms to Kuwait, sourced from defense‑tech firm Anduril. The request follows Iran’s June 3 drone and missile attack that damaged Kuwait International Airport, killing one and...
Smith+Nephew Announces First Clinical Cases with the Next Generation CORI◊XT Handheld Robotics Platform Across Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty
Smith+Nephew announced the first clinical cases using its next‑generation CORI XT Handheld Robotics Platform in both knee and shoulder arthroplasty. The inaugural shoulder procedures were performed at Duke Health and an ambulatory surgery center in Scottsdale, while the first knee replacements...
Autonomous Drone Can Deliver Life Jackets to People that Fall Overboard
Researchers at Denmark's Technical University (DTU) have built an autonomous drone that can be launched from a moving ship to locate and deliver inflatable life jackets to people who fall overboard. The prototype, weighing 24.8 kg and capable of carrying a...
Longest-Distance Robotic Cardiac Telesurgery Ever Performed over 12,500 Miles
A cardiac surgeon in Guyana performed the longest‑distance robotic telesurgery, operating on a patient in India over a 12,500‑mile fiber‑optic link. The SSi Mantra system maintained 290‑300 ms latency, allowing precise replication of hand movements. The procedure was supported by Indian cardiac...
Robotic Arm Inspired by Octopus Uses Tactile Sensors in Suction Cups for Autonomous Underwater Grasping
Researchers at Italy’s Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia have unveiled an octopus‑inspired soft robotic arm that embeds miniature optical tactile sensors inside its silicone suction cups. The sensors read light‑reflection changes to gauge force magnitude and direction, enabling the arm to...
The 5 Most Advanced Military Drones In Service Today
The article surveys the five most advanced military drones in service: the US‑built General Atomics MQ‑9 Reaper, Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2, China’s CAIG Wing Loong II, Northrop Grumman’s RQ‑4 Global Hawk, and Boeing’s Ghost Bat loyal‑wingman prototype. It highlights each platform’s payload, endurance, altitude, and...
Ukraine Crosses New Line: Drones Kill Shaheds on Autopilot
Ukraine’s defence ministry announced that a Brave1‑backed autonomous interceptor drone, which automates 95% of the Shahed‑136 interception workflow, has completed its first combat engagements in the Kharkiv region. The operator merely selects a target on a live display; the drone...
TARS Brings Real-Life Embodied AI to ICRA 2026 Robotics Conference
TARS unveiled its DexHand platform at ICRA 2026, showcasing a 21‑DoF robotic hand that replicates human finger anatomy. The demo performed all 26 English alphabet sign‑language gestures and offered real‑time mirror control, proving low‑latency, biomimetic fidelity. Integrated ultra‑high‑resolution cameras capture textures...
Lithuanian Firm Shows Army Tech that Turns Any Car Into Robot
Lithuanian defense startup Ostara showcased its Krampus hybrid unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) and a proprietary remote‑control system at the Vanguard 2026 exercise. The technology can retrofit virtually any existing military vehicle, turning it into an unmanned platform without the expense of...
Mass Is the Easy Part, Coordination Is The Hard Part
Ukraine’s use of cheap, AI‑powered drones has forced the U.S. defense sector to rethink how it builds hardware, shifting from million‑dollar interceptors to mass‑produced autonomous systems. Start‑ups are accelerating development cycles, but traditional primes are still organized around multi‑year, multi‑million‑dollar...
Ukraine Hit Russian Drone Factory Hidden Near Moscow
Ukrainian forces used a domestically‑produced FP‑1 strike drone to hit the Protasovo airfield research and production centre in Russia’s Ryazan region, about 180 km southeast of Moscow. The facility, opened in August 2023, is a key node in Russia’s national effort to...
Inside Dexory's Factory - Custom Everything, Skunk Works Culture, and a Robot that Reaches 18 Meters
Dexory unveiled a completely redesigned warehouse‑scanning robot in February, extending its reach from 14 to 18 meters and boosting scan speed to 15,000‑16,000 pallet locations per hour. The company is scaling production from four‑to‑six units a week to a target...
Unitree Humanoid Robots Perform On US Television
Chinese robotics firm Unitree showcased eight G1 humanoid robots dancing with a human performer on the June 2 season premiere of America’s Got Talent. The routine, which included a coordinated front flip, earned praise from the judges but coincided with the...
IDS26 Highlights Growing Role of Operational Drone Solutions
The International Drone Show 2026 in Odense attracted a record 1,500 participants from 40 countries, featuring 170 exhibitors and 26 live demos. The event marked a shift from pilot projects to operational deployment of drones across defence, energy, logistics and...
Giving Fusion Robots Eyes and Touch – Metrology Technologies Powering ITER’s In-Vessel Assembly
ITER is deploying heavy‑duty robotic arms equipped with machine‑vision and force‑torque sensors to assemble multi‑tonne components inside its tokamak. The vision system, using laser‑etched optical markers, achieves positioning accuracy of about 0.06 mm, while tactile sensors let the robot detect contact...
Beyond 2019
The United Kingdom’s 2019 Counter‑Unmanned Aircraft Strategy is now obsolete as drone warfare has evolved into large‑scale, AI‑guided, and missile‑integrated attacks demonstrated in Ukraine and Iran. Recent incidents—including 656 Russian drones over Ukraine and multiple strikes on critical infrastructure—show that...
NVIDIA and LG Group Build an AI Factory to Advance Physical AI, Mobility and AI Infrastructure
NVIDIA and LG Group announced an AI factory that will combine NVIDIA’s full‑stack AI platform with LG’s expertise in consumer electronics, robotics, and data‑center technologies. The joint effort will deliver accelerated computing infrastructure for training, simulating, and deploying AI across...
NVIDIA and Doosan Group Collaborate to Advance Physical AI and AI Factory Infrastructure
NVIDIA and South Korea’s Doosan Group have deepened their partnership to push physical AI, robotics, and AI‑factory infrastructure across Doosan’s four business units. The collaboration blends NVIDIA’s full‑stack accelerated computing, including DSX, MGX, Isaac Sim, and Jetson Thor, with Doosan...
Pilot-Controlled TaxiBot Could Slash Aircraft Ground Emissions by 80%
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has launched a pilot program using TaxiBot, a semi‑robotic, pilot‑controlled ground tug that tows aircraft with engines off. Developed by Smart Airport Systems with IAI, the system is being tested on EasyJet A320neo flights in partnership with...
British Troops Test Killer Drones 43 Miles From Russia
British 3 Rifles battalion joined roughly 4,500 NATO troops in Finland’s Exercise Northern Star, operating 70 km from the Russian border. The unit demonstrated the Near Surface Infantry Battalion concept, using Anduril’s Ghost reconnaissance drones and Bolt loitering munitions linked through ATAK...
Magnetoelectric Antennas Could Transform How Underwater Robots Talk
A University of Florida team unveiled BlueME, a magnetoelectric antenna array that lets autonomous underwater vehicles exchange data up to 730 m (2,395 ft) in saltwater while consuming less than 10 W of power. The system operates at very low frequencies (35‑36 kHz) and...
Six Companies Built an Autonomous Hunter-Killer Robot in Under a Week
Six defense‑technology firms joined forces at Operation Jailbreak to assemble a two‑vehicle autonomous hunter‑killer ground system in under a week. AZAK supplied the UGV platforms while HavocAI provided autonomy, Leonardo DRS contributed ACHR radar, Allen Control added its Bullfrog counter‑drone...
Ukrainian Firm Develops AI Drone Hunter that Re-Engages Until Target Is Hit
Ukrainian defense startup Yartura has unveiled the Dancer 4.5.0, a fixed‑wing interceptor drone capable of 450 km/h and a 30 km engagement envelope. The platform features an AI‑powered Automatic Target Tracking System that can autonomously circle and re‑attack a target until a kill...
ACE ROBOTICS Open-Sources World's Largest Whole-House 3D Dataset Dedicated to Chinese Households
ACE ROBOTICS, together with CUHK’s Multimedia Lab and Shenzhen Hetao Academy, launched Kairos-HomeWorld, the first unified world‑model framework that can generate complete, interactive 3D Chinese homes from a single text prompt. The system combines a four‑stage hierarchical architecture to ensure...
Xiaomi Robotics Team Wins Double Champion
On June 5, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun announced that the company’s robotics team had captured top honors in two premier international contests. At the CVPR 2026 Workshops, the anonymous “my16” model topped the leaderboard with a 40.89 % success rate, the only entry...
AWR Standardizes CNC Machine Tending with OnRobot Electric Grippers to Speed Changeovers
Automation Within Reach (AWR) has standardized its CNC lathe‑tending cells by replacing six pneumatic grippers with OnRobot’s 3FG25 electric gripper. The 3FG25 offers a 25 kg payload, programmable force and stroke, and built‑in position feedback, eliminating manual adjustments for each new...
France Air Focus: Lower-Cost Sovereign Capabilities Propel $11.38 Billion UAV Market
France is projected to host Europe’s second‑largest UAV market, worth roughly $11.38 billion, representing 14.5% of the continent’s total spend. The market is driven by a policy shift toward domestic, lower‑cost sovereign capabilities, including loitering munitions, following heightened security concerns after...
Teledyne FLIR Wins $11.2M to Build CBRN Sensor Drone Kits
Teledyne FLIR Defense secured an $11.2 million U.S. Army contract to supply more than 45 R80D SkyRaider‑based CBRN sensor drone kits under the CSIRP program. The kits combine chemical, biological and radiological payloads, including the MUVE B330 biological sensor, and are slated...
Roboteon to Showcase Powerful Robotics Orchestration Software for Warehousing and Manufacturing at Automate 2026
Roboteon announced live demos at Automate 2026, showcasing its robotics orchestration platform that unifies autonomous mobile robots and cobots from multiple OEMs. The software offers rapid integration with enterprise systems such as SAP EWM and Microsoft Dynamics 365, and leverages AI, ML, and...
Modal Motors Opens Order Books for OR3627-900kV Drone Motors
Modal Motors has opened order books for its OR3627‑900kV drone propulsion motor, with first deliveries slated for Q4 2026 and high‑volume production beginning in Q1 2027. The transverse‑flux BLDC motor weighs 130 g, fits under 42 mm in diameter, and delivers up to 360 W...
AGIBOT WORLD CHALLENGE 2026 Advances Embodied AI Competition From Simulation to Real-Robot Testing at ICRA 2026
AGIBOT hosted the WORLD CHALLENGE 2026 at ICRA 2026 in Vienna, drawing 526 teams from 27 countries to compete in Reasoning to Action and World Model tracks. The event shifted evaluation from pure simulation to closed‑loop testing on the AGIBOT G2 humanoid, using...
Royal Navy Progresses Towards Project Vanquish Demo From Aircraft Carrier
The UK Royal Navy is moving toward flight trials of a jet‑powered Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) from a Queen Elizabeth‑class carrier by late 2025. The effort, called Project Vanquish, is a joint initiative with the Royal Air Force and feeds...
Multiway Robotics Unveils OT10 Omnidirectional Autonomous Pallet Truck, Winner of the 2026 French Design Award
Multiway Robotics launched the OT10 Omnidirectional Autonomous Pallet Truck, a robot that can move in any direction, climb elevators and handle up to 1,000 kg of load. The OT10 earned the 2026 French Design Award for its blend of industrial aesthetics...
Why Factory Automation Now Depends on Software-Savvy Workers
Factory automation is shifting from pure hardware to a software‑centric discipline, as robots become more connected and data‑driven. In 2024, the International Federation of Robotics reported more than half a million new industrial robots, pushing global robot density to 267...
Eternal.ag Scales Fully-Autonomous Harvesting Robots with First Customer Van Noord Growers
German agritech startup eternal.ag has deployed its fully‑autonomous Harvester robot at Dutch greenhouse grower Van Noord Growers, beginning a long‑term partnership. The company started operating a single robot in September 2025 and will expand to three units this summer after...
Wireless RF Power Beaming for In-Flight Drone Recharging
GuRu Wireless unveiled a proprietary RF power‑beaming system that recharges drones in flight, allowing true persistent operation without tethers. The solution uses 24 GHz phased‑array transmitters, digital beamforming and its RF Lensing® technology to deliver focused energy up to 200 feet, powering...
Nature S Miracle and Faraday Future Partner for North American Robotics Deployment
Nature's Miracle Holding Inc. signed a Memorandum of Understanding with FF AI‑Robotics to roll out the company’s Robotics Partnership Program (Robotics PAR) across North America. The deal includes delivery of 23 robots—17 Aegis Pro and 6 Navi units—to Nature's Miracle’s Chicago hub....
The Skeptic’s Guide to Humanoid Robots Going Viral on the Internet
Humanoid robot videos are flooding social media, but most showcase staged feats rather than genuine autonomy. Experts warn that many demonstrations rely on teleoperation, speed‑up tricks, or narrowly trained tasks that don’t translate to everyday environments. The gap between a...
Murata Next Era of Humanoid Robotics
Murata, via distributor TTI, unveiled a suite of miniaturized MEMS gyroscopes, inertial measurement units, wireless modules and EMI filters designed for humanoid robots. The components are automotive‑grade, safety‑certified and built to meet IEC 62998 standards, promising reliable operation in harsh environments....
KUKA Showcases Scalable Machine Tending Robotics at IMTS 2026
KUKA used its IMTS 2026 booth to showcase a scalable machine‑tending solution, pairing a KR CYBERTECH robot with an EMAG WPG 7 cylindrical grinding machine. The demo, run with system integrator Formic Automation, highlighted sub‑micrometer grinding accuracy and a Robotics‑as‑a‑Service (RaaS) model that eliminates...
Why Robotics Can’t Advance without Physical AI
Robotics will advance not through faster chips but through richer training data that mirrors real‑world physics. Physical AI embeds weight, friction, inertia and material deformation directly into 3D assets, turning simulations from visual mock‑ups into physics‑accurate environments. By closing the...
Is Silicon Valley Ready to Put Robots in People’s Homes? Hello Robot Is.
Hello Robot unveiled Stretch 4, a $30,000 home‑assistant robot that combines a humanoid torso, sensor‑rich head, and a telescoping arm on an omnidirectional base. Unlike many lab‑bound competitors, Stretch is designed for real homes, offering limited autonomy with a human‑in‑the‑loop interface...
Japanese Robotics Start-Up Seeks Indian Partners to Manufacture Humanoid Robots
Japanese robotics start‑up Jinki‑Ittai, valued at roughly ₹179 crore (about $21 million), is courting Indian partners to produce its human‑operated humanoid robots. The company promotes a subscription‑based model, likening robot access to mobile‑phone leasing, to lower upfront costs. It aims to deploy...
New App Lets Anyone Operate a Robot From Their Phone
Georgia Tech researchers unveiled COBALT, a mobile app that turns any smartphone into a controller for robot arms via a secure Wi‑Fi link and WebRTC streaming. The system let novice users in nine countries remotely operate arms in the lab,...
Neolix Partners with QuikBot to Develop Autonomous Delivery Network
Neolix, a Level‑4 autonomous logistics vehicle maker, has teamed up with Singapore‑based QuikBot Technologies to create an end‑to‑end autonomous delivery solution that bridges public roads, building interiors and doorsteps. The partnership will power Neolix’s pilot in Singapore, aligning with the...
Dutch Plant for Combat-Zone Robots Offers Fresh Supply Pipeline for Ukraine
Estonia’s Milrem Robotics has opened an assembly line in Born, Netherlands, with VDL Defentec to produce its THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles. The plant has already delivered the first UGV to the Dutch government, part of a pledge of over 100...