OpenAI Starts with Infrastructure Robots but Aims for "Everyone Having a Personal Robot Doing Anything They Need"
OpenAI has revived its robotics division, hiring engineers across hardware, operations, systems, and machine learning. The near‑term focus is to deploy robots that assist specialists in building infrastructure, while the long‑term vision is to create a personal robot for every consumer. The effort builds on the former world‑simulation program and the absorbed Sora team, and follows the 2020 shutdown that favored pure software AGI research. Altman’s ambition aligns with broader industry moves toward embodied AI as a pathway to general intelligence.
Scaling Automation in Contract Manufacturing: Interview with Rodrigo DallOglio of Flex
Flex announced an expanded partnership with Teradyne Robotics, allowing the contract manufacturer to both deploy advanced robotics in its own plants and produce key robot components for Teradyne customers worldwide. The move reflects Flex’s strategy of scaling automation from single‑site...
Beyond the Factory Floor: XR Training for the Next Industrial Era
The EU Horizon project MASTER has built an open XR platform that lets manufacturers train workers on industrial robots without physical equipment. Leveraging the Viroo enterprise suite, the system adds code‑free programming, gaze‑based interaction and safety‑zone controls, while AI‑driven “Dreamer”...
Autonomous Drone Platform Achieves Cybersecurity & Defense Certifications
Skyfish Corporation announced that its autonomous drone platform has earned both Green UAS certification and Blue UAS Cleared status, the highest security benchmarks for uncrewed systems. The certifications, administered by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, verify compliance with...
Open Source Hardware for Robotics: Democratizing Robot Building
Open‑source hardware has transformed robotics from a high‑cost, lab‑only activity into a widely accessible field. Platforms such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, TurtleBot and 3D‑printed components let students, hobbyists and startups build functional robots for a few thousand dollars. This hardware democratization...
Nvidia's New World Model Helps Robots Navigate the World
Nvidia unveiled Cosmos 3, an open‑source world model that lets robots, autonomous vehicles and other physical systems simulate and predict real‑world environments. The model was trained on 20 trillion multimodal tokens, including nearly a billion images, 400 million videos, audio, text and action...
NVIDIA Factory Operations Blueprint Gives Factories a New AI Brain
NVIDIA unveiled the Factory Operations Blueprint (FOX) at GTC Taipei, a reference design that lets manufacturers build autonomous factory manager agents to monitor, reason over, and orchestrate real‑time production data. The blueprint runs on the DGX Station powered by the...
How Cosmos 3 Helps Physical AI Think Before It Acts
NVIDIA’s Cosmos 3 platform merges live factory data with Omniverse‑powered simulations, letting physical AI evaluate actions before execution. The system underpins the Factory Operations Blueprint, advances robotics from simulation to real‑world deployment, and supports a simulation‑first design cycle. At Hannover Messe 2026, NVIDIA...
Add Flexibility and Speed to Your Operation with Next-Generation Robotics by Okuma
Okuma unveiled its second‑generation ORL Mark‑II robotic loaders, featuring the ORL‑D II turning‑center system and ORL‑MC II milling system, while previewing the two‑machine ORL‑PLUS series for the upcoming IMTS 2026 show. The upgrades replace pneumatic grippers with electric ones, add programmable force control,...
Swisslog to Showcase Next-Generation Automation Solutions at CeMAT 2026
Swisslog will showcase its next‑generation warehouse automation portfolio at CeMAT 2026 in Melbourne, occupying Stand D27 alongside parent company KUKA. The exhibition will feature the AutoStore grid‑based storage system, the newly introduced WonderStore 4‑way pallet shuttle, and the AI‑driven SynQ...
US, Australia, and UK Plan New Unmanned Vehicles to Protect Undersea Data Cables
The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, under the AUKUS partnership, are developing unmanned undersea vehicles to guard the world’s fiber‑optic cables and seabed power lines. The effort responds to a surge in hostile activity from Russia, China and...
Take a Look at a Bio-Inspired Mars Robot
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) unveiled the Valles Marineris Explorer (VaMEx), a bio‑inspired robot swarm designed to scout Mars’ deepest canyon. The concept blends driving, walking and flying units, each equipped with curved wheels that let the rover "swim" through loose...
Neros Technologies Shrinks Its Attack Drone Controller by Half
Neros Technologies unveiled Crossbow Block 2, a wearable ground‑control station for its Archer FPV attack drone that is more than 50 percent smaller yet still delivers a 25‑kilometer (15.5‑mile) operational range. The compact system, designed for plate‑carrier wear, is already being delivered...
A Startup with Eric Trump as Adviser Is Testing Humanoid Robots in Ukraine. It Wants Them on US Front Lines...
Foundation Future Industries, a San Francisco startup, deployed two Phantom MK‑1 humanoid robots to Ukraine for hazardous‑area logistics testing, marking the first known combat‑theatre use of such machines. Backed by $24 million in Pentagon contracts, the firm says the robots can...
Dutch Drone Delta Makes Co-Financing Available for New Drone Projects in the Netherlands
Dutch Drone Delta (DDD) has launched a Call for Proposals, inviting companies, startups, government bodies, academia, and regional partnerships to submit concrete drone‑use‑case applications by 31 July 2026. Selected projects can receive up to €25,000 (approximately $27,000) in co‑financing, along with access...
D-Robotics, X Square Robot Forge Strategic Partnership
D‑Robotics and X Square Robot announced a strategic partnership to embed X Square’s next‑generation embodied‑intelligence foundation model, WALL‑B, onto D‑Robotics’ high‑performance edge AI chip, the Xuri S600. The Xuri S600 offers 560 TOPS of INT8 AI compute and industrial‑grade reliability, positioning...
Fanuc, Google Advance Industrial Robotics as Part of Recent AI Deals
Industrial robot maker Fanuc teamed with Google to embed advanced AI across its robot portfolio, from 3‑kg payload units to multi‑ton machines, leveraging Google’s ROS contributions via Intrinsic. Kawasaki Heavy Industries opened a Silicon Valley physical‑AI center, collaborating with Nvidia,...
UK Firm Takes Leading Role in Cutting-Edge Farm Robots Project
Cumbria‑based engineering firm Forth UK has been named the industry partner for the four‑year FARMAR project, a Horizon Europe‑funded initiative to develop AI‑driven ground and aerial robots that mimic farmer‑led practices. The programme, which begins in October, has secured €1.79 million...
Massimo Group Launches AI Intelligent Patrol Platform Initiative Integrating Autonomous Patrol Vehicles, Spherical Security Robots and Drone Systems
Massimo Group (Nasdaq: MAMO) announced the launch of an AI‑Intelligent Patrol Platform that fuses autonomous electric patrol vehicles, spherical security robots and coordinated drone systems. The initiative targets the roughly $50.4 billion U.S. security services market and builds on the company’s...
Make a Soft Digital Clock Tick With Millifluidics
James Provost’s Soiboi Studio has built a soft, four‑digit, seven‑segment clock that uses millifluidic logic instead of traditional electronics. By exploiting pressure differentials between atmospheric pressure and a –60 kPa vacuum, the device’s silicone membrane creates and retains segment states, acting...
Teaming for Teaming: Airbus Connects with Singapore for Pioneering Collaboration
In January 2026 Airbus Helicopters demonstrated its Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system teamed with a Republic of Singapore Air Force H225M helicopter using the company’s HTeaming datalink. The Flexrotor provided up to 14 hours of continuous video, mapping and intelligence while the H225M...
UiPath Says Deterministic Automation Can't Be Replaced by AI Agents. Q1 FY2027 Numbers Support the Case
UiPath reported its first GAAP‑profitable quarter, posting $28 million operating income in Q1 FY2027. ARR climbed to $1.901 billion, up 12% YoY, with revenue of $418 million and a 109% dollar‑based net‑retention rate. The company unveiled Maestro Cases, extending its orchestration platform to...
Are Consumers Ready for Humanoid Robots?
Humanoid robots have leapt from clumsy prototypes to high‑performance machines, now chasing wild boars in Warsaw and setting half‑marathon records in Beijing. The integration of advanced AI has amplified their agility, perception, and decision‑making capabilities. However, the rapid technical progress...
Next-Gen Robotics: How Advanced Displacement Sensors Enable Micron-Level Precision
Robotic systems are moving from millimeter to micron tolerances in sectors such as semiconductors, medical devices, optics, and advanced electronics. Traditional open‑loop positioning can no longer guarantee repeatability, prompting manufacturers to embed displacement sensors for real‑time feedback. Laser, confocal, capacitive...
Siemens Healthineers, AiM Team up; Procept Completes Study Enrollment
Siemens Healthineers and AiM Medical Robotics announced a collaboration to integrate AiM’s portable robotic neurosurgery platform with Siemens’ Magnetom MRI scanners, enabling MRI‑guided procedures such as deep‑brain stimulation and tumor ablation. AiM, which raised $8.1 million in a Series A round last...
Apellix Spray Painting Drone Goes to Work in the Field for State DOTs, Federal Contractors, and Commercial Coating Firms
Apellix has moved its patented Spray Painting Drone from pilot projects into full‑scale field deployments with state departments of transportation, federal contractors, and commercial coating firms. The semi‑autonomous system replaces lifts, scaffolding, and rope access, delivering professional‑grade coatings at heights...
The $6 Billion Chinese Startup Trying to Build Hands for Every Robot
A Chinese robotics startup valued at roughly $6 billion is racing to mass‑produce affordable, dexterous robotic hands that could be installed on any humanoid platform. The company claims its modular grippers can be manufactured for less than the price of a...
Next-Generation Hydrogen-Powered Drone Platforms & End-to-End Solutions
Heven AeroTech has joined Unmanned Systems Technology’s global supplier ecosystem as a Gold Partner, showcasing a full suite of hydrogen‑powered UAVs. Its portfolio includes the Z1‑H2D250 VTOL with 10+ hours endurance, the modular Raider fixed‑wing with 12+ hours flight, the octocopter H2D55,...
NVIDIA Research Advances Robotics From Simulation to the Real World
At ICRA, NVIDIA Research presented eight papers demonstrating how simulation‑to‑real transfer is becoming a core enabler for reliable, generalizable robotics. New frameworks such as ScheduleStream, COMPASS, Grasp‑MPC, SPARR and PEEK show dramatic gains in multi‑arm coordination, navigation across robot bodies,...
Claw-Style AI Agents Are Coming to the Enterprise. The Governance Infrastructure Is Still Catching Up.
Automation Anywhere unveiled EnterpriseClaw, a platform that wraps Nvidia’s OpenShell runtime into a governed, "claw‑style" AI agent capable of device‑level access, dynamic tool creation, and screen interaction. The solution integrates security from Cisco, identity management from Okta, and GPT‑5.5 from...
Chinese Dronemaker DJI Defends Security of Products
Chinese drone maker DJI told U.S. lawmakers that an independent security review found no evidence its drones transmit data outside the United States. The company used the findings to urge Congress to lift the Federal Communications Commission’s ban on its...
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Matrix Robotics showcased its flagship humanoid robot, MATRIX‑3, at the BEYOND Expo in Macao from May 27‑30, 2026. The robot demonstrated human‑like walking at 3.9 km/h, a 27‑degree‑of‑freedom hand with micron‑level precision, and four‑hour continuous operation while carrying up to 15 kg....
Nuremberg Airport Trials Robot Assistant for Passengers
Nuremberg Airport partnered with Fraunhofer IIS to trial a mobile AI robot that guides travelers through the terminal. The robot fielded multilingual questions about parking, restaurants and check‑in counters, operating entirely on edge AI without any cloud connection. Three compressed...
U.S. Sugar Deploys Autonomous John Deere Tractor Fleet Across 255,000 Acres
U.S. Sugar has launched the largest commercial deployment of autonomous tractors in the U.S. sugar industry, fielding four John Deere 8R and one 9R tractor equipped with Autonomous Solutions Inc.’s Vehicle Automation Kit. The fleet operates 24/7 across its 255,000‑acre...
Pea-Size Liquid-Metal Pump Runs Robot Butterfly on Under 0.1 V
Engineers at the University of Bristol have created a pea‑size liquid‑metal magnetohydrodynamic (LIMA) pump that operates on less than 0.1 V and weighs only 0.2 g. The pump moves liquid metal through a magnetic field, generating Lorentz‑force‑driven fluid flow that can power...
Seeds | FIVEAGES Closes Hundreds of Millions of Yuan in A-Round Financing
FIVEAGES, a Chinese robotics startup founded in September 2024, closed an A‑round financing of roughly ¥200 million (about $28 million), its third funding round in 2026. The round was led by Futeng Capital and included several domestic venture firms and an increased...
XPENG Robots Enter Mass Production Sprint Phase
XPENG Group held a mobilization rally with nearly 1,000 staff, announcing that its humanoid robots will move into a mass‑production sprint. The company aims to start full‑scale manufacturing by the end of 2026 and to place the robots as shopping...
It Looks Like a Sea Urchin, but This Strange 20-Legged Machine Is Rewriting What Robots Can Do
Duke University’s General Robotics Lab unveiled Argus, a 20‑legged robot that scores 0.91 on the newly defined dynamic isotropy metric, approaching the theoretical maximum of 1.0. The sea‑urchin‑like machine can accelerate uniformly in any direction, allowing it to roll across...
Handle with Care: Soft Robot Gripper Picks Ripe Fruit without Bruising
Researchers at Cornell’s Organic Robotics Lab have created a soft robot gripper equipped with stretchable fiber‑optic sensors that can assess strawberry ripeness by touch and harvest the fruit without bruising. The gripper combines curvature and pressure sensors with a planetary‑gear...
Students Build Moon Robots for NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics Challenge
NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics Challenge drew 47 university teams to design remote‑controlled robots that can navigate rough lunar terrain and build regolith‑based berms. The competition culminated in a finals showcase at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on May 19. Participants...
Your Burrito Robot Might Be Mapping the Future of City Sidewalks
Delivery robots from Serve Robotics have completed more than 100,000 orders across major U.S. cities while logging millions of miles of navigation data. Their onboard cameras and sensors capture real‑time information on damaged sidewalks, curb ramps, and problematic intersections. Municipalities...
3PLs Sharpen Their Automation Skills
Third‑party logistics providers are accelerating warehouse automation as AI‑driven robotics become more affordable and adaptable. DHL Supply Chain, with over 600 U.S. and Canadian sites, has rolled out thousands of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), including Locus Robotics' new Array system,...
TorqueAGI Announces Collaborations with NVIDIA, John Deere, and Dexterity to Advance Physical AI for Enterprise-Grade Robots
TorqueAGI announced strategic collaborations with NVIDIA, John Deere, and logistics firm Dexterity to accelerate deployment of Physical AI in enterprise‑grade robots. As an NVIDIA Perception Partner, TorqueAGI will leverage GPU‑powered foundation models for real‑time perception and edge reasoning. John Deere selected the...
Inbolt Launches Vision-Enabled Robot Programming, Closing the Loop From CAD to Factory Floor
Inbolt unveiled two new capabilities—Inbolt Robot Programming and an expanded Inbolt Robot Control—at Automate 2026, completing its AI vision model for end‑to‑end robot guidance. The Robot Programming tool lets engineers create motion programs directly on CAD models, while the Vision...
FANUC America Showcases Physical AI and AI-Enabled Robotics Demos at Automate 2026
FANUC America unveiled a suite of AI‑enabled robotics at Automate 2026 in Chicago, showcasing physical AI, generative AI, and NVIDIA‑powered vision systems. Highlights included the lightweight CRX‑3iA cobot performing vertical‑up welding on steel I‑beams and the CRX‑20iA/L robot tightening bolts on...
Learn the Ins and Outs of Drone Thermography From Pilot Institute
Drone thermography is expanding beyond emergency response into construction, energy, agriculture, and livestock monitoring. Pilot Institute will host a free webinar on June 2 at 1 PM ET, led by Level 3 Master Thermographer Jason Wood, to teach fundamentals and best practices....
RAYMOND TO SHOWCASE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS AT AUTOMATE 2026
Raymond Corporation, a Toyota Material Handling brand, will debut its newest automation portfolio at Automate 2026 in Chicago (June 22‑25). The showcase includes the Raymond Courier™ automated trucks, Swing‑Reach® trucks, and the Radioshuttle® storage system, alongside the iWAREHOUSE® suite of connected safety...
Terra Drone Delivers Domestically Developed Indoor Inspection Drone “Terra Xross 1” To TEPCO Group’s Tokyo Power Technology
Terra Drone Corporation has delivered its domestically engineered indoor inspection drone, Terra Xross 1, to Tokyo Power Technology, a TEPCO Group subsidiary. The LiDAR‑equipped platform is designed for patrols and equipment checks inside power‑plant facilities where GPS signals are unavailable. Priced...
Figure Ramps up Humanoid Robot Manufacturing at Unprecedented Speed
Figure AI announced that its BotQ plant has accelerated Figure 03 humanoid robot output from one unit per day to one per hour, a 24‑fold increase achieved in under 120 days. The company now reports over 350 third‑generation robots built and...
Menzies Aviation Supports TaxiBot Electric Aircraft Towing
Menzies Aviation is partnering with easyJet and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to roll out TaxiBot, a semi‑robotic electric towing system, making Schiphol the first European hub to use the technology on Airbus aircraft. The system eliminates the need for main‑engine taxi,...