The EDGE AI Foundation has formed working groups focused on physical AI and robotics, security, and interoperability and standards. It also partnered with LF Edge to connect the groups with open source edge computing projects.
Parallel Systems raised $100 million in Series C funding to expand production of its autonomous battery electric Panther rail vehicle and enter international markets.
YYForce opened a Singapore center for humanoid robot training, workflow testing, operational data collection and service robot demonstrations.
FANUC America will demonstrate collaborative robots controlled through natural language commands at PACK EXPO International 2026 in Chicago.
Human Friendly Robotics will supply Tyler tiling robots to Flooring Concepts of NJ under a three year contract worth up to $4 million.
The K1000ULE unmanned aircraft is now award ready on the US Army's DevX Autonomy Marketplace, giving eligible government agencies a potential direct route to an acquisition award.
Techman Robot's TM AI Cobot S Series received IEC 62443 Security Level 2 certification after an independent assessment by DEKRA.
German robotics startup RobCo sold shares in a deal valuing the company at more than $1 billion, twice its valuation earlier in 2026.
FANUC America will demonstrate a robotic kitting system that uses Gemini Enterprise to interpret handwritten work orders at FABTECH 2026.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi have started transporting Warp freight along the Dallas to Houston corridor using autonomous trucks with an observer in the driver's seat.
SafeWorld emerged from stealth with $12.2 million in seed funding to develop software for testing robots in simulated environments.
Coco Robotics and Deliveroo will begin autonomous sidewalk deliveries in Canary Wharf in October, followed by launches in four other UK locations.
Peggy Johnson will join Project Meridian, a MITRE led study examining technologies and operational concepts that could shape future military capabilities.
Motus2 combines action generation, consequence prediction and outcome evaluation to improve robotic manipulation through reinforcement learning.
RoboParty unveiled its RP1 bipedal humanoid robot at IROS 2026, with plans to release its control systems, simulation tools, software kits and training tools.
TIER IV received a Japanese government grant to develop and test autonomous buses in Saudi Arabia. The company will adapt its software using local data before expanding tests from closed environments to public roads.
Brown University researchers developed an imaging system that reconstructs and tracks moving objects obscured by dense fog or turbid water.
Vatn Systems won a Defense Innovation Unit prize challenge after its SIGURD autonomous underwater system detected, reacquired and neutralized simulated mine threats.
FF EAI Robotics presented several robots, its developer platform and data operations at IROS 2026 in Pittsburgh. The company is pursuing a proposed acquisition of Faraday Future's robotics business.
Barrett Distribution Centers will deploy UNIT AI's Networked Physical AI Platform across its warehouse network beginning in 2027.
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