Robotics

Sep 24, 2026

Tacta Systems Opens Robotics Production Facility in Singapore

Tacta Systems has opened an office and production facility in Singapore that will initially make its Tacta Glove for training robotic hands.

Sep 24, 2026

TrinaTracker Launches Robots for Solar Panel Installation and Cleaning

TrinaTracker introduced the BUILDEX installation robot and AURORA cleaning robot for solar power plants. It says BUILDEX installs up to 90 modules per hour, while AURORA plans cleaning routes autonomously.

Sep 24, 2026

TIER IV Releases Autonomous Racing Kart Reference Design

TIER IV released a public reference design for autonomous racing kart systems based on Autoware. It includes driving software, a simulator, hardware specifications, and development and evaluation tools.

Sep 24, 2026

WhalesBot Launches EliteMind Robot for AI Education

EliteMind lets elementary and middle school students create AI models and programs, then deploy them on a modular robot for physical testing.

Sep 24, 2026

Reconova Shows Airport AI and Baggage Robot at PTE Asia 2026

Reconova presented its AntOne baggage transfer robot and intelligent passenger processing systems at PTE Asia 2026 in Singapore.

Sep 23, 2026

Robot.com and Grubhub Expand Robot Delivery to 10 Campuses

Robot.com and Grubhub will bring autonomous delivery to 10 more campuses during the 2026 to 2027 school year under a three year agreement extension.

Sep 23, 2026

Light Origins Launches Light-O1 Model for Robot Tasks

Light-O1 learns human actions from internet videos and adapts them to different robots and tasks. Light Origins also released model weights, code and a public playground.

Sep 23, 2026

XPRIZE Awards $4.55 Million for Wildfire Detection and Response Systems

XPRIZE awarded $4.55 million to teams developing space based wildfire detection and autonomous response systems. Anduril Industries received $2.2 million across two prizes.

Sep 23, 2026

Healthcare Triangle Pursues Up to $30 Million Roboticom Asset Deal

Healthcare Triangle signed a nonbinding letter of intent with Crestpoint Capital to acquire intellectual property, contracts, trademarks and other assets associated with industrial robotics provider Roboticom.

Sep 23, 2026

CRRC Unveils AI Metro Train and Hydrogen Locomotive

CRRC presented a digital metro train, a hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive and an intelligent freight wagon at InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin.

Sep 23, 2026

Xynova Details Flex 2 and Prima 1 Robotic Hands

Chinese robotics company Xynova has detailed two dexterous hands for humanoid robots, along with a new manufacturing facility and funding from CATL, Xiaomi, JD.com, and Meituan.

Sep 23, 2026

TENNIIX Unveils ULTRA MAX AI Tennis Robot

TENNIIX unveiled ULTRA MAX, an AI tennis training robot that tracks play, moves around the court, and adjusts its shots based on player returns.

Sep 23, 2026

Roborock Leads Global Robot Vacuum Sales in First Half of 2026

IDC data ranks Roborock first worldwide for robot vacuum shipment volume and sales value during the first half of 2026.

Sep 22, 2026

Viam Debuts Box Opening Robot at IROS 2026

BoxBot uses visual servoing and a vision language action model to cut tape and open cardboard box flaps.

Sep 22, 2026

SAIC Roewe Starts Mass Production of JIAYUE 07 With Doubao AI

SAIC Roewe has started mass production of the JIAYUE 07, a family SUV that combines ByteDance's Doubao language model with Momenta driving assistance. The vehicle can interpret open ended requests and control navigation, climate, seats and cabin lighting.

Sep 22, 2026

Monzo EU Chief Leaves to Start AI and Robotics Company

Michael Carney is leaving Monzo to start a company that will use AI and robotics to support people with disabilities. He will remain in his role while the bank searches for a successor.

Sep 22, 2026

China Calls for More AI and Robotics in Manufacturing

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for China to expand advanced manufacturing, with a focus on AI, robotics, secure supply chains and lower carbon production.

Sep 22, 2026

Legend Robot to Show Autonomous Painting Robot at BATIMAT 2026

Legend Robot will present an autonomous robot for spraying latex paint and putty at BATIMAT 2026 in Paris. The system uses AI, 3D scans and route planning to operate across construction sites.

Sep 22, 2026

Simbe Surpasses 3,000 Contracted Retail Robots

Simbe Robotics says it now has more than 3,000 autonomous units under contract across over 75 retail banners.

Sep 22, 2026

Cognex to Acquire RealSense for $500 Million

Cognex will acquire robotic perception company RealSense for about $500 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.