Robotics

Sep 15, 2026

Agility Robotics Introduces Digit 5 Humanoid Robot

Digit 5 can lift 50 pounds, work near people, and run for 90 minutes before recharging in nine minutes.

Sep 15, 2026

ZYT Debuts Heavy Truck Driving Assistance System in Europe

ZYT presented the European debut of its intelligent driving assistance system for commercial heavy trucks at IAA TRANSPORTATION 2026 in Hannover.

Sep 14, 2026

Pudu Robotics Plans European Headquarters in Germany

Pudu Robotics plans a new European headquarters in Germany as it expands its regional operations, support network and robot deliveries.

Sep 14, 2026

Pony AI Unveils Level 4 Electric Truck With GAC

Pony AI and GAC Commercial Vehicle unveiled a Level 4 autonomous electric truck, with volume production planned for later in 2026.

Sep 14, 2026

MW Unveils Robot Equipped Living Home and Wins GENIAC Backing

Tokyo startup MW demonstrated its ceiling mounted household robot and said METI and NEDO selected its home robot foundation model research for the GENIAC program.

Sep 13, 2026

Hyundai Activates Autonomous Driving Data Flywheel

Hyundai Motor Group has activated a system that continuously collects driving data, trains and validates AI models, and deploys updates. The group targets Level 2+ production in the first half of 2028 and plans a Level 4 pilot in Gwangju by the end of 2026.

Sep 10, 2026

HavocAI and CSBC Plan Autonomous Vessel Production in Taiwan

HavocAI and CSBC Corporation, Taiwan formed a partnership to produce and support autonomous surface vessels in Taiwan.

Sep 10, 2026

Voxel Appoints Three Executives to Lead Revenue and AI Operations

Voxel appointed Hal Mady as chief revenue officer, Krishna Gopalakrishnan as vice president of perception and AI, and Asaf Elani as field chief technology officer.

Sep 10, 2026

Telit Cinterion to Demo Automated Robot Fault Recovery at IMTS 2026

Telit Cinterion will demonstrate visual inspection, robotic sorting and automated assembly through its deviceWISE platform at IMTS 2026.

Sep 10, 2026

Pony AI and Verne Begin Driverless Robotaxi Tests in Zagreb

Pony AI and Verne have started fully driverless passenger test rides on public roads in Zagreb, using a route spanning 22 kilometers.

Sep 10, 2026

Amap Unveils ABot-Earth 0.7 for 3D Street View

Amap unveiled ABot-Earth 0.7 to power an upgraded version of Flying Street View. The model generates interactive 3D urban scenes across more than 196 countries and regions.

Sep 9, 2026

ANTHBOT R7 Mower Adds Robotic Arm for Edge Trimming

ANTHBOT's R7 Series robotic mower received 12 industry and media honors at IFA 2026. Its extendable robotic arm trims grass along walls and fences.

Sep 9, 2026

Vention Opens Montreal Physical AI Lab for Manufacturing

Vention has opened a Physical AI lab in Montreal to develop robotic manipulation systems for manufacturing and plans to expand the team beyond its current eight members.

Sep 9, 2026

SandboxAQ Tests Magnetic Navigation on Northrop Grumman Lumberjack Drone

SandboxAQ completed a flight test of its AQNav magnetic navigation system on Northrop Grumman's Lumberjack unmanned aircraft.

Sep 9, 2026

Beep Raises Series B for Autonomous Transit Services

Beep closed a Series B round led by Mobileye, bringing its total capital raised to about $130 million. The company will use the funding to expand autonomous transit services and deploy its AutonomOS management platform.

Sep 9, 2026

Protocol Infrastructure Launches Robot Fleet Framework for Commercial Buildings

Protocol Infrastructure has released the Protocol Asset Index, a framework that assesses whether commercial buildings can support robot fleets from multiple suppliers.

Sep 9, 2026

Nauticus Robotics Releases ToolKITT Software for ROV Fleets

Nauticus Robotics has commercially released ToolKITT, an autonomy software suite that adds assisted navigation capabilities to existing remotely operated vehicles.

Sep 9, 2026

Hyper3D Launches WorldGen for Editable 3D Scenes

WorldGen converts a single image into a 3D scene with separate objects that users can edit, replace and reposition.

Sep 9, 2026

DFI Introduces Mini-ITX Platform for Robotics AI

DFI introduced the ARH171 and ARH173 Mini-ITX platform for robotics and industrial automation. It supports 16 Intel Core Ultra processor options and provides up to 99 TOPS on Arrow Lake H models.

Sep 8, 2026

YYForce Forms Drone Facade Inspection Venture in Singapore

YYForce and Integral Cleaning have formed Facadevision AI to provide drone based exterior cleaning and inspection for commercial buildings in Singapore.

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