Robotics · Page 6
humanoids, drones, self-driving vehicles and machines that move on their own
NASA Gives Pittsburgh Robotics Firm a Contract to Build Tinier, Tougher Robot Joints
HEBI Robotics just picked up a second NASA small-business contract. The goal: shrink the motors that move robot arms down to a size that fits inside a small satellite, without jacking up the price.
This London startup wants factory workers to train robots the same way they would train a new hire
Reimagine Robotics says its system cuts the time to teach a robot a new task from a full day down to ten minutes, and it needs no specialist programmers to do it.
Robots, brain control, and a US import ban: the biggest robotics stories of July 2026
From a $7,999 home helper that folds laundry to a US government order blocking certain foreign robots, here is what moved the needle in robotics last month.
A New York school district just hit pause on its robot teacher plan
One district wanted to put a humanoid android in front of students. Parents and researchers have questions. So do the kids, probably.
China's Humanoid Robots Face Image Issues, Says Morgan Stanley
Despite technological advances, China's humanoid robots face public perception challenges, impacting their market growth.
AI Is Quietly Reshaping Warehouse Robotics, and One Founder Explains How
OSARO co-founder Derik Pridmore says the real breakthroughs in warehouse automation come not from flashy demos, but from continuous learning, hardware flexibility, and safety you can actually trust.
KUKA plugs AI decision-making into a Jeep factory making 300 car bodies a day
The robotics company's new Automation Management Platform is now running inside a 335,000-square-foot Ohio plant that has built every Jeep Wrangler body sold worldwide since 2006.
Construction software giant Procore buys drone-and-robot inspection firm DroneDeploy for $845 million
The deal pairs Procore's project management platform with DroneDeploy's drones, ground robots and cameras to replace manual site inspections with AI that can spot problems and act on them automatically.
AI Is Already Replacing Workers in China. Here Is What That Looks Like on the Ground
From driverless taxis breaking down in Wuhan to factory floors going quiet, Chinese workers are living through something the rest of the world is still debating.
Robots That Know When to Be Gentle: Apple's MoMo Teaches Machines to Adjust Their Own Movement Style
A new research framework lets a single robot learn to move quickly, carefully, or anywhere in between, without being reprogrammed each time.
Five Platforms Building the Backbone of Physical AI in 2026
From simulation to data factories, these are the infrastructure layers that turn a trained model into a robot that can actually do a job.
A German Startup Is Teaching Its AI Video Model to Build Cars, and Silicon Valley Is Nervous About Who Runs AI
Black Forest Labs says its new Flux 3 model can guide robot hands on an Audi factory floor. Meanwhile, over 1,000 AI workers have signed a petition asking the industry to slow down.
DoorDash becomes one of eight certified drone air carriers in the United States
The food delivery company has cleared a five-stage federal process and launched DoorDash Air, its own in-house drone delivery program.
Google's Gemini Robotics 2 wants to build a robot that can do anything you ask
A new family of AI models from Google DeepMind pushes physical robots closer to general-purpose helpers, with better dexterity, multi-robot teamwork, and one model developers can try right now.
Teradyne Robotics hits $100 million in a single quarter, with AI driving the surge
The company that makes factory robots and warehouse vehicles posted its fifth straight quarter of growth, up 33% from a year ago. Its CEO says AI data centres are the reason why.