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13 stories taggedindustrial automation.
Factory Robots Don't Have a Data Problem. They Have a Deployment Problem.
Inbolt's CEO says physical AI is already working on real production lines at Ford, Toyota, and Stellantis. The barrier isn't more data. It's getting robots out of the lab and onto the factory floor without months of costly setup.
How Pressure Sensors Enhance Robotic Gripping
Pressure sensors give robotic grippers real-time data on what the fingers are actually doing at the moment of contact, closing the gap between commanded motion and a secure hold.
The 2026 Robotics Startup Radar is open: here is how to apply
The Robot Report is accepting submissions from young robotics companies until 6 October 2026. A spot on the list puts a startup in front of investors and engineers who are actively looking for what comes next.
Big Tech Is Buying Up Robot Startups. Here's What That Means for the Industry
Three major acquisitions in five months have reshaped who controls the future of robotics. A controller maker that bridges traditional and AI-driven robots explains what comes next.
BlackBerry Quietly Became a Robotics Software Company. Here Is How.
The phone maker turned automotive software firm says its QNX software is now one of its fastest-growing business lines, and robots are driving that growth.
Software-Defined Manufacturing: Can Old Factory Machines Learn New Tricks?
A Georgia startup says yes. R2 Labs plugs AI vision and robotics into equipment that factories already own, letting production lines change what they make without buying new hardware.
SEW-EURODRIVE launches budget-friendly gear units for everyday factory robots
The German automation company has added three lower-cost planetary gear units to its PxG line, giving machine builders a way to stop over-engineering standard packaging and assembly machines.
Industrial robots are booming outside car factories, new data shows
North American robot orders jumped 21% in value in Q2 2026, and the biggest growth came from chip makers, life sciences firms and food producers, not the car companies that once dominated the industry.
GAM Enterprises Buys Schaeffler's Precision Gearbox Technology to Make Its Own Parts
The Illinois motion-control company acquired the intellectual property behind the PSC gear reducer, a core part in its own flagship product, and set up a new German subsidiary to manufacture it.
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.
NORD Drivesystems Stretches Its Motor-Control Drive Family Up to 200 Horsepower
Four new frame sizes bring the NORDAC PRO series to ten total, covering everything from small conveyor belts to heavy industrial machinery, all in a slim, side-by-side cabinet design.
NEURA Robotics Is Building Robot Gyms Across Three Continents
The German robotics firm is opening specialised training centres where robots practise real-world tasks, filling a data gap that simulations alone cannot close.
Holiday Robotics raises $105 million to put its FRIDAY robot to work on factory floors
The Seoul-based startup says its wheeled humanoid can handle repetitive industrial tasks safely alongside people, and it has the funding to prove it.