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Maven Robotics raises $100 million to put warehouse robots to work 16 hours a day
The Santa Clara startup beat established robot makers to its first big contract with nothing but a pitch and a factory tour. Now it has $100 million and a plan to build 250 machines.
Inside the Montreal lab training robots to work on real factory floors
Canadian automation company Vention has opened a Physical AI Lab in Montreal where robots learn from live production data, not just controlled experiments.
The Robot Industry Is Split Down the Middle Over America's New Robotics Ban
A Boston survey of 14 robotics companies found exactly 43% cheering the FCC's foreign-robot restrictions and 43% dreading them. Where you stand depends almost entirely on where your factory is.
Before You Buy a Robot, Build a Virtual One First
Digital twin software lets manufacturers test robotic cells on a computer screen before spending a cent on hardware. Here is why that matters for any company thinking about automation for the first time.
igus Unveils Cable Chain That Lets Small Industrial Robots Spin More Than 600 Degrees Without Tangling
The German motion-plastics company says its new twisterchain solves a long-standing wiring headache on the first and fifth axes of compact industrial robots, and needs no guide troughs to work.
London Robotics Startup Humanoid Raises $152 Million at a $1.35 Billion Valuation
Founded only last year, the company has Bosch as a contract manufacturer and Schaeffler as an investor. Its wheeled robot is already being tested at customer sites.
AGIBOT launches four robots at WAIC 2026, including a humanoid built for eight-hour shifts
The Shanghai company says its newest machines are ready for factories, service desks, and classrooms, not just one-off demos. What each one does, and why that distinction is harder to prove than it sounds.
A New Robot Safety Rule Is Coming to Europe. Half the Industry Is Not Ready.
An updated international safety standard for industrial robots becomes mandatory in Europe around 2027. Big players are prepared. Many mid-sized and Chinese suppliers are not.