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Meet Moxi 2.0: The Hospital Robot That Learns on the Job
Diligent Robotics is rolling out its upgraded delivery robot to U.S. hospitals. It thinks faster, runs longer, and gets smarter with every shift.
SoftBank bets $200 million on robots that drive diggers
Swiss startup Gravis Robotics just landed what it claims is the biggest funding round in construction robot history, with a kit that bolts onto any excavator and lets it work on its own.
One loop, one bucket: how AWS's Strands Robots records, trains and deploys without redundant data transfers
A new open-source toolkit from AWS lets a single AI agent collect robot demonstrations, train on them and push the finished policy back to hardware, skipping the costly step of downloading the same data twice.
The Dirty Data Problem That Is Stalling the Next Wave of AI Robots
A new survey of more than 700 AI engineers finds that bad data, not weak algorithms, is the main reason physical AI systems fail before they reach the real world.
Intel raises $15 billion in new shares to ride the AI chip wave
The struggling chipmaker is betting big on demand for AI hardware, selling fresh stock to fund factories, packaging plants and next-generation silicon.
Hackers Already Cracked Robot AI at DEF CON. Now There's a Tool to Test Yours Before They Do.
Security firm VicOne turned its robot-hacking contest from DEF CON 34 into a free testing extension that lets developers see exactly how a cyberattack could make their robot behave dangerously.
Meet the robots learning to survive real warehouse chaos
Nomagic's North America chief explains how AI-guided robot arms are moving from controlled demos to the messy reality of order fulfilment, and what that shift means for the warehouses that pack your online orders.
US Navy shipbuilder commits up to $900 million to robot welding and sanding firms
Huntington Ingalls Industries is betting nearly a billion dollars that AI-driven robots can build warships faster than human crews alone.
Weather balloons meet AI: WindBorne raises $37 million to sell smarter forecasts
The startup runs 600 balloons around the globe to collect data that even satellites miss. Now it wants to sell that edge to private businesses, not just governments.
A Camera Pointed at Your Throat Could Replace the Dreaded Nose Swab
A Japanese AI device diagnoses influenza by photographing the back of your throat in ten seconds, no swab required. It's already in use at more than 2,000 clinics, and its maker believes the same technology could one day screen for diabetes and high blood pressure.
US Navy picks Boston startup's crewless ship to map the deep ocean
Blue Water Autonomy wins a share of a $40 million Navy contract to survey the Indian and Pacific ocean floors using a 190-foot autonomous vessel that can sail for months without a human aboard.
Satellites Are Multiplying Fast. AI May Be the Only Way to Keep Them Running
With up to 70,000 new satellites possible in the next five years, human operators alone can't keep pace. A space industry veteran explains what AI can do in orbit, and why the rules haven't caught up yet.
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.
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.