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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 Invisible Safety Net That Construction Robots Actually Need
Autonomous machines are arriving on building sites faster than the safety systems designed to protect the humans working alongside them. Vision AI is meant to close that gap.
The AI researcher who taught robots to imagine, and just left Google DeepMind to do it full-time
Danijar Hafner spent years training AI agents to plan for situations they have never seen. Now he has a stealth startup, a room full of humanoid robots, and a conviction that the approach is ready for the real world.
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.
US military factories get $90 million to bring in robots and AI
The ARM Institute and 15 partner organisations have two years to upgrade 12 defence manufacturing sites with automation, drones and AI, while training the workers who will run them.
A robot data startup worth $1.2 billion emerged from obscurity three months ago. Here's what it actually does.
XDOF collects real-world movement data so robots can learn to fold clothes and stack boxes. Investors are now racing to back it at a valuation most startups never reach.
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.
A robot startup just raised $165 million to fix the one thing stopping machines from seeing the world clearly
Lyte AI says robots have a sensing problem, not a model problem. Its new funding will push that argument into factories, warehouses and inspection sites.
Self-Driving Truck Startup PlusAI Is Going Public at an $800 Million Valuation
The California company already runs driverless freight routes in Texas. Now it wants Wall Street's money to put autonomous trucks in showrooms by 2027.
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.
Robot Brains Get a Skill Library: New AI Lets Machines Break Big Tasks Into Reusable Steps
A research system called REFACTOR-VLA teaches robot AI to organise its actions into named, repeatable skills, rather than making everything up on the fly. The result: robots that handle longer, more complex tasks and are far easier for humans to understand.
Australia's robot gap just got a new fix: an AI tool that writes your automation business case for you
A new national platform called AutomationFinder.com.au uses AI to help Australian manufacturers describe, cost and pitch automation projects, without needing to hire an engineering consultant first.
A Robot Watched One Video and Flipped a Pancake. Skild AI Says That Changes Everything.
Skild AI's new S1 model lets robots learn tasks from a single video clip, without weeks of retraining. The company has raised nearly $1.7 billion to make it happen.
The Robot's Hand Matters as Much as Its Brain
AI can tell a robot exactly what to do. But if the gripper can't feel what it's touching, the smartest model in the world still drops the box.