Kinetic Blocks, an Oslo-based startup, has launched a beta version of what it describes as a two-sided marketplace for buying and selling training data for humanoid robots. The marketplace opened … [Read More...] about Kinetic Blocks launches marketplace for humanoid robot training data
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Kinetic Blocks launches marketplace for humanoid robot training data
Skild AI unveils S1 robot foundation model that learns tasks from video demonstrations
Skild AI has unveiled S1, a robotics foundation model designed to enable robots to learn new manipulation tasks from a single video demonstration without task-specific fine-tuning or … [Read More...] about Skild AI unveils S1 robot foundation model that learns tasks from video demonstrations
Renesas establishes physical AI and robotics lab in Beijing
Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced the official opening of its Physical AI & Robotics Lab in Beijing, China. The new dedicated facility … [Read More...] about Renesas establishes physical AI and robotics lab in Beijing
UT Austin to lead $30 million NSF center for human-robot co-adaptation
The University of Texas at Austin will lead a new National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center to study what happens when assistive robots leave the lab and move into the real world to … [Read More...] about UT Austin to lead $30 million NSF center for human-robot co-adaptation
Symbotic joins Stanford Robotics Center industrial affiliates program
Symbotic, a developer of AI-enabled robotics technology for the supply chain, has joined the Stanford Robotics Center (SRC) Industrial Affiliates Program as a member-sponsor. Membership will … [Read More...] about Symbotic joins Stanford Robotics Center industrial affiliates program
Manufacturing
Why Robotics Teams Are Rethinking Every Stage of Their Manufacturing Roadmap
The path from a working prototype to a shippable robot rarely goes in a straight line Robotics development is unusual in how many manufacturing methods a single project can pass through before a … [Read More...] about Why Robotics Teams Are Rethinking Every Stage of Their Manufacturing Roadmap
Meltio launches US-assembled robot cell for industrial metal 3D printing
Meltio has launched a US-assembled version of its Meltio Robot Cell, a robotic wire-laser metal additive manufacturing system aimed at industrial customers across the Americas. The company says … [Read More...] about Meltio launches US-assembled robot cell for industrial metal 3D printing
How Manufacturing and Industrial Safety Teams Are Using AI Face Swap Tools to Anonymize Worker Footage
Privacy-first design featuring face anonymization has become a genuine enabling factor for safety technology adoption in manufacturing, particularly in unionized environments where surveillance … [Read More...] about How Manufacturing and Industrial Safety Teams Are Using AI Face Swap Tools to Anonymize Worker Footage
Best Manufacturing Payroll Software for Mid-Sized Companies
Manufacturing payroll involves serious challenges. Between piece-rate workers on the floor, salaried supervisors, seasonal contractors, and rotating shift schedules, the best manufacturing payroll … [Read More...] about Best Manufacturing Payroll Software for Mid-Sized Companies
Laser micro-perforation with camera: when machine vision makes packaging films more reliable
In flexible food packaging, controlling material permeability is essential for preserving freshness and reducing global food waste. While Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) regulates gas exchange … [Read More...] about Laser micro-perforation with camera: when machine vision makes packaging films more reliable
Industrial robots
Rodriguez launches Movotrak ‘seventh axis’ for cobots
Rodriguez has introduced a collaborative linear transfer system that can move a cobot between multiple workstations and extend its operating range to as much as 10 metres. The company is offering … [Read More...] about Rodriguez launches Movotrak ‘seventh axis’ for cobots
Delta D-Bot collaborative robots win BIG SEE Product Design Award 2026
Delta Electronics, a specialist in power management and smart green solutions, has been honored with the BIG SEE Product Design Award 2026 for the Delta D-Bot series of collaborative robots. The … [Read More...] about Delta D-Bot collaborative robots win BIG SEE Product Design Award 2026
Doosan Robotics launches AI-powered palletizing solution for high-mix manufacturing
Doosan Robotics has launched a new AI-powered palletizing solution designed to help manufacturers automate palletizing while reducing engineering complexity and improving flexibility for changing … [Read More...] about Doosan Robotics launches AI-powered palletizing solution for high-mix manufacturing
Dürr implementing a CO2-efficient paint shop with cross-plant system integration
Dürr is building a turnkey paint shop for Volkswagen Autoeuropa while simultaneously implementing a comprehensive software solution. The project combines state-of-the-art application and drying … [Read More...] about Dürr implementing a CO2-efficient paint shop with cross-plant system integration
Hirebotics launches ‘no-code explosion-proof’ collaborative robot for industrial painting
Hirebotics, a provider of collaborative robot solutions for metal fabrication, has announced the first explosion-proof cobot solution built using its no-code Beacon platform and the Fanuc CRX-10iA/L … [Read More...] about Hirebotics launches ‘no-code explosion-proof’ collaborative robot for industrial painting
Agriculture
How biodynamic farming can help farms withstand drought
Farming around the world is under pressure due to drought. Heatwaves and the absence of rainfall cause dried out soils and threaten to spoil crops. While biodynamic farming cannot change the … [Read More...] about How biodynamic farming can help farms withstand drought
John Deere’s GUSS Automation to integrate Ouster lidar into autonomous orchard machines
GUSS Automation, a wholly owned John Deere subsidiary and a pioneer in autonomous high-value crop operations, plans to incorporate Ouster’s Rev8 OS0 native color digital lidar sensors, powered by the … [Read More...] about John Deere’s GUSS Automation to integrate Ouster lidar into autonomous orchard machines
UK government launches £20 million funding competition for agricultural robots
The UK government has launched a £20 million funding competition to accelerate the development of robots and automated technologies for agriculture, with the aim of helping farmers improve … [Read More...] about UK government launches £20 million funding competition for agricultural robots
Shinkei Systems introduces premium grade Alaska sockeye salmon
Shinkei Systems, the seafood robotics company behind Seremoni Grade premium fish, has announced its expansion into wild Alaska sockeye salmon. The launch of Seremoni Grade salmon brings the … [Read More...] about Shinkei Systems introduces premium grade Alaska sockeye salmon
Fieldwork Robotics secures SEED Innovations investment to scale berry harvesting robots
Fieldwork Robotics, developers of selective, adaptive and modular harvesting robots, has agreed an investment from SEED Innovations, the AIM-quoted investing company chaired by prominent British … [Read More...] about Fieldwork Robotics secures SEED Innovations investment to scale berry harvesting robots
Construction
Reframe Systems raises $40 million to industrialize homebuilding and expand microfactory network
Reframe Systems, the physical AI company industrializing home construction, has announced an additional $40 million in venture-backed equity financing to scale its microfactory network across North … [Read More...] about Reframe Systems raises $40 million to industrialize homebuilding and expand microfactory network
Burns & McDonnell and Gritt partner to deploy AI-powered robots on solar construction sites
Burns & McDonnell and Gritt have entered into a strategic partnership focused on evaluating and deploying AI-powered robotics technology on utility-scale solar projects. The technology will … [Read More...] about Burns & McDonnell and Gritt partner to deploy AI-powered robots on solar construction sites
Key Reasons Contractors in Saskatchewan Prefer Steel Structures
Contractors face serious pressure whenever harsh weather conditions interrupt commercial construction plans across Saskatchewan. Reliable building materials help them maintain steady project schedules … [Read More...] about Key Reasons Contractors in Saskatchewan Prefer Steel Structures
Gravis Robotics raises $200 million to scale its construction robotics business
Gravis Robotics has raised $200 million in a Series A investment from SoftBank to scale its autonomous heavy machinery technology across construction sites globally. The company says growing demand … [Read More...] about Gravis Robotics raises $200 million to scale its construction robotics business
Interview with Maximo’s Nick Hegeman: 180,000 robotic installations of solar panels and counting
While much of the current discussion around physical AI focuses on technologies still moving from prototype to commercial deployment, AES has already put robots to work on utility-scale solar … [Read More...] about Interview with Maximo’s Nick Hegeman: 180,000 robotic installations of solar panels and counting
Design
Skild AI unveils S1 robot foundation model that learns tasks from video demonstrations
Skild AI has unveiled S1, a robotics foundation model designed to enable robots to learn new manipulation tasks from a single video demonstration without task-specific fine-tuning or … [Read More...] about Skild AI unveils S1 robot foundation model that learns tasks from video demonstrations
From Digital Art to Collectible Cards: A Complete Guide for Independent Artists
You know that illustration you keep zooming in on because every time you look at it, you notice another detail you love? It does not have to live forever as a post on your feed. A collectible card … [Read More...] about From Digital Art to Collectible Cards: A Complete Guide for Independent Artists
Best Drone Show Companies for High-End Events: Top 10
Looking for the best drone show companies for a high-end event? Explore our ranking of top drone light show providers, their services, experience, and key advantages. Here’s a drone show company … [Read More...] about Best Drone Show Companies for High-End Events: Top 10
Meltio launches US-assembled robot cell for industrial metal 3D printing
Meltio has launched a US-assembled version of its Meltio Robot Cell, a robotic wire-laser metal additive manufacturing system aimed at industrial customers across the Americas. The company says … [Read More...] about Meltio launches US-assembled robot cell for industrial metal 3D printing
What Separates a Sports Car From a True Supercar in Practice
Sports cars and supercars share low seating positions, powerful engines, firm suspension, and strong braking systems. Their priorities, however, are different. A sports car usually balances speed … [Read More...] about What Separates a Sports Car From a True Supercar in Practice
Humanoids
Kinetic Blocks launches marketplace for humanoid robot training data
Kinetic Blocks, an Oslo-based startup, has launched a beta version of what it describes as a two-sided marketplace for buying and selling training data for humanoid robots. The marketplace opened … [Read More...] about Kinetic Blocks launches marketplace for humanoid robot training data
Neura Robotics and SECO partner to scale humanoid robot production in Europe
Neura Robotics and embedded computing specialist SECO have formed a strategic partnership to develop and manufacture electronic compute modules for Neura’s cognitive robots, including its 4NE1 … [Read More...] about Neura Robotics and SECO partner to scale humanoid robot production in Europe
Agibot wins 46 medals to top World Humanoid Robot Games on debut
Agibot made its debut at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games, securing 18 gold, 16 silver and 12 bronze medals. With 46 medals in total, Agibot ranked first on both the gold medal table and the overall … [Read More...] about Agibot wins 46 medals to top World Humanoid Robot Games on debut
Motion raises $2 million to put humanoid robots to work in European factories
Motion, the company behind what it says is Europe’s first Humanoids-as-a-Service (HaaS) platform, has raised a $2 million pre-seed round led by Extantia Capital, with participation from Norrsken … [Read More...] about Motion raises $2 million to put humanoid robots to work in European factories
XPeng’s new robotics business raises $900 million at $6.3 billion valuation
XPeng – previously known only for electric cars – has raised more than $900 million for its robotics business at a post-money valuation of more than $6.3 billion, as the Chinese electric vehicle maker … [Read More...] about XPeng’s new robotics business raises $900 million at $6.3 billion valuation
Features
Faraday Future’s Chris Chen: ‘Robotics is a natural extension of the intelligent vehicle’
Faraday Future is best known as an electric vehicle company, but it increasingly sees its technology base as applicable to a much wider range of machines – particularly robots. The company argues … [Read More...] about Faraday Future’s Chris Chen: ‘Robotics is a natural extension of the intelligent vehicle’
US robotics restrictions could drive more Chinese suppliers toward Europe, warns Exotec
Senior Exotec executive releases statement warning against being tempted by cheap Chinese robots The Federal Communications Commission recently tightened US rules concerning foreign-made robotics. … [Read More...] about US robotics restrictions could drive more Chinese suppliers toward Europe, warns Exotec
How biodynamic farming can help farms withstand drought
Farming around the world is under pressure due to drought. Heatwaves and the absence of rainfall cause dried out soils and threaten to spoil crops. While biodynamic farming cannot change the … [Read More...] about How biodynamic farming can help farms withstand drought
Investor opinion: Why the future of consumer robotics looks more like beauty and the beast
By Amber Atherton, early stage investor, partner at Patron For decades, science fiction has imagined the future of robotics as a single humanoid capable of doing everything around the home. … [Read More...] about Investor opinion: Why the future of consumer robotics looks more like beauty and the beast
Waymo reveals Nvidia-powered compute system behind its robotaxis
Waymo has revealed new technical details about the onboard computing system that powers its autonomous driving technology, including a purpose-built 5 nm ASIC delivering more than 1,000 TOPS of … [Read More...] about Waymo reveals Nvidia-powered compute system behind its robotaxis
Logistics
Which Sensor Channels on a Cold Chain Tracker Are Actually Worth Paying for
Every channel on a cold chain tracker exists to answer a question somebody will eventually put to you. Was it too warm. Was it dropped. Was it opened. Where was it when that happened. The useful … [Read More...] about Which Sensor Channels on a Cold Chain Tracker Are Actually Worth Paying for
Nowaste Logistics becomes first company to implement AutoCase from AutoStore, delivered by Swisslog
Nordic logistics company Nowaste Logistics has become the first company in the world to install an AutoCase from AutoStore at one of its warehouses. The innovative solution, launched in autumn 2025, … [Read More...] about Nowaste Logistics becomes first company to implement AutoCase from AutoStore, delivered by Swisslog
How Robotics and Automation Are Reshaping Island Supply Chains
Most conversations about port automation center on massive hubs: Rotterdam, Singapore, Long Beach. Fair enough, those terminals move staggering volumes. But the real stress test for logistics … [Read More...] about How Robotics and Automation Are Reshaping Island Supply Chains
Shipping Your Bike to the Rally Instead of Riding it There
Motorcycle rallies are some of the most anticipated events of the year, bringing together riders from across the country to enjoy scenic routes, live entertainment, and the riding community. But … [Read More...] about Shipping Your Bike to the Rally Instead of Riding it There
Logic unveils overhead picking robot that ‘reimagines how warehouses move goods’
Logic, a developer of autonomous, data-driven logistics solutions, has unveiled the Octopus, an overhead industrial picking robot that replaces static, floor-bound equipment with an agile, … [Read More...] about Logic unveils overhead picking robot that ‘reimagines how warehouses move goods’
Autonomous Vehicles
PlusAI to go public in $800 million SPAC deal
PlusAI has agreed to go public through a business combination with special purpose acquisition company Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp, in a deal valuing the autonomous trucking software company … [Read More...] about PlusAI to go public in $800 million SPAC deal
Kodiak AI and AMD collaborate to advance computing power for driverless trucking
Kodiak AI, a provider of physical AI-powered autonomous driving technology, has announced a collaboration with chipmaker AMD to implement its AMD EPYC Series processors to power Kodiak’s … [Read More...] about Kodiak AI and AMD collaborate to advance computing power for driverless trucking
Waymo reveals Nvidia-powered compute system behind its robotaxis
Waymo has revealed new technical details about the onboard computing system that powers its autonomous driving technology, including a purpose-built 5 nm ASIC delivering more than 1,000 TOPS of … [Read More...] about Waymo reveals Nvidia-powered compute system behind its robotaxis
LG to unveil new Nvidia-powered humanoid robot in early 2027
South Korean electronics giant LG is developing a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot built using Nvidia Isaac GR00T, Nvidia’s open reasoning humanoid foundation model, for a public unveiling in … [Read More...] about LG to unveil new Nvidia-powered humanoid robot in early 2027
How AI and self-driving labs could accelerate semiconductor materials discovery
By Joseph F. Krause, co-founder and CEO, Radical AI The next great semiconductor breakthrough will come down to new materials, not just engineering. The field is running into multiple walls of … [Read More...] about How AI and self-driving labs could accelerate semiconductor materials discovery
Artificial intelligence
Faraday Future’s Chris Chen: ‘Robotics is a natural extension of the intelligent vehicle’
Faraday Future is best known as an electric vehicle company, but it increasingly sees its technology base as applicable to a much wider range of machines – particularly robots. The company argues … [Read More...] about Faraday Future’s Chris Chen: ‘Robotics is a natural extension of the intelligent vehicle’
Vention opens robotics and physical AI lab in Montreal
Vention, a digital-first industrial automation platform, has opened its physical AI lab in Montreal. The lab is led by Dr Jimmy Li, Vention’s director of physical AI, and advised by Dr Joelle Pineau, … [Read More...] about Vention opens robotics and physical AI lab in Montreal
How Manufacturing and Industrial Safety Teams Are Using AI Face Swap Tools to Anonymize Worker Footage
Privacy-first design featuring face anonymization has become a genuine enabling factor for safety technology adoption in manufacturing, particularly in unionized environments where surveillance … [Read More...] about How Manufacturing and Industrial Safety Teams Are Using AI Face Swap Tools to Anonymize Worker Footage
Predictive Maintenance for Robot Fleets, from Condition Data to Work Order
Most predictive maintenance projects in robotics stall at the same point. The sensors are installed, the models are trained, the dashboard turns amber, and then nothing happens. An anomaly score is … [Read More...] about Predictive Maintenance for Robot Fleets, from Condition Data to Work Order
AI Shopping Traffic Surges 1,200% as Ecommerce Moves Toward Agent-Led Discovery
Between July 2024 and February 2025, Adobe recorded a 1,200% increase in traffic to U.S. retail websites from generative AI sources. That figure alone would be notable in any industry. For anyone … [Read More...] about AI Shopping Traffic Surges 1,200% as Ecommerce Moves Toward Agent-Led Discovery
Computing
Kinetic Blocks launches marketplace for humanoid robot training data
Kinetic Blocks, an Oslo-based startup, has launched a beta version of what it describes as a two-sided marketplace for buying and selling training data for humanoid robots. The marketplace opened … [Read More...] about Kinetic Blocks launches marketplace for humanoid robot training data
Skild AI unveils S1 robot foundation model that learns tasks from video demonstrations
Skild AI has unveiled S1, a robotics foundation model designed to enable robots to learn new manipulation tasks from a single video demonstration without task-specific fine-tuning or … [Read More...] about Skild AI unveils S1 robot foundation model that learns tasks from video demonstrations
General Robotics says GRID can automate entire robot development and deployment lifecycle
General Robotics, a company building the intelligence layer for physical AI, has announced a major milestone for GRID, its robot intelligence platform. Built from the ground up as an agentic system … [Read More...] about General Robotics says GRID can automate entire robot development and deployment lifecycle
Predictive Maintenance for Robot Fleets, from Condition Data to Work Order
Most predictive maintenance projects in robotics stall at the same point. The sensors are installed, the models are trained, the dashboard turns amber, and then nothing happens. An anomaly score is … [Read More...] about Predictive Maintenance for Robot Fleets, from Condition Data to Work Order
Kodiak AI and AMD collaborate to advance computing power for driverless trucking
Kodiak AI, a provider of physical AI-powered autonomous driving technology, has announced a collaboration with chipmaker AMD to implement its AMD EPYC Series processors to power Kodiak’s … [Read More...] about Kodiak AI and AMD collaborate to advance computing power for driverless trucking
Drones
Best Drone Show Companies for High-End Events: Top 10
Looking for the best drone show companies for a high-end event? Explore our ranking of top drone light show providers, their services, experience, and key advantages. Here’s a drone show company … [Read More...] about Best Drone Show Companies for High-End Events: Top 10
Flytrex and Nash partner to build an autonomous-first, multi-modal delivery platform
Flytrex, an autonomous drone food delivery service, and Nash, the autonomic logistics platform, have announced a partnership to power an autonomous-first, multi-modal delivery platform across … [Read More...] about Flytrex and Nash partner to build an autonomous-first, multi-modal delivery platform
Wing launches Walmart drone delivery service in Florida
Delivery drone company Wing and retail giant Walmart have launched a drone delivery service in Greater Orlando, marking Wing's first operations in Florida and extending the companies' growing US drone … [Read More...] about Wing launches Walmart drone delivery service in Florida
Flytrex scales shared drone traffic system with thousands of coordinated flights
Flytrex says it has reached a new milestone in commercial drone delivery after scaling shared airspace operations to thousands of coordinated flights per month without any reported airspace … [Read More...] about Flytrex scales shared drone traffic system with thousands of coordinated flights
Wing and Walmart expand drone delivery network to seven new US metro areas
Drone delivery company Wing and retail giant Walmart are expanding what they describe as the largest residential drone delivery network in the United States, adding seven new metropolitan areas as … [Read More...] about Wing and Walmart expand drone delivery network to seven new US metro areas
Energy
BUTEC and Kanadevia Inova win major contract for Casablanca waste-to-energy plant
A consortium comprising Nareva, Kanadevia Inova and Itochu Corporation, through its 33.5-year concession agreement with the Municipality of Casablanca, has entrusted BUTEC with a major engineering, … [Read More...] about BUTEC and Kanadevia Inova win major contract for Casablanca waste-to-energy plant
How Fuel Card Controls Can Reduce Fleet Spending Risks
If you run a fleet, you already know that fuel is one of those costs that seems to slide around no matter how carefully you plan for it. Prices swing, routes change, and drivers fill up wherever it's … [Read More...] about How Fuel Card Controls Can Reduce Fleet Spending Risks
Burns & McDonnell and Gritt partner to deploy AI-powered robots on solar construction sites
Burns & McDonnell and Gritt have entered into a strategic partnership focused on evaluating and deploying AI-powered robotics technology on utility-scale solar projects. The technology will … [Read More...] about Burns & McDonnell and Gritt partner to deploy AI-powered robots on solar construction sites
How Smart Solar Technology is Making Off-Grid Power More Efficient
It's not just about the installation of more solar panels for the next generation of renewable energy. It has to do with the utilization of every single square meter of PV surface in an even better … [Read More...] about How Smart Solar Technology is Making Off-Grid Power More Efficient
How to Select Roller Brushes for Robotic Solar Panel Cleaning Systems
Solar panel cleaning robots are often judged by how much dust they can remove in one pass. That matters, but it is not the whole engineering question. The brush roller is the component that … [Read More...] about How to Select Roller Brushes for Robotic Solar Panel Cleaning Systems
Warehouse robots
Nowaste Logistics becomes first company to implement AutoCase from AutoStore, delivered by Swisslog
Nordic logistics company Nowaste Logistics has become the first company in the world to install an AutoCase from AutoStore at one of its warehouses. The innovative solution, launched in autumn 2025, … [Read More...] about Nowaste Logistics becomes first company to implement AutoCase from AutoStore, delivered by Swisslog
Hai Robotics to install 1,500 rack-climbing robots at European fulfillment center
Hai Robotics has been selected to provide automation technology for a new large-scale e-commerce fulfillment center operated by a leading European fashion retailer. At the heart of the project is … [Read More...] about Hai Robotics to install 1,500 rack-climbing robots at European fulfillment center
Geek+ Reports H1 2026 Results: 35.5% order growth, with subscription services up 75%
Geek+, the Hong Kong-listed warehouse robotics maker, has reported interim results for the six months to 30 June 2026 showing its services business growing more than twice as fast as the company … [Read More...] about Geek+ Reports H1 2026 Results: 35.5% order growth, with subscription services up 75%
Logic unveils overhead picking robot that ‘reimagines how warehouses move goods’
Logic, a developer of autonomous, data-driven logistics solutions, has unveiled the Octopus, an overhead industrial picking robot that replaces static, floor-bound equipment with an agile, … [Read More...] about Logic unveils overhead picking robot that ‘reimagines how warehouses move goods’
J&T Express Adds 22 Automated Sorting Systems as Unmanned Delivery Fleet Tops 1,900
J&T Global Express has expanded automated sortation across its express network to 435 sets of automated sorting machines, adding 22 sets in the first half of 2026, while deployment of unmanned … [Read More...] about J&T Express Adds 22 Automated Sorting Systems as Unmanned Delivery Fleet Tops 1,900
Space
Europe launches new satellite to provide faster and sharper weather monitoring
The Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 satellite (MTG-I2) has successfully passed its first critical post-launch milestones, completing the first full Meteosat Third Generation constellation in … [Read More...] about Europe launches new satellite to provide faster and sharper weather monitoring
Northrop Grumman launches robotic spacecraft to repair and extend life of satellites
Northrop Grumman has launched a sophisticated robotic spacecraft designed to service satellites in orbit, potentially allowing expensive space assets to be repaired, upgraded, moved and kept … [Read More...] about Northrop Grumman launches robotic spacecraft to repair and extend life of satellites
Kapsch TrafficCom expands satellite tolling to the Netherlands
Geo-location platform now operating in the Netherlands and Belgium Kapsch TrafficCom has deployed its Geo Location Platform (GLP) for satellite-based tolling in the Netherlands, marking a key step … [Read More...] about Kapsch TrafficCom expands satellite tolling to the Netherlands
Interview with Icarus Robotics co-founder Jamie Palmer: Building a ‘robotic labor force for space’
As governments and private companies accelerate plans for commercial space stations, orbital manufacturing and eventually lunar infrastructure, one question is becoming increasingly important: who – … [Read More...] about Interview with Icarus Robotics co-founder Jamie Palmer: Building a ‘robotic labor force for space’
NASA awards HEBI Robotics contract to develop compact robotic technology for small satellites
HEBI Robotics has been awarded a Phase I contract from NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop compact robotic actuators for use in small satellites and other space … [Read More...] about NASA awards HEBI Robotics contract to develop compact robotic technology for small satellites
Science
UT Austin to lead $30 million NSF center for human-robot co-adaptation
The University of Texas at Austin will lead a new National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center to study what happens when assistive robots leave the lab and move into the real world to … [Read More...] about UT Austin to lead $30 million NSF center for human-robot co-adaptation
Europe launches new satellite to provide faster and sharper weather monitoring
The Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 satellite (MTG-I2) has successfully passed its first critical post-launch milestones, completing the first full Meteosat Third Generation constellation in … [Read More...] about Europe launches new satellite to provide faster and sharper weather monitoring
How biodynamic farming can help farms withstand drought
Farming around the world is under pressure due to drought. Heatwaves and the absence of rainfall cause dried out soils and threaten to spoil crops. While biodynamic farming cannot change the … [Read More...] about How biodynamic farming can help farms withstand drought
Scientists combine EIT and pneumatic sensing for humanoid robot skin
Scientists have developed a hybrid robotic skin that combines electrical impedance tomography with pneumatic pressure sensing in an effort to improve force detection across large areas of a humanoid … [Read More...] about Scientists combine EIT and pneumatic sensing for humanoid robot skin
VUB leads European project teaching soft robots to sense, repair and adapt
Soft robots that provide patients with tailored support during rehabilitation, gain a sense of touch to safely handle delicate objects, and switch between soft and rigid states depending on the task: … [Read More...] about VUB leads European project teaching soft robots to sense, repair and adapt