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Sam Francis

PlusAI moves closer to public listing as autonomous truck merger clears key regulatory step

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Autonomous trucking software company Plus Automation has moved a step closer to becoming a publicly listed company after US regulators approved a key filing linked to its proposed merger with a special purpose acquisition company.

PlusAI said its registration statement connected to the planned business combination with Churchill Capital Corp IX was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2026.

The approval clears the way for Churchill Capital Corp IX to hold a shareholder vote on the deal. The company has scheduled an extraordinary general meeting for February 3, 2026, where investors will be asked to approve the merger and related matters. [Read more…] about PlusAI moves closer to public listing as autonomous truck merger clears key regulatory step

Exotec expands partnership with Renault at warehouse in Germany

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Exotec, a provider of warehouse robotics, is equipping Renault Deutschland, the France-headquartered car manufacturer, with its Skypod system to modernize its logistics capabilities at its Brühl site.

Starting in 2026, Renault plans to supply car dealers across Germany with spare parts for its models, using an automated warehouse in the country for the first time.

Following the successful deployment of Renault’s French site in Villeroy last year, the warehouse robotics specialist is now equipping Renault Group in Germany with its Skypod system within their new, 258,000 square foot automated warehouse. [Read more…] about Exotec expands partnership with Renault at warehouse in Germany

Siemens and Nvidia expand partnership to build industrial AI operating system

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Siemens and Nvidia have announced a significant expansion of their strategic partnership to bring artificial intelligence into the real world.

Together, the companies aim to develop industrial and physical AI solutions that will bring AI-driven innovation to every industry and industrial workflow, as well as accelerate each others’ operations.

To support development, Nvidia will provide AI infrastructure, simulation libraries, models, frameworks and blueprints, while Siemens will commit hundreds of industrial AI experts and leading hardware and software. [Read more…] about Siemens and Nvidia expand partnership to build industrial AI operating system

How Rigging Makes Ambitious Architectural Designs Buildable

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Architectural design has never been more daring. From dramatic cantilevers and sweeping glass façades to sculptural roofs and mixed-use megastructures, today’s buildings push materials and geometry to their limits.

What often goes unseen is the discipline that turns these bold ideas into physical reality. Rigging is the quiet enabler that bridges concept and construction, enabling architects and builders to move, position, and secure massive components with precision and control.

At its core, rigging is about managing gravity. Every ambitious design must contend with weight, balance, and force. A rendering may show a floating stair or an overhanging volume, but on site, that vision becomes steel, concrete, glass, and engineered timber. [Read more…] about How Rigging Makes Ambitious Architectural Designs Buildable

Autonomous vehicles: Regulation paving the way to public acceptance

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Why law, governance and trust matter as much as technology

Autonomous vehicles are often presented as a technical inevitability. Sensors improve, software advances, compute power grows, and the vehicles themselves become steadily more capable.

Yet despite decades of development and thousands of pilot programmes, autonomous vehicles remain rare on public roads.

The reason is not a lack of technology. It is a lack of permission. [Read more…] about Autonomous vehicles: Regulation paving the way to public acceptance

Multiply Labs partners with Nvidia to bring physical AI robotics to advanced biomanufacturing

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Multiply Labs, a specialist in robotic biomanufacturing, has announced what it describes as a “landmark milestone” in its mission to scale production of cell and gene therapies. 

The company is now leveraging Nvidia’s open Isaac and GR00T technologies, including advanced robotics simulation and perception, marking a turning point for an industry that has historically relied on manual, “artisanal” processes.

Cell and gene therapies are life-changing treatments that hold the potential to address cancer and autoimmune diseases, but manufacturing remains difficult to scale with time-intensive processes and variability that can impact throughput and cost. [Read more…] about Multiply Labs partners with Nvidia to bring physical AI robotics to advanced biomanufacturing

What to Retire During a Migration Instead of Just Moving Everything

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Most migrations fail in a boring way: everything gets copied, nothing gets better, and the bill shows up fast. Moving every app, database, report, and script feels “safe” because nothing changes. However, it also drags along old bugs, forgotten access, and years of clutter that no one needs.

A smarter plan treats the move as a cleanout. That is where Azure migration services can pay off beyond new servers, because the best savings often come from systems that never leave the old rack. Therefore, the goal is not just “cloud,” but less noise, fewer moving parts, and clearer ownership. [Read more…] about What to Retire During a Migration Instead of Just Moving Everything

The sensor suite for autonomous vehicles: LiDAR, radar, cameras and sensor fusion

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How perception technologies work together to enable machine autonomy

Autonomous vehicles are often described in terms of intelligence, decision-making, or artificial intelligence. In practice, however, autonomy rises or falls on a more fundamental capability: perception.

A vehicle that cannot reliably perceive its environment cannot make safe decisions, regardless of how advanced its planning software may be.

Perception is the process by which an autonomous system detects objects, understands spatial relationships, tracks motion, and anticipates change. It is not a single function, nor is it delivered by a single sensor. [Read more…] about The sensor suite for autonomous vehicles: LiDAR, radar, cameras and sensor fusion

Automated port and terminal operations: Robots moving global trade

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Autonomous straddle carriers, cranes, and internal terminal vehicles

Ports are among the most automated industrial environments in the world – yet they remain largely invisible in discussions about robotics and autonomy.

While factories and warehouses dominate headlines, container terminals quietly operate as vast cyber-physical systems, coordinating fleets of machines that move the physical foundations of global trade.

A modern container port is not a single robot or even a fleet of robots. It is an integrated system of cranes, vehicles, sensors, software platforms, and human supervision, operating continuously under intense economic and political pressure. When ports fail, supply chains fracture. When they perform well, global commerce flows with little notice. [Read more…] about Automated port and terminal operations: Robots moving global trade

Locus Robotics and Radial surpass 25 million picks milestone

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Locus Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for warehouse and fulfillment operations, has announced that its partnership with Radial, an e-commerce solutions developer, has surpassed 25 million units picked in Radial’s Shepherdsville warehouse.

This milestone highlights how Locus’s proven and advanced automation and Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) models are transforming fulfillment by delivering greater scalability, operational resilience, and consistent high-volume performance.

Tom Schmitt, CEO, Radial, says: “Consumers are no longer buying products, they’re buying confidence in delivery. [Read more…] about Locus Robotics and Radial surpass 25 million picks milestone