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‘First’ insurance policy for domestic humanoid robots in the UK

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Tokio Marine HCC International (TMHCCI), an insurance company based in Houston, Texas, is partnering with Adrian Flux to launch what they say is “the UK’s first domestic humanoid robot household insurance policy”.

The cover is available to UK customers through Adrian Flux’s home insurance offering, underwritten by TMHCCI.

This new product class is intended to support the development of the emerging customer market. Demand has already emerged in the United States, where robotics and AI companies have launched humanoid robots for the home, with early models on open pre-order at $20,000. Domestic robots are expected to be in UK homes from 2027. [Read more…] about ‘First’ insurance policy for domestic humanoid robots in the UK

Foundry Robotics raises $100 million to build ‘America’s first autonomous factory for assembly’

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Foundry Robotics has announced its oversubscribed $100 million Series A funding round led by Marlinspike Partners.

Participating in the round are early backers Khosla Ventures and Red Glass Ventures, and new investors SE Ventures, Wing VC, and Axiom Ventures, as well as existing investors Hanabi and Zero Shot Fund.

Foundry builds and operates autonomous factories for complex assembly, combining AI-powered robotic cells with experienced manufacturing experts. [Read more…] about Foundry Robotics raises $100 million to build ‘America’s first autonomous factory for assembly’

Bleu Robotics raises €5 million to scale humanoid robot deployment in factories

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Bleu Robotics, the Paris, France-based startup building AI models for industrial humanoid robots, has raised a €5 million pre-seed round, co-led by Contrarian Ventures and OVNI Capital, with participation from Kvanted, WEPA Ventures, Motier Ventures and Charlie Songhurst, technology investor and board member at Meta.

The company will use the funds to grow its team and scale its software solution across industries in pursuit of its goal to reduce the full humanoid robot deployment process to one hour or shorter.

According to the International Federation of Robotics, there were 5 million industrial robots operating globally in 2025. [Read more…] about Bleu Robotics raises €5 million to scale humanoid robot deployment in factories

Walmart expands Symbotic warehouse automation deal with $6 billion commitment

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Symbotic, a developer of AI-enabled robotics technology for the supply chain, and Walmart have announced an expanded commercial agreement to bring further automation capabilities to 25 US regional distribution centers, while supporting additional opportunities across Walmart’s global supply chain network.

Symbotic continues to invest in innovations that use AI to improve supply chain performance. Under the expanded agreement, Symbotic will bring additional capabilities to Walmart’s US distribution network.

This agreement also supports the continued growth of Walmart’s supply chain capabilities globally, helping deliver greater value for customers in markets around the world. [Read more…] about Walmart expands Symbotic warehouse automation deal with $6 billion commitment

Maximo Robotics completes 300,000 tasks in utility-scale solar projects

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Maximo Robotics, a physical-AI platform company focused on autonomous construction robotics, has announced that its US-made robotics systems have completed more than 300,000 construction tasks under performance-based robotics-as-a-service contracts.

Crew members working alongside Max 4.0 systems have delivered 2.5 times their manual installation rates per person per shift hour.

This improved productivity is helping electricity companies meet skyrocketing demand for energy in a labor-constrained construction market, which could see a shortfall of more than 450,000 jobs in the United States by 2027 according to a recent study by the Associated Builders and Contractors. [Read more…] about Maximo Robotics completes 300,000 tasks in utility-scale solar projects

Aurora outlines plan to scale to 30,000 driverless trucks

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Aurora Innovation says it is aiming to have more than 30,000 driverless trucks in operation by 2030, as the autonomous trucking company looks to expand its commercial operations in the United States.

The company outlined the target at its 2026 Analyst and Investor Day in Dallas, where it also offered attendees driverless passenger rides in trucks operating on part of its Dallas-to-Houston commercial route.

Aurora says it expects to finish 2026 with 200 driverless trucks operating through its Transport as a Service agreements. The company also said logistics company Hirschbach intends to own and operate 500 autonomous trucks under a Driver as a Service agreement, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2027. [Read more…] about Aurora outlines plan to scale to 30,000 driverless trucks

Jungheinrich and Automha partner on warehouse automation

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Jungheinrich and Italian warehouse automation and intralogistics specialist Automha are entering into a strategic partnership. Together, the two companies have developed a two-way pallet shuttle for high-density pallet storage.

The solution combines Automha’s shuttle expertise with Jungheinrich’s strengths in system integration, software and lifecycle services.

The aim is to provide companies with an economically viable entry point into warehouse automation while creating a development path towards more advanced automation in existing facilities. [Read more…] about Jungheinrich and Automha partner on warehouse automation

Schaeffler and Wandelbots enter into technology partnership

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Motion technology company Schaeffler has entered into a technology partnership with the German robotics and physical AI company Wandelbots.

The cooperation will focus on developing the Wandelbots NOVA open platform to enable use of artificial intelligence in industrial and humanoid robotics.

In the future, the solution should be available to all Schaeffler plants worldwide to facilitate development, testing, and cross-location transfer of robotics applications. [Read more…] about Schaeffler and Wandelbots enter into technology partnership

AstraQua secures $1.3 million NASA contract for physical AI

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NASA has awarded AstraQua, a physical AI company, a $1,274,990 Phase II contract to advance its AstraSense technology for electric and hybrid-electric aircraft, including advanced air mobility applications.

Physical AI must have safety at its core. A robot may know where to go and what to do, but does it know whether it is healthy enough to finish the job?

Powered by AstraQua’s Agentic Physical AI, the Adaptive Quorum Foundation Model, AstraSense provides predictive health and operational self-awareness for autonomous systems and already runs on robotic hardware. In Phase I, AstraQua demonstrated real-time diagnostics and predictive-health capabilities to NASA. [Read more…] about AstraQua secures $1.3 million NASA contract for physical AI

Humanoid expands collaboration with Nvidia to power its next generation of humanoid robots

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Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company, is expanding its collaboration with Nvidia to build the computing foundation for a new generation of AI-powered humanoid robots.

The companies are working together to develop a high-performance robotic edge runtime for Humanoid’s next-generation robots.

By integrating Nvidia’s advanced technologies into its platform, Humanoid will be able to run increasingly sophisticated AI directly onboard its robots, enabling them to perceive, reason and respond to the physical world in real time. [Read more…] about Humanoid expands collaboration with Nvidia to power its next generation of humanoid robots

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