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Carbon Robotics surpasses $100 million in annual revenue as agricultural AI adoption accelerates

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Carbon Robotics has surpassed $100 million in annual revenue for its fiscal year ending January 31, 2026, marking a significant milestone for the agricultural AI and robotics company as it expands globally.

The company, which develops AI-driven systems for farming applications, now operates across 15 countries, with a strong presence in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

The revenue milestone reflects growing adoption of automation technologies in agriculture, particularly as farmers seek solutions to rising labor costs, productivity pressures, and sustainability requirements. [Read more…] about Carbon Robotics surpasses $100 million in annual revenue as agricultural AI adoption accelerates

Alstef Group unveils AI-powered autonomous industrial vehicle ahead of LogiMAT

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Alstef Group – which designs and integrates automation solutions for the airport, intralogistics and parcel markets – has introduced a new autonomous industrial vehicle equipped with AI-based perception capabilities, as the company expands its portfolio and prepares to showcase the system at LogiMAT.

The new autonomous intelligent vehicle (AIV) is designed for warehouse and distribution environments where operations are increasingly dynamic and shared between humans and machines.

The system centers on what the company describes as a “perception bubble” – a continuously updated awareness zone that enables the vehicle to interpret and respond to its surroundings in real time. [Read more…] about Alstef Group unveils AI-powered autonomous industrial vehicle ahead of LogiMAT

Amazon acquires delivery robotics startup Rivr to target ‘last-meter’ logistics

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Amazon has reportedly acquired Swiss robotics startup Rivr Technologies, a company developing autonomous robots designed to deliver packages from vans to customers’ doorsteps.

The e-commerce giant has not issued a formal press release about the deal. However, it confirmed the acquisition in communications to delivery partners, saying it had “recently acquired Rivr”, according to reports by Euronews and other media outlets. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Rivr, an ETH Zurich spinout, develops quadruped delivery robots capable of navigating real-world environments, including steps, curbs, and uneven terrain. The machines are designed to accompany human drivers and handle the final stage of delivery – often considered one of the most time-consuming and labor-intensive parts of logistics operations. [Read more…] about Amazon acquires delivery robotics startup Rivr to target ‘last-meter’ logistics

Mind Robotics raises $500 million to build AI-powered industrial robots for real-world deployment

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Mind Robotics has announced a $500 million Series A round, co-led by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz, to build and deploy AI-enabled robotic systems at industrial scale. Accel partner, Sameer Gandhi, will be joining the Board of Mind Robotics.

This $500 million financing, which is expected to close later this month, follows a seed financing of $115 million led by Eclipse Capital in late 2025.

Mind Robotics is building the world’s leading industrial robotics platform, capable of performing dexterous, variable, and reasoning-intensive tasks. The company was founded to address a structural gap with current industrial automation solutions. [Read more…] about Mind Robotics raises $500 million to build AI-powered industrial robots for real-world deployment

Hexxabotics to unveil honeycomb-based AS/RS with shuttle-style AMRs at LogiMAT

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Hexxabotics is preparing to unveil a new automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) at LogiMAT 2026, combining autonomous mobile robots with a high-density, hexagonal storage architecture. (See video below.)

The system, described by the company as a “next-gen” AS/RS, is built around a modular honeycomb structure designed to maximize cubic storage density while maintaining accessibility across the grid.

At the core of the system are mobile robots – referred to as “Hexxabots” – that operate within the structure, effectively combining the roles of shuttle and autonomous mobile robot. [Read more…] about Hexxabotics to unveil honeycomb-based AS/RS with shuttle-style AMRs at LogiMAT

QCraft raises $100 million to push toward Level 4 autonomy and physical AI at scale

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QCraft, a developer of autonomous driving AI, has announced the completion of a $100 million new Series D funding round.

The round was completed by a consortium of investors including Ningbo Ninghai Xingtaihe Fund, Wonderland Capital, Liangxi Science and Innovation Industry Investment Fund Partnership (managed by Broad Vision Funds), as well as strategic investors from a leading OEM and automotive electronics components supplier. [Read more…] about QCraft raises $100 million to push toward Level 4 autonomy and physical AI at scale

McDonald’s tests humanoid robots in Shanghai pilot

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Global fast-food giant McDonald’s is testing humanoid service robots at a restaurant in Shanghai, as part of an early-stage effort to explore automation in customer-facing environments.

According to reports from tech publications including T3 and Digital Trends, the pilot involves robots developed by Keenon Robotics performing a range of front-of-house tasks. [Read more…] about McDonald’s tests humanoid robots in Shanghai pilot

Dexterity says its physical AI world model ‘unlocks full potential on Nvidia hardware’

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Dexterity.ai, a specialist in industrial robotics and physical AI, has detailed how its production-proven world model, Foresight, is “unlocking new levels of performance” on Nvidia hardware as the company scales in enterprise environments.

Before any action or motion planning can begin, Foresight must build a complete picture of the scene from raw multi-modal sensor data.

Dexterity’s engineering team redesigned the perception pipeline to take full advantage of Nvidia L4 GPUs and TensorRT, reducing it from 1,508 ms to 90 ms per cycle, a 17x speedup across three stages: object decomposition, geometric reconstruction, and physics synthesis. [Read more…] about Dexterity says its physical AI world model ‘unlocks full potential on Nvidia hardware’

Techman Robot showcases humanoid system with motion capture training at GTC 2026

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Techman Robot has presented its latest developments in the area of humanoid robotics at Nvidia GTC 2026, including a motion capture-based training approach for its TM Xplore I platform.

The company also announced a collaboration with j-mex, integrating wearable motion capture technology into its robotics development workflow. [Read more…] about Techman Robot showcases humanoid system with motion capture training at GTC 2026

Yaskawa America acquires Colombian drive specialist Variadores

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Yaskawa Electric, through its subsidiary Yaskawa America, has acquired Variadores, a long-standing partner in Colombia.

The acquisition formalizes a relationship between the two companies that dates back to 1991, during which Variadores has distributed Yaskawa drive technologies across a range of industrial sectors. [Read more…] about Yaskawa America acquires Colombian drive specialist Variadores