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WaiV Robotics completes ‘world’s first’ autonomous offshore landing on a moving vessel at night

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WaiV Robotics, a maritime infrastructure developer, has completed a series of open-sea demonstrations of its autonomous drone launch and recovery system, including the first-ever autonomous maritime takeoff and landing after dark.

The system completed dozens of recoveries, using WaiV’s patented catch-lock-release mechanism combined with its AI-powered predictive algorithms to guide drones onto moving decks and secure them on touchdown.

Testing exposed the system to sea spray, changing weather, and continuous deck movement, proving recovery can remain precise despite constantly changing conditions at sea. [Read more…] about WaiV Robotics completes ‘world’s first’ autonomous offshore landing on a moving vessel at night

Humanoid robot shipments forecast to surge to 26 million a year by 2040

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According to a new research report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight, the humanoid robotics industry has entered an early phase of long-term commercial growth.

Berg Insight estimates that annual shipments of humanoid robots will grow from 16,000 units in 2026 to 26.0 million units by 2040, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 63.7 percent.

During the same period, the global humanoid robotics market value is forecast to increase from $890 million to $554 billion. [Read more…] about Humanoid robot shipments forecast to surge to 26 million a year by 2040

Maven Robotics launches with $100 million funding to scale general-purpose industrial robots

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Maven Robotics, an intelligent industrial robotics company, has officially launched and has announced $100 million in Series A funding from RoboStrategy, LocalGlobe, Vine Ventures, and XTX Ventures, among others.

Maven designs, builds, and deploys intelligent robotics for logistics and manufacturing. Founded in 2024, the company has created the world’s first general-purpose robotics system for industrial work.

Demand for industrial labor in the United States is exploding, but labor is shrinking. There are more than 480,000 manufacturing jobs unfilled in the US today, and the manufacturing skills gap could leave 2.1 million jobs unfilled by 2030. [Read more…] about Maven Robotics launches with $100 million funding to scale general-purpose industrial robots

Raise Robotics takes construction robot to 65 feet with Genie boom lift

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Raise Robotics has detailed a six-month collaboration with Genie, the Terex aerial-lift brand, to take its Autonomous Mobile Fabricator (AMF) robot off the factory floor and onto a boom lift.

In July, the company mounted the swappable workcell directly onto a Genie boom and operated the integrated system live for customers and partners.

The product idea is one intelligent robot that can move across an AGV, a scissor lift, and a boom lift, changing its mobility, tooling, and reach with the job. On the Genie boom configuration Raise has shown, working height is in the 65-foot class, roughly six stories. [Read more…] about Raise Robotics takes construction robot to 65 feet with Genie boom lift

Bosch Ventures invests in Asylon Robotics

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Bosch Ventures has announced an investment in Asylon Robotics to accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous, AI-enabled robotic systems for security, inspection, and other mission-critical physical operations.  [Read more…] about Bosch Ventures invests in Asylon Robotics

Kinetic Blocks launches marketplace for humanoid robot training data

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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 on September 1 following several months of development with an initial group of data suppliers and early users.

Access is currently restricted, with Kinetic Blocks individually reviewing applications from potential buyers and sellers. The company says it is approving suppliers that own or control data they are entitled to license and buyers that are actively training humanoid models. [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

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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 post-training.

The company says S1 uses in-context learning, an approach analogous to prompting in large language models, allowing an operator to demonstrate a task on video and have the robot interpret the demonstration and reproduce the intended behavior.

Skild says: “Show it a video of a task, short or long, seen or unseen, and it executes.” [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

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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 will enable customers to demonstrate, validate and jointly develop next-generation robotic systems and serve as a hub for executing Renesas’ physical AI strategy from proof-of-concept to deployment at scale.

Physical AI represents the next phase of AI evolution, where intelligence moves beyond digital environments into systems that operate in the physical world. Unlike digital AI applications, these systems must perceive, decide and act safely in real time with deterministic behavior. [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

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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 live and work alongside humans.

The forthcoming Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation will bring together 39 researchers from six universities and multiple industry partners to establish a new science of “human-robot co-adaptation” – how people and robots learn from one another and adjust their behavior over long periods in everyday settings that will include homes, hospitals and assisted-living residences.

Jim Davis, president of the University of Texas at Austin, said: “UT is in a strong position to lead this new frontier of science. [Read more…] about UT Austin to lead $30 million NSF center for human-robot co-adaptation

Symbotic joins Stanford Robotics Center industrial affiliates program

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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 provide Symbotic with access to Stanford’s world-renowned research community and the opportunity to collaborate on advancing innovation in robotics, autonomy, and artificial intelligence.

Through its affiliate membership, Symbotic will engage directly with SRC faculty, researchers, and students, with opportunities that include hosting visiting scholars at the SRC, participating on advisory boards that help shape flagship research initiatives, and sponsoring targeted research projects. [Read more…] about Symbotic joins Stanford Robotics Center industrial affiliates program

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