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How Can AI Make Predictive Maintenance Work for Automotive Robots?

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The International Federation of Robotics projects 575,000 industrial robot installations globally were achieved in 2025, which would mark the highest annual total on record.

The automotive sector runs the densest robot fleet of any manufacturing industry – more robots per 10,000 employees than any other sector in Germany, Japan, the United States and South Korea.

With robots concentrations that high, automotive plants have more to gain from getting condition monitoring right – small improvements in uptime translate directly into outsized gains in productivity and cost efficiency. [Read more…] about How Can AI Make Predictive Maintenance Work for Automotive Robots?

Geekplus reports 50 percent growth in Americas as it pushes embodied intelligence into US warehouse market

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Geekplus says its expansion in the Americas is accelerating, with new signed orders in the region – led by the United States – growing by more than 50 percent year-on-year in 2025.

The growth highlights the increasing demand for warehouse automation in the US, where operators are under pressure to address labor shortages, rising costs, and growing e-commerce volumes.

Globally, the company has built one of the largest installed bases in the sector. Geekplus says it has deployed more than 72,000 robots across more than 40 countries, serving approximately 950 customers, including over 80 Fortune Global 500 companies. [Read more…] about Geekplus reports 50 percent growth in Americas as it pushes embodied intelligence into US warehouse market

Bosch begins delivering hardware to Kodiak as autonomous trucking moves toward production scale

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Kodiak AI, a provider of physical AI-powered autonomous vehicle technology, has announced that Bosch, a global technology and services giant, has begun delivering critical hardware components to Kodiak as part of the companies’ autonomous driving technology strategic collaboration.

Kodiak is actively testing and validating camera samples from Bosch and has completed early prototype sensor integrations into Kodiak SensorPods, the company’s proprietary hardware modules that house its autonomous driving sensors. Kodiak is also actively evaluating vehicle actuation components from Bosch.

Since announcing their collaboration in January 2026, Bosch and Kodiak have moved quickly from strategic alignment to hands-on engineering execution. [Read more…] about Bosch begins delivering hardware to Kodiak as autonomous trucking moves toward production scale

Residential IP Proxy Service for E-Commerce Price Monitoring: What Teams Need to Compare

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For online commerce teams that track competitor prices and regional promotions across dozens of marketplaces, the real challenge is scale.

Reliable data collection at that volume is precisely why a dedicated residential IP proxy service forms the backbone of any serious price-monitoring operation.

The reason is straightforward. Commercial-grade data collection demands infrastructure that mirrors genuine consumer traffic. [Read more…] about Residential IP Proxy Service for E-Commerce Price Monitoring: What Teams Need to Compare

How Procurement Automation Creates Audit-Ready Supply Chains in Manufacturing

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A tier-two automotive parts supplier processing 3,000 purchase orders per month discovered during a customer audit that it could not trace the approval history for 40% of its procurement transactions from the previous quarter.

The orders had been placed, the parts had been received, and the invoices had been paid. But the trail of who approved what, when, and against which budget was scattered across email threads, spreadsheets, and verbal confirmations that nobody had documented.

The audit finding did not result in a financial loss. It resulted in something worse: a conditional rating that put the supplier’s preferred status at risk. [Read more…] about How Procurement Automation Creates Audit-Ready Supply Chains in Manufacturing

Japan trials humanoid robots for airport operations as labor shortages intensify

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Japan Airlines is set to trial humanoid robots for ground handling operations at Haneda Airport, as the aviation industry looks for ways to address mounting labor shortages.

The initiative, developed in partnership with GMO Internet Group, will begin in May and marks one of the first real-world deployments of human-shaped robots in airport ramp operations.

According to reporting by Gulf News and The Guardian, the trial will run through 2028, with robots initially operating in controlled environments before being gradually introduced into live airport workflows. [Read more…] about Japan trials humanoid robots for airport operations as labor shortages intensify

Schaeffler partners with Vietnamese humanoid robot manufacturer VinDynamics

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Schaeffler and VinDynamics, part of Vietnam’s Vingroup conglomerate, have agreed on a strategic partnership for humanoid robotics. The partnership centers on the development and supply of planetary gearboxes. These are central components of actuators that function as muscles and joints and enable humanoid robots to move.

Under the partnership, the two companies will also jointly collect robot- and application-related data. They will use this data to help improve actuator design and performance and pave the way for future services, such as predictive maintenance.

For Schaeffler, the partnership is the first arrangement of its kind with a humanoid robot manufacturer in the Asia/Pacific region. It complements the company’s existing network of partnerships with leading manufacturers in Europe, China and the US and strengthens its global position in the human robotics ecosystem. [Read more…] about Schaeffler partners with Vietnamese humanoid robot manufacturer VinDynamics

Interview with the CEO of Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories: ‘Uncertainty in the real world’

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As robotics continues to move from controlled environments into more complex, real-world settings, the role of research institutions in shaping the next generation of systems is becoming increasingly significant.

One of the organizations operating at this intersection is Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL), the North America-based R&D arm of Mitsubishi Electric.

Led by president and CEO Anthony Vetro, MERL focuses on advancing core technologies that underpin robotics, including perception, control systems, and machine learning. Its work spans multiple domains, from industrial automation to energy systems, with an emphasis on bridging the gap between theoretical research and practical deployment. [Read more…] about Interview with the CEO of Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories: ‘Uncertainty in the real world’

The Hidden Ingredient Layer Behind Automated Food Processing

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Food factories love visible progress. A new robot arm. A cleaner packaging cell. A faster conveyor. A vision system that spots defects before a human operator would even notice them.

But a surprising amount of automation performance is decided before any of that equipment touches the product.

It starts in the mix tank, the formulation room, the chilling step, the coating drum, the dough sheet, the marinade, the binder, the stabilizer, and the moisture level. The boring stuff, basically. The stuff that doesn’t photograph well at trade shows. [Read more…] about The Hidden Ingredient Layer Behind Automated Food Processing

Why Delivery Robots Are Becoming Essential in Modern Automation

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Modern automation is shifting from a traditional factory-centric model toward an intelligent network driven by artificial intelligence, robotics, and digital systems. In this process, delivery robots are becoming increasingly important.

Their core value lies in extending automation from “handling digital tasks” to “performing real-world delivery operations,” enabling industries such as logistics, healthcare, and retail to achieve true end-to-end automation.

Unlike traditional equipment, delivery robots can move and operate autonomously in complex real-world environments, making them a key technology for connecting AI systems with real-world operations. [Read more…] about Why Delivery Robots Are Becoming Essential in Modern Automation