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Plus One Robotics streams eight hours of live warehouse automation performance

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Warehouse automation company Plus One Robotics has completed an eight-hour live stream demonstration of its AI-powered parcel induction system, offering what the company described as a transparent look at the realities of large-scale warehouse robotics operations.

The livestream, broadcast on the company’s YouTube and LinkedIn channels, showcased a robotic parcel induction system operating continuously in a real-world workflow environment while displaying live operational metrics throughout the event.

According to the company, the system completed 19,784 picks during the eight-hour session, achieving throughput of 2,488 picks per hour and an average pick time of 1.45 seconds per parcel. More than 950 viewers reportedly tuned in during the livestream. [Read more…] about Plus One Robotics streams eight hours of live warehouse automation performance

Gecko Robotics tests Ouster’s next-generation color lidar to enhance AI-powered infrastructure inspections

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Ouster, a specialist in sensing and perception technologies for physical AI, has announced that Gecko Robotics, a provider of advanced robotics and AI-powered software, is leveraging Ouster’s new Rev8 digital lidar sensors to integrate novel data layers into its Cantilever operating platform.

Gecko Robotics currently utilizes Ouster’s digital lidar to navigate complex industrial environments and create high-fidelity digital twins of critical assets.

As Gecko continues to scale its Cantilever operating platform, Ouster’s new Rev8 sensor suite offers an opportunity to further enhance Gecko’s data capture and push the boundaries of its “detect and repair” missions. [Read more…] about Gecko Robotics tests Ouster’s next-generation color lidar to enhance AI-powered infrastructure inspections

Matter Management Software vs. Case Management Software: Key Differences

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Legal teams often compare matter management and case management platforms because both organize legal work. The difference is in scope, users, and daily purpose.

Matter management usually supports in-house legal departments that handle contracts, advice requests, compliance questions, corporate records, outside counsel work, and internal approvals.

Case management is more common in law firms, litigation teams, and legal service providers that manage client cases, deadlines, pleadings, evidence, and court-related work. [Read more…] about Matter Management Software vs. Case Management Software: Key Differences

Finally Getting Your Degree: How to Prepare to Go Back to School as an Adult

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Going back to school is a big step, and it often comes with a lot of emotions. The pride you feel for investing in yourself may be mixed with uncertainty: Can you really earn your degree and manage your other responsibilities?

The right preparation can give you a strong start. Here’s how to build a solid foundation for school by planning your finances, schedule, support system and study habits before classes begin. [Read more…] about Finally Getting Your Degree: How to Prepare to Go Back to School as an Adult

Best Smart Locker Solutions for Automating Device Access in 2026

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IT teams are moving device handoffs out of email threads, help desk queues, and storage rooms. A laptop loan, charger pickup, broken-device swap, or new-hire deployment can now happen through a controlled smart locker workflow instead of a manual exchange. 

That shift has created a crowded category. Some smart locker solutions are built specifically for IT asset workflows. Others started as parcel lockers, access-control cabinets, key cabinets, or general storage systems and have been adapted for device access.

The distinction matters because the value is not only in the door lock. It is in the software, integrations, audit trail, and remote management layer behind it. [Read more…] about Best Smart Locker Solutions for Automating Device Access in 2026

Doozy Robotics launches global expansion to scale AI-powered humanoid workforce for factories

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Doozy Robotics, the Singapore-based Physical AI humanoid company building autonomous industrial workforces, has announced a coordinated global expansion across the United States, GCC, and Asia, marking its next phase of growth ahead of a planned Series A.

The startup is backed by investors including Cocoon Capital, who have supported the company through a period of great commercial traction.

Founded by Suresh Chandrasekar and Ajmal Thahseen, Doozy is building a vertically integrated ecosystem rather than selling isolated machines. [Read more…] about Doozy Robotics launches global expansion to scale AI-powered humanoid workforce for factories

Perspective from Harting: The industrial reality check – why factory winners execute, not just innovate

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Rodriques Johnpeter, global industry segment manager, Harting

Manufacturers are operating in a moment where disruption is the norm, not the exception. Supply chain volatility, inflationary pressure and labor constraints all collide with a parallel push to embed automation and AI into plants that were never designed for today’s technologies.

Most facilities – well over two-thirds globally – are still brownfield sites, built around legacy machines, heterogeneous controls and fragile integrations that have been patched together over decades.

These environments leave almost no room for extended downtime or wholesale rip-and-replace projects, which is where many digital transformation strategies quietly break down.​ [Read more…] about Perspective from Harting: The industrial reality check – why factory winners execute, not just innovate

Brain Corp and UC San Diego partner to advance the foundational intelligence layer for physical AI

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Brain Corp, the real-world AI company, has expanded its research collaboration with the University of California San Diego, which is aimed at advancing semantic mapping and contextual intelligence technologies for autonomous robots operating in complex commercial and industrial environments.

The collaboration reflects a shared ambition to shape the future of physical AI, taking autonomous systems toward a deeper understanding of the physical world around them.

As vision-language-action (VLA) and other generative AI models transform robotics, Brain Corp and researchers at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering are tackling the industry’s most critical challenge: making next-generation autonomous systems reliable, scalable, and commercially deployable in dynamic real-world environments. [Read more…] about Brain Corp and UC San Diego partner to advance the foundational intelligence layer for physical AI

Flytrex opens drone manufacturing facility in Dallas

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Flytrex, an autonomous drone food delivery service, has announced the opening of a drone manufacturing and maintenance facility in Pilot Point, Texas, as the company accelerates its push to build a network of 60 delivery sites across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro by mid-2027.

The facility – capable of assembling thousands of drones annually – will serve as the operational backbone for the company’s expansion in the region, building on recent commercial partnerships with DoorDash and Uber Eats, two of the largest food delivery platforms in the world.

The news comes shortly after Flytrex unveiled the Sky2, its next-generation delivery drone with an industry-leading 8.8 lb payload capacity, which will be assembled at the new Pilot Point facility. The nearly 8,000 square foot facility includes a closed warehouse as well as a secure outdoor area for test flights. [Read more…] about Flytrex opens drone manufacturing facility in Dallas

Humanoid secures partnership with manufacturing giant Bosch following a successful proof of concept

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Humanoid, a UK-based AI and robotics company, has agreed a partnership with manufacturing giant Bosch, marking the transition to scaled production of humanoid robots.

The agreement follows the successful completion of a joint proof of concept (POC) in March 2026, where Humanoid’s platform demonstrated full capability in a complex industrial workflow.

The POC focused on an intralogistics use case: HMND 01 robots autonomously transferred boxes from a conveyor to a trolley in Bosch’s dynamic logistics environment in Bühl, Germany. The POC involved handling 5 different box sizes across multiple footprints, heights and varying weights. [Read more…] about Humanoid secures partnership with manufacturing giant Bosch following a successful proof of concept