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STMicroelectronics acquires stake in humanoid robot developer Oversonic Robotics

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Oversonic Robotics, the Italian cognitive robotics company creator of RoBee, the first certified cognitive humanoid robot designed to operate in complex environments, announces that STMicroelectronics, Fondazione ENEA Tech Biomedical and SpotInvest have entered the company’s share capital to accelerate its industrial, technological, and international development.

The entry of the new shareholders is aimed at supporting Oversonic’s industrial, technological and international growth and at strengthening an ecosystem of partners capable of creating value both for Oversonic and for the development of the applications built around RoBee.

The transaction is also part of a broader value creation path that involves strengthening the company’s presence in the United States and launching a new phase of international growth in the global market of cognitive humanoids. [Read more…] about STMicroelectronics acquires stake in humanoid robot developer Oversonic Robotics

Robot.com launches humanoid ‘built for the work that burns people out’

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Robot.com, the company putting robots to work in the real world, has announced its entry into humanoid labor solutions with the commercial launch of R-noid, a robot “purpose-built for the repetitive, multi-shift, and hard-to-staff jobs”.

Deployed under a Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, Robot.com can go from the first visit of a customer’s site to autonomous on-site R-noid operation in as few as eight to twelve weeks.

The R-noid launch commences with five initial solution categories – restaurant assistant, packer, picker, folder, and host – deployed across six industry verticals, including industrial, logistics, healthcare, food services, lodging, and experiential. These solutions target the roles operators chronically struggle to fill. [Read more…] about Robot.com launches humanoid ‘built for the work that burns people out’

FORT Robotics extends physical AI safety platform with Nvidia Halos

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FORT Robotics, the “Trust Layer” for physical AI, has announced joining the Nvidia Halos for Robotics ecosystem that’s bringing safety to autonomous robots.

FORT will demonstrate an agentic safety application built with the open source Nvidia Halos Outside-In Safety Blueprint this week at the Automate conference in Chicago and presenting in the Humanoid Robotics Pavilion with Nvidia on June 23rd.

The Nvidia Outside-In Safety Blueprint combined with the FORT Trust Layer extends robot perception beyond onboard sensors by using external infrastructure sensors and visual AI Agents to deliver real-time, safety-certifiable functional safety to maximize operational throughput. [Read more…] about FORT Robotics extends physical AI safety platform with Nvidia Halos

RoboDK unveils CAM software that cuts robotic machining deployment time ‘by up to 40 percent’

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RoboDK, a provider of offline programming and simulation software for robots, has launched RoboDK CAM software, demonstrating how robotic machining programs can be generated directly from CAD files.

Designed to help people deploy robots with ease, RoboDK says its new CAM software can cut robotic machining deployment time “by up to 40 percent”.

The live demonstration will show how easily users can generate toolpaths and collision-free robot motion straight from CAD files and execute them in a production-ready environment, without having to manually build and tune robot code line by line. [Read more…] about RoboDK unveils CAM software that cuts robotic machining deployment time ‘by up to 40 percent’

Cognibotics selected for €6.5 million in EU accelerator funding

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Cognibotics, a Swedish deep-tech robotics company, has been selected for €6.5 million in blended finance from the European Innovation Council Accelerator under the Horizon Europe programme of the European Union. The funding includes a €2.5 million grant and €4 million in equity financing.

The funding will support the next stage of development and industrialisation of HKM1800, Cognibotics’ robot platform for logistics and manufacturing.

The breakthrough combines a new hybrid kinematic design with advanced motion control, making it possible to deliver delta-class speed with a 10 times larger workspace, while using around one-third less energy than traditional robots. [Read more…] about Cognibotics selected for €6.5 million in EU accelerator funding

Ency Software and Stäubli Robotics sign global agreement to ‘simplify robot programming’

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Ency Software and Stäubli Robotics have signed a global agreement to “make robot programming more intuitive, faster, and more accessible”.

The collaboration brings together Stäubli’s high-performance industrial robots and Ency Robot, Ency Software’s CAD/CAM-based solution for offline robot programming, simulation, and trajectory generation.

The agreement focuses on a key challenge in advanced automation: turning complex CAD/CAM trajectories into reliable, easy-to-control robot processes for applications such as milling, grinding, cutting, deburring, polishing, and laser processing. [Read more…] about Ency Software and Stäubli Robotics sign global agreement to ‘simplify robot programming’

UK startup Humanoid launches reinforcement learning system to improve robot manipulation

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UK-based robotics and AI company Humanoid has introduced KinetIQ Ascend, the company’s reinforcement learning approach designed to reach 99.9 percent manipulation reliability at human speed and beyond.

KinetIQ Ascend builds on the previously announced KinetIQ platform with trial-and-error learning, helping the company’s robots improve directly on industrial tasks.

The new system was tested on several tasks, including picking parts from bins, handing objects to humans, and lifting and moving containers using both arms. It has proven effective across a range of manipulation scenarios. [Read more…] about UK startup Humanoid launches reinforcement learning system to improve robot manipulation

Agibot reaches new milestone as its 15,000th humanoid robot rolls off production line

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Agibot, a global leader in embodied AI and robotics, has announced that its 15,000th robot has officially rolled off the production line.

The milestone unit is the Agibot G2, an industrial-grade embodied task robot designed for industrial and real-world operational scenarios.

Following the rollout of its 5,000th and 10,000th robots, this latest milestone marks another significant step in Agibot’s scaling journey. It reflects the company’s continued progress in moving embodied AI robots from product validation and batch production toward larger-scale delivery and real-world deployment. [Read more…] about Agibot reaches new milestone as its 15,000th humanoid robot rolls off production line

Kawasaki Robotics showcases 8-axis Physical AI robot and intelligent automation technologies at Automate 2026

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Kawasaki Robotics showcased a range of advanced automation technologies at Automate 2026 in Chicago, demonstrating how robotics, AI, machine learning, vision systems, and real-time control are transforming industrial automation.

Among the highlights were the debut of the new “RL030N” 8 Degree of Freedom (DoF) robot platform designed for Physical AI applications, Kawasaki Robotics’ patented Pulseboard inspection technology demonstrated in a live robotic weld inspection system developed with Fives DyAG, and the introduction of the new MXP360L and BA013L industrial robots.

Demonstrated throughout Kawasaki Robotics’ booth, the technologies showcased intelligent automation systems capable of advanced motion control, precision inspection, and flexible manufacturing. [Read more…] about Kawasaki Robotics showcases 8-axis Physical AI robot and intelligent automation technologies at Automate 2026

Flexiv launches new ‘adaptive robots’ for industrial automation

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Flexiv has launched two new adaptive robots designed to bring greater tactile sensing and physical AI capabilities to industrial automation.

The company unveiled its new Enlight robotic arm and Mico dual-arm robotic platform, describing them as a significant step forward in force-controlled robotics and embodied intelligence.

The flagship Enlight is a seven-axis adaptive robot equipped with multi-dimensional force-torque sensors integrated into each of its seven joints. According to Flexiv, this enables whole-body touch sensitivity, allowing the robot to detect single-touch contact, track multiple contact points, and recognize tactile patterns. [Read more…] about Flexiv launches new ‘adaptive robots’ for industrial automation