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Hallucinated humans: The identity problem hiding in your AI stack

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Robots are getting better at seeing people. They can track a worker in a warehouse aisle, recognise a visitor at a reception desk, match a face to a delivery ticket, or pull up a profile of a customer before a sales rep walks into the meeting.

A growing number of automation systems also reach beyond the camera feed. They query language models to enrich what they see with context: who this person is, what they do, where they have appeared online, and whether their public footprint matches the record on file.

This shift is part of a wider pattern that Robotics & Automation News has described as robotics becoming a branch of artificial intelligence rather than a separate engineering discipline. [Read more…] about Hallucinated humans: The identity problem hiding in your AI stack

Texas Instruments interview: The hidden engineering challenges behind humanoid robots

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In the fast-moving world of humanoid robotics, much of the attention remains focused on high-profile prototypes and demonstration videos.

Yet behind the scenes, a quieter but equally critical layer of innovation is taking place – one rooted in semiconductors, sensing, control systems, and the underlying architectures that make physical machines viable at scale.

Texas Instruments is one of the companies operating at this foundational level. Established in 1930 and long associated with American industrial and technological development, TI has evolved from its early days in oil exploration electronics into a global supplier of analog and embedded processing chips. [Read more…] about Texas Instruments interview: The hidden engineering challenges behind humanoid robots

Foxglove launches unified data platform to accelerate physical AI development

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Foxglove has launched “Data Search and Curation”, a new set of capabilities that helps robotics teams replace fragmented, manual data workflows with a unified platform to find and curate the mission-critical events, anomalies, and system behavior that matter most across growing volumes of operational data.

The company also expanded the Foxglove Data Platform with Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS), a new self-hosted data lake deployment model allowing customers to maintain full control over data at rest while still providing the benefits of a fully managed database, and a new free Basic Seat tier to expand access to visualization across teams.

As robotics companies scale from prototype to production, the critical path is shifting from generating more data to finding the most essential data quickly enough to debug issues, investigate failures, review safety-critical events, and improve system performance. [Read more…] about Foxglove launches unified data platform to accelerate physical AI development

Siemens launches AI engineering agent to automate PLC coding and industrial workflows

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Siemens has launched the Eigen Engineering Agent, its purpose-built AI for automation engineering, now generally available.

The Eigen Engineering Agent represents a new class of industrial AI product: one that no longer just generates suggestions but instead uses multi-step reasoning and self-correction to carry out tasks autonomously.

Unlike generic AI tools, the Eigen Engineering Agent operates inside real engineering systems, with full awareness of each project’s context and constraints. [Read more…] about Siemens launches AI engineering agent to automate PLC coding and industrial workflows

Brain Corp achieves independent data security certification as enterprise adoption of autonomous robots scales

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With tens of thousands of autonomous robots already operating in commercial environments worldwide, the conversation around AI is shifting from proving it works to ensuring it can be trusted at scale.

Brain Corp, a provider of AI software for robots, has announced that its BrainOS platform has successfully completed a SOC 2 Type II examination – a rigorous, independent audit of how it secures data and operates systems over time.

As AI moves off screens and into physical spaces – including stores, warehouses, and airports – concerns around safety, data protection, and operational risk are becoming critically important for companies and regulators alike. [Read more…] about Brain Corp achieves independent data security certification as enterprise adoption of autonomous robots scales

Peak Technologies partners with Jacobi Robotics to deliver next-generation mixed-case palletizing automation

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Peak Technologies, a provider of smart technologies, automated supply chain and mobile workforce solutions, is proud to announce its partnership with Jacobi Robotics. The collaboration brings AI-powered mixed-case palletizing to complex warehouses and distribution centers.

Using the Jacobi OmniPalletizer – a physical AI platform – the need for upstream buffering, sorting and sequencing can be eliminated, driving unmatched operational efficiency.

Combined with Peak Technologies’ deep expertise in enterprise technology integration, the turnkey solution can be deployed rapidly without disruptions to active workflows. [Read more…] about Peak Technologies partners with Jacobi Robotics to deliver next-generation mixed-case palletizing automation

Path Robotics unveils mobile robotic welding system combining AI and quadruped mobility

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Path Robotics, a developer of physical AI for manufacturing, has announced the launch of Rove, a mobile robotic welding system that pairs the company’s Obsidian physical AI model with a quadruped robot.

The launch marks a major expansion for Path Robotics – where Obsidian already delivers autonomous, adaptive welding inside fixed cells, Rove extends that capability to the field, bringing intelligent welding to the part rather than the part to the workpiece.

Shipbuilding, heavy construction, and large-scale fabrication face a shared constraint: massive assemblies, inconsistent fit-up, and workpieces that cannot be moved, let alone fixtured inside of a welding cell. [Read more…] about Path Robotics unveils mobile robotic welding system combining AI and quadruped mobility

Siemens, Nvidia and Humanoid partner to bring physical AI into factory operations

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Siemens and Humanoid has announced what it says is “a landmark milestone” in the journey to bring physical AI from vision to industrial reality.

Humanoid’s HMND 01 wheeled Alpha humanoid robot, built using the Nvidia physical AI stack, has been successfully tested in operations at Siemens’ electronics factory in Erlangen, Germany, performing autonomous logistics tasks. (See video below.)

This builds on the Siemens and Nvidia strategic partnership, announced at CES, to build the world’s first fully AI-driven, adaptive manufacturing sites. [Read more…] about Siemens, Nvidia and Humanoid partner to bring physical AI into factory operations

Interview with Volvo Autonomous Solutions: Driverless trucks are upon us

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As the global logistics industry grapples with persistent driver shortages, rising operating costs, and increasing pressure to improve efficiency, autonomous trucking is beginning to move beyond promise and into early-stage commercial reality.

For much of the past decade, the technology has been described as “almost ready” – a phrase that has invited both optimism and skepticism.

Today, that characterization is starting to shift. Autonomous trucks are now hauling real freight on public roads, albeit within limited routes and often still under human supervision, marking a transitional phase between pilot programs and true large-scale deployment. [Read more…] about Interview with Volvo Autonomous Solutions: Driverless trucks are upon us

Accenture invests in General Robotics to advance physical AI-powered robotics in manufacturing and logistics

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International management consultancy Accenture has invested, through Accenture Ventures, in AI-native company General Robotics.

General Robotics offers general-purpose robotic intelligence that allows organizations to rapidly deploy and continuously adapt robots of any form, with any AI, for any task.

With this investment, Accenture and General Robotics will also partner to help manufacturers, logistics companies and clients in other asset-intensive industries advance autonomous operations with physical AI.

Prasad Satyavolu, global lead for manufacturing and operations at Accenture, says: “Physical AI-powered robotics address issues our clients are facing, such as workforce constraints, challenged factory and warehouse productivity, and continuously rising capital and operational costs. [Read more…] about Accenture invests in General Robotics to advance physical AI-powered robotics in manufacturing and logistics

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