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Doosan Robotics to supply large-scale manufacturing robot solutions to Kwangjin Group

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Doosan Robotics says it will supply more than 100 manufacturing robot solutions to Kwangjin Group, a global automotive components manufacturer, under a strategic partnership.

Doosan Robotics announced yesterday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kwangjin Group at Bundang Doosan Tower in Seongnam, Korea. Through this agreement, the two companies will collaborate on manufacturing process automation and strengthen quality competitiveness by deploying Doosan robot solutions.

Kwangjin Group specializes in automotive door system components and operates production facilities in key global markets, including the United States, Mexico, India, and Vietnam. [Read more…] about Doosan Robotics to supply large-scale manufacturing robot solutions to Kwangjin Group

Certis partners with FieldAI to deploy autonomous robots for security operations

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Certis, a Singapore-based provider of integrated security and operations services, has formed a strategic partnership with US robotics company FieldAI to deploy autonomous robots in real-world security environments.

The companies say the collaboration aims to scale the use of robotics across complex, multi-site security operations by integrating autonomous machines with existing command systems, operational workflows, and human teams.

The partnership combines FieldAI’s autonomy software with Certis’ operational management capabilities, including the company’s Mozart orchestration platform, which coordinates robots, personnel, workflows, and command systems. [Read more…] about Certis partners with FieldAI to deploy autonomous robots for security operations

Xiaomi tests humanoid robots on electric vehicle production line in automotive factory

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Chinese technology giant Xiaomi – best known globally as one of the world’s largest smartphone makers – is testing humanoid robots in its electric vehicle manufacturing operations, according to a company blog post describing early experiments in a factory environment.

The company says two humanoid robots have been deployed in an automotive assembly workstation where they carried out a repetitive fastening task for several hours.

Xiaomi, which built its reputation in consumer electronics including smartphones, tablets and smart home devices, has recently expanded aggressively into new technologies. In 2024 the company launched its first electric vehicle, the SU7 sedan, marking its entry into the highly competitive EV market. [Read more…] about Xiaomi tests humanoid robots on electric vehicle production line in automotive factory

Exotec implements its Skypod automated storage and retrieval system in Berrang Group’s Ingersheim warehouse

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Exotec, a provider of innovative warehouse automation solutions and scalable robotics systems, has announced its partnership with the Berrang Group, a large-scale wholesaler of mechanical fastening technology.

Berrang Group has implemented Exotec’s Skypod shuttle-based automated storage and retrieval system in its newly built warehouse in Ingersheim (Baden-Württemberg),  Germany, which supplies the automotive, optoelectronics, medical technology and mechanical engineering industries with C-parts ranging from screws, nuts and bolts to fully pre-assembled components.

Berrang’s new warehouse needed a suitable intralogistics system to supply nearby industrial customers with required individual parts and to ensure just-in-time delivery for all. [Read more…] about Exotec implements its Skypod automated storage and retrieval system in Berrang Group’s Ingersheim warehouse

ABB Robotics partners with Nvidia to launch ‘hyper real’ version of RobotStudio

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ABB Robotics is integrating Nvidia Omniverse libraries into ABB Robotics’ RobotStudio to help manufacturers deploy physical AI in real world robotics applications. (See video below.)

Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics, said: “Today, using Nvidia accelerated computing and simulation technologies, we have removed the last barriers to making industrial and physical AI a reality at a global scale by closing the sim-to-real gap.

“For more than 50 years, ABB Robotics has led the evolution of intelligent industrial automation, from pioneering the first generation of fully electric industrial robots to advancing digital twin simulation through RobotStudio and shaping a new area of autonomous and versatile mobile robots. Today’s announcement with Nvidia brings physical AI to industry at scale.” [Read more…] about ABB Robotics partners with Nvidia to launch ‘hyper real’ version of RobotStudio

From affordable humanoids to robotaxis: Pittsburgh Robotics Network predicts the next wave of physical AI

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Pittsburgh has long been one of the world’s most influential robotics hubs. In this outlook for 2026, Jenn Apicella, executive director of the Pittsburgh Robotics Network, examines the trends shaping the next phase of robotics – from affordable humanoid robots to scaled autonomous transportation and the rise of physical AI

By any meaningful metric, Pittsburgh has earned its reputation as the robotics capital of the world. Anchored by decades of world-class research at Carnegie Mellon University and powered by a dense network of more than 250 robotics, AI, and deep tech companies, the region has become a proving ground for autonomous systems that are reshaping manufacturing, logistics, transportation, defense and more.

The Pittsburgh Robotics Network, which convenes and champions this ecosystem, is tracking converging technology and market trends indicating that the next phase of robotics across industries will likely be characterized by affordable humanoids, scaled robotaxi deployment, and the mainstreaming of physical AI. [Read more…] about From affordable humanoids to robotaxis: Pittsburgh Robotics Network predicts the next wave of physical AI

DHL and Locus Robotics reach 1 billion warehouse picks milestone

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Warehouse robots deployed by DHL Supply Chain and Locus Robotics have completed their one billionth warehouse pick, marking a major milestone for large-scale robotics deployment in modern fulfillment operations.

The landmark pick was completed inside a DHL facility by a Locus autonomous mobile robot operating within the company’s global network of automated fulfillment centers.

While the individual item involved was relatively modest – a pink beanie – the milestone highlights the scale at which warehouse automation is now operating across global logistics networks. [Read more…] about DHL and Locus Robotics reach 1 billion warehouse picks milestone

Saildrone adds seabed imaging capability to autonomous Voyager ocean drones

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Saildrone, a specialist in autonomous ocean exploration, says it has successfully integrated and operated a sub-bottom profiler (SBP) on a Saildrone Voyager unmanned surface vehicle (USV).

The capability was first used in the Baltic Sea to monitor critical infrastructure and survey the seabed while supporting the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO).

The Innomar Medium USV SBP is a parametric, high-resolution system designed to acquire full-waveform acoustic data that reveals the structure, layering, and composition of the seafloor and sub-seafloor. [Read more…] about Saildrone adds seabed imaging capability to autonomous Voyager ocean drones

Texas Instruments and Nvidia partner to accelerate humanoid robot development

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Texas Instruments is accelerating the “safe deployment of humanoid robots into the real world” with Nvidia. By combining TI’s real-time motor control, sensing, radar and power technologies with Nvidia’s advanced robotics compute, Ethernet-based sensing and simulation technologies, robotics developers can validate perception, actuation and safety earlier and more accurately.

TI connects Nvidia physical AI compute to real-world applications with deterministic control, sensing, power and safety at every joint and subsystem. This partnership will help developers move faster from virtual development to production-ready, scalable and safety-compliant systems.

As part of this collaboration, TI designed a sensor fusion solution by integrating its mmWave radar technology with Nvidia Jetson Thor using Nvidia Holoscan Sensor Bridge to enable low-latency, 3D perception and safety awareness for humanoid robots. TI will showcase the solution at Nvidia GTC, March 16–19, 2026, in San Jose, California. [Read more…] about Texas Instruments and Nvidia partner to accelerate humanoid robot development

Mirai Robotics raises $4.2 million to build autonomous and intelligent maritime systems to ‘master every sea’

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The sea is one of the most critical infrastructures on the planet. Over 80 percent of global trade moves by sea, more than 90 percent of Europe’s foreign trade depends on maritime routes, and around 95 percent of international internet traffic flows through subsea cables.

Today, the global blue economy is worth more than $2.5 trillion and, according to international estimates, is expected to exceed $4 trillion by 2030.

Despite its economic and geopolitical centrality, the maritime domain remains one of the most complex and least digitized environments in the world: high operational costs, limited continuous observability, significant exposure to risk, and a strong reliance on human operators. [Read more…] about Mirai Robotics raises $4.2 million to build autonomous and intelligent maritime systems to ‘master every sea’