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Automation is not replacing the trades. It is upgrading them.
Robots, sensors, and AI systems are showing up across job sites and factories, but they still depend on skilled workers to install, program, and maintain them. Here are 10 automation trends reshaping what welders, electricians, and refrigeration techs do every day. [Read more…] about 10 Automation Trends Shaping Skilled Trades
65 employees. Over 1,500 curated games. 600-plus independent developers. 100 million users every single month. Those are not the operational numbers of a team running traditional QA.
They are the output of a browser gaming website that has automated it. Poki’s approach to playtesting makes these numbers possible, and the mechanics behind it are worth examining for anyone thinking about quality control at web gaming scale. [Read more…] about How Web Gaming Platforms Use Automated Playtesting to Scale Quality Control
Big brands have massive advertising budgets, recognizable logos, and years of market presence. For small businesses, competing on those terms is nearly impossible.
But something has shifted in recent years. Customers are no longer making decisions based on brand size alone. They are making decisions based on what other people say.
Social proof has become the great equalizer. A small restaurant with 400 glowing reviews can outperform a corporate chain in local search. [Read more…] about How Small Businesses Are Using Social Proof to Compete With Big Brands
DeepWay, a developer of intelligent new energy heavy-duty trucks and smart freight solutions, has closed the second tranche of its Pre-IPO financing, bringing the total raised in the Pre-IPO phase to $310 million ahead of a planned IPO.
The latest tranche was led by Stone Venture, with participation from NGS Super and Xiamen Guosheng Fund, while existing investors including ABC Impact and Nanjing Ronghe Venture Capital increased their investment.
The proceeds will support the company’s core operations, continued technology development, and global business expansion. [Read more…] about DeepWay raises $310 million in pre-IPO funding to scale electric and autonomous trucking
Agibot has unveiled a new generation of embodied AI robots and foundation models, signaling what the company describes as a shift toward large-scale deployment of “physical AI” across industrial and commercial environments.
The announcements were made at the company’s 2026 Partner Conference, where Agibot introduced multiple robotic platforms and AI systems built around its “One Robotic Body, Three Intelligences” architecture, designed to integrate motion, manipulation, and human interaction into a unified system.
Peng Zhihui, co-founder, president and CTO of Agibot, said the industry is moving beyond experimentation toward practical deployment. [Read more…] about Agibot unveils new generation of embodied AI robots and models for real-world deployment
Pudu Robotics, a provider of commercial service robotics, has announced a strategic partnership with Gom Schoonhouden, one of the Netherlands’ premier professional cleaning service providers.
The agreement, facilitated by Pudu’s regional partner Fulin Robot Technologie, marks the first deployment of the AI-Native Large Scrubber-Dryer Robot PUDU BG1 Series in Europe.
This milestone represents a significant step forward in the adoption of next-generation cleaning automation across the European market and builds on the long-standing collaboration between Gom Schoonhouden, Pudu Robotics, and Fulin Robot Technologie across multiple projects. [Read more…] about Pudu Robotics deploys AI-powered cleaning robot in Europe through partnership with Gom
Cadence and Nvidia have expanded their long-standing partnership to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence, physics-based simulation, and digital twin technologies across engineering workflows, targeting industries ranging from semiconductor design to robotics and hyperscale AI infrastructure.
The collaboration brings together Cadence’s expertise in electronic design automation (EDA) and system design with Nvidia’s accelerated computing, CUDA-X libraries, and Omniverse platform, aiming to increase productivity and shorten development cycles across multiple engineering domains.
Anirudh Devgan, president and chief executive officer of Cadence, said the partnership reflects a broader shift taking place across the industry. [Read more…] about Cadence and Nvidia expand partnership to advance AI-driven engineering and digital twin technologies
Skild AI has acquired Zebra Technologies’ robotics automation business, including its Symmetry Fulfillment orchestration platform.
Central to the company’s plans is its “Skild Brain” – described as “the industry’s first omnibodied AI software designed to operate without prior knowledge of a robot’s exact body form” – is claimed to be able to control any robot, across any task, in any warehouse environment.
With Zebra’s battle-tested Symmetry orchestration platform, it now has the infrastructure to deploy and orchestrate entire fleets of Skild Brain-powered robots at enterprise scale. [Read more…] about Skild AI acquires Zebra Technologies’ robotics automation business
Nvidia and a broad ecosystem of industrial partners are showcasing the latest advances in AI-driven manufacturing at Hannover Messe 2026, highlighting how artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape engineering, factory operations, and robotics deployment at scale.
The event, running April 20-24 in Hannover, Germany, brings together companies including Siemens, SAP, ABB, Dassault Systèmes, Microsoft and Wandelbots, all demonstrating how accelerated computing, simulation, and AI agents are being applied across industrial workflows.
The displays reflect a wider shift taking place across manufacturing, where companies are increasingly turning to AI to address tighter production cycles, operational efficiency pressures, and ongoing shortages of skilled labor. [Read more…] about Nvidia and partners showcase AI-driven manufacturing systems at Hannover Messe 2026
RobCo is announcing a strategic expansion of its industrial robotics with a new humanoid robot, “Autonomous Alfie”, at Hanover Messe.
With Alfie, RobCo is opening a new category of industrial robotics as manufacturers look to automate tasks that involve variability, sensitivity and changing inputs. This capability marks a step toward Level 4 autonomy, where robots learn, adapt and execute tasks with minimal human intervention.
Autonomous Alfie combines bimanual manipulation with tightly integrated hardware and software across perception and execution. Alfie can handle everything from precision assembly to sensitive material handling and intralogistics processes such as picking, kitting and palletizing. [Read more…] about RobCo unveils ‘Autonomous Alfie’ humanoid robot for industrial automation at Hannover Messe
