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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’

Cutting Spam With Yelp Integration for Restaurant Calls

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Restaurants deal with spam calls on a daily basis. These unnecessary disruptions waste time, disrupt service, and divert staff attention from customers.

Organizing useful calls and filtering out irrelevant ones can improve efficiency. This represents a more effective way to solve the problem, one that can be achieved by integrating Yelp into restaurant call systems. [Read more…] about Cutting Spam With Yelp Integration for Restaurant Calls

BrainChip named official technology sponsor for Raytheon’s autonomous vehicle competition

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BrainChip, which says it is “the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low-power, fully digital, event-based neuromorphic AI”, has announced its role as the official technology sponsor for the 2025-2026 Raytheon Autonomous Vehicle Competition.

The Raytheon AVC, themed “Operation Touchdown”, challenges undergraduate engineering teams from across four regions – South, Puerto Rico, West Coast, and East Coast – to design and integrate a collaborative system of systems involving at least one Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and one Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV).

Teams must demonstrate fully autonomous navigation, target identification, and collaborative behaviors, including the signature challenge of autonomously landing a UAV on a moving UGV. [Read more…] about BrainChip named official technology sponsor for Raytheon’s autonomous vehicle competition

HEBI Robotics awarded $850,000 business contract by NASA

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NASA has awarded HEBI Robotics continued Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding in the form of a Phase II grant for the creation and testing of physical actuation hardware components for use in the harsh environments of space.

This two-year, $850,000 project continues NASA’s investment in HEBI Robotics to develop modular actuation hardware for use in space.

These include control electronics (avionics), compatible with the HEBI Robotics ecosystem and other third-party systems, to enable the rapid development of flight-qualified integrated actuation technology for Earth Orbit Environments (LEO-Low Earth Orbit and GEO-Geosynchronous Earth Orbit).

Difficult conditions such as ionizing radiation and the harsh reality of vacuum (where traditional lubricants used in gearing otherwise outgas) make this challenge one of critical importance. Equipment such as robotic actuation and manipulators are needed to handle objects and perform tasks, such as in-space servicing, assembly, and maintenance (ISAM). [Read more…] about HEBI Robotics awarded $850,000 business contract by NASA