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South Korean robotic hand developer Tesollo begins IPO preparations after Series B funding

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Tesollo, a South Korean robotic hand specialist, has officially begun preparations for its initial public offering through Korea’s technology-special listing track.

Tesollo appointed KB Securities as its lead underwriter in March and is currently preparing for a planned listing after 2027.

The company also announced that it has recently completed its Series B funding round. Existing shareholders, including POSCO Technology Investment, KB Investment, and Enlight Ventures, participated as follow-on investors, while strategic investors from the industrial sector, including Daesung Hi-Tech and HL Mando, also joined the round. [Read more…] about South Korean robotic hand developer Tesollo begins IPO preparations after Series B funding

Niantic Spatial adds USDZ export to Scaniverse to streamline robotics simulation workflows

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Niantic Spatial has launched USDZ export for its Scaniverse app, enabling robotics developers to convert real-world environments into simulation-ready digital twins for use with Nvidia Isaac Sim.

The new capability is designed to help address the long-standing “sim-to-real” gap in robotics, where systems trained in synthetic environments often struggle when deployed in complex, real-world settings.

Using Scaniverse, developers can now capture a real environment with a 360-degree camera and generate a USDZ file that combines a Gaussian splat with an automatically generated, aligned mesh. The resulting model can be imported directly into NVIDIA Isaac Sim for robot training and testing. [Read more…] about Niantic Spatial adds USDZ export to Scaniverse to streamline robotics simulation workflows

Robbyant launches LingBot-Depth 2.0 and LingBot-Vision for advanced robotic spatial perception

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Robbyant, an embodied AI company within Ant Group, has announced the launch of LingBot-Depth 2.0, a next-generation spatial perception model, alongside its foundational visual model, LingBot-Vision.

This release marks a significant leap in robotic spatial perception, empowering robots to accurately understand and navigate the physical world. [Read more…] about Robbyant launches LingBot-Depth 2.0 and LingBot-Vision for advanced robotic spatial perception

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

Apptronik launches Robot Park to train Apollo humanoid robots with Google DeepMind

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AI-powered robotics company Apptronik has announced the opening of the newly expanded Robot Park, its flagship data collection and training facility for humanoid robots in Austin, Texas.

The facility in Austin anchors a growing global network of Robot Parks at customer and partner sites around the world, and the company plans to open new Robot Park locations in more cities soon.

Apptronik also unveiled Apollo 2, the current version of its humanoid robot platform, in both bipedal and wheeled-base configurations. Designed to learn real-world work through large-scale data collection, Apollo 2 enables Apptronik to gather diverse data across a wide range of tasks and environments. [Read more…] about Apptronik launches Robot Park to train Apollo humanoid robots with Google DeepMind

Oak Ridge National Lab reveals ‘hidden workforce’ behind AI-powered research facilities

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By Clint Keeton

Behind every self-driving laboratory at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a team most people never see. Facilities and Operations (F&O) workers are building and maintaining the infrastructure that makes autonomous science possible.

Autonomous labs run with little human intervention. Instead, they rely on robotics, sensors and automation to perform everything from pouring liquids to placing samples into ovens. They learn and adapt, with artificial intelligence making at least one decision in the process.

More than a dozen self-driving labs operate at ORNL, placing the Tennessee national lab among the first research institutions in the world to create this autonomous laboratory model at scale. [Read more…] about Oak Ridge National Lab reveals ‘hidden workforce’ behind AI-powered research facilities

X Square Robot builds a full-stack approach to embodied AI and general-purpose robotics

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The rapid growth of embodied artificial intelligence is reshaping the robotics industry, with companies racing to develop machines capable of performing a wide variety of real-world tasks rather than being programmed for a single application.

Among the companies attracting significant attention is Shenzhen-based X Square Robot, which recently completed four consecutive financing rounds culminating in a Series C investment.

The company is now valued over RMB20 billion and says the new funding will accelerate development of its embodied AI foundation models, robotics hardware, data infrastructure and commercial deployments. [Read more…] about X Square Robot builds a full-stack approach to embodied AI and general-purpose robotics

Why Are Custom Harness Solutions Essential for Next Generation Technology?

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Hardware development has a bad habit of treating wiring as an afterthought. You spend months engineering a new electric powertrain or a high density sensor array.

The mechanicals are perfect. The software is ready. Then someone realizes the physical connections just don’t fit in the remaining space.

Off the shelf components work fine for legacy systems and basic consumer goods. But when you build hardware that pushes boundaries on power density or physical size, standard harnesses become a massive liability. [Read more…] about Why Are Custom Harness Solutions Essential for Next Generation Technology?

How Motor Controllers Influence Robot Accuracy and Energy Efficiency

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As robotics continues to transform industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and agriculture, the demand for precise and energy-efficient motion control has never been greater.

At the heart of many modern robotic systems are Brushless DC (BLDC) motors, known for their high efficiency, reliability, and long service life. However, the true performance of a BLDC motor depends heavily on its motor controller.

A well-designed BLDC motor controller not only ensures accurate movement but also minimizes energy consumption, making it one of the most important components in any robotic system. [Read more…] about How Motor Controllers Influence Robot Accuracy and Energy Efficiency

SVT Robotics surpasses four billion transactions on its Softbot automation platform

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SVT Robotics, a leader in interoperability software that provides the data foundation for enterprise and physical AI, has announced that its Softbot Platform has surpassed four billion transactions, underscoring the scale, resilience, and performance of the infrastructure it delivers worldwide.

With transaction volumes now totaling 100 million to 130 million per week and accelerating, SVT expects to exceed eight billion lifetime transactions by the end of 2026, as demand for resilient automation infrastructure and AI-ready operational data expands.

“What began as an integration challenge has evolved into a critical need for resilient infrastructure that provides real-time visibility across technologies, facilities, and workflows, while generating the high-fidelity data required for industrial AI,” said A.K. Schultz, CEO and co-founder of SVT Robotics. “Reaching four billion transactions emphasizes that growing need in large-scale operations.” [Read more…] about SVT Robotics surpasses four billion transactions on its Softbot automation platform