Robotics

Gather AI raises $40M to digitize visibility for hundreds of facilities

• Gather AI this week raised $40 million in Series B funding. • This latest round brings the company’s total funding to date to $74 million. • ‘For too long, supply chains have ope

How can robots acquire skills through interactions with the physical world? An interview with Jiaheng Hu

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Apptronik brings in another $520M to ramp up Apollo production

• Apptronik said its Apollo humanoid is the culmination of nearly a decade of development. • | Source: Apptronik Apptronik Inc. • today said it has raised a $520 million Series A-X

Destro AI launches Agentic AI Brain for logistics workflows

• LAS VEGAS - Destro AI yesterday emerged from stealth and launched its Agentic AI Brain, a centralized intelligence layer designed to coordinate robots and humans as a single adap

Symbotic acquires autonomous forklift maker Fox Robotics

• Symbotichas acquired autonomous forklift developerFox Roboticsin a move that broadens its logistics robotics offerings. • Financial details about the acquisition were not disclos

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down

• Robert Playter joined Boston Dynamics in 1994. • | Source: Boston Dynamics Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, has stepped down from the company. • Playter took over as CEO i

APEM launches Dual Icon series of LED indicators

• APEM’s Dual Icon indicator family. • | Source: APEM IDEC Corporation dba APEM, a manufacturer of miniature and industrial switches, joysticks, and HMI solutions, announced its ne

Stryker introduces Mako Handheld Robotics with RPS launch

• Stryker today announced the limited market rollout of the Mako RPS (robotic power system) for Total Knee. • The handheld robotic system combines Stryker’s proven Mako robotic tec

Lidar maker Ouster adds cameras with StereoLabs acquisition

• An aerial drone equipped with a Ouster lidar sensor. • | Credit: Ouster Lidar makerOusteris acquiring StereoLabs for $35 million and 1.8 million shares.StereoLabsmakes vision-bas

Blecon debuts Agent for supply chain digitization with Bluetooth tracking

• LAS VEGAS - Blecon announced the launch of its Blecon Agent software this week at Manifest 2026. • The Agent enables devices such as handheld and mobile computers from Zebra Tech

Sven Koenig wins the 2026 ACM/SIGAI Autonomous Agents Research Award

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Robot Talk Episode 143 - Robots for children, with Elmira Yadollahi

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New frontiers in robotics at CES 2026

• The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the largest trade events in the world. • Every year, thousands of companies showcase their state-of-the-art technologies to over 100

Robot Talk Episode 142 - Collaborative robot arms, with Mark Gray

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Robot Talk Episode 141 - Our relationship with robot swarms, with Razanne Abu-Aisheh

• Razanne Abu‑Aisheh explores how people perceive and interact with robot swarms. • Collective robot behaviors shape human trust and emotional responses. • Research emphasizes comm

Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects

• MIT & Stanford engineers create vine-inspired gripper that inflates, twists, and coils around objects. • Pressurized box launches long, soft tubes that grow like socks, forming a

Robot Talk Episode 140 - Robot balance and agility, with Amir Patel

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Taking humanoid soccer to the next level: An interview with RoboCup trustee Alessandra Rossi

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Robots to navigate hiking trails

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Robot Talk Episode 139 - Advanced robot hearing, with Christine Evers

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Meet the AI-powered robotic dog ready to help with emergency response

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MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee

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Robohub highlights 2025

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The science of human touch - and why it's so hard to replicate in robots

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Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machines

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Robot Talk Episode 138 - Robots in the environment, with Stefano Mintchev

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Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost

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