Robotics

Today's Stories

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   We know how to build smarter robots. Now, we need to learn smarter ways to test them

   We know how to build smarter robots. Now, we need to learn smarter ways to test them

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   KHI and Airbus eye cooperation on Japanese variant of Eurodrone

   KHI and Airbus eye cooperation on Japanese variant of Eurodrone

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   Jeff Bezos Challenges Elon Musk’s Tesla And SpaceX With Zoox Robotaxi, Blue Origin Mars Push

   Jeff Bezos Challenges Elon Musk’s Tesla And SpaceX With Zoox Robotaxi, Blue Origin Mars Push

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   U.S. strikes Iran in response to attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

   U.S. strikes Iran in response to attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

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   Goodwood Festival 2026 unveils Future Lab with robotics, quantum, space tech

   The Goodwood Festival of Speed announced its 2026 Future Lab exhibition lineup, featuring companies and research organizations across robotics, AI, quantum computing, healthcare, space exploration and digital technologies. The event is organized around four themes—Unseen Worlds, Intelligent Systems, New Frontiers, and Extending Reality—and will include hands-on demonstrations of technologies ranging from tactile robotic hands to brain-computer interfaces. Future Lab is expected to attract more than 90,000 visitors over the four-day event and will host a STEM programme involving more than 1,000 secondary school students from across the UK. This provides direct public engagement with emerging technologies that span multiple industries, positioning the exhibition as a platform for both innovators to showcase research and young people to explore potential careers in science and technology.

   Headline exhibits include IBM's Quantum Chandelier and quantum imaging systems from Quantum Solutions; Formula E's GEN4 race car with Driver Agent AI (developed with Google Cloud); OLO Robotics' AI-assisted software for controlling robots; Pulsar Fusion's Sunbird concept for a fusion-powered space tug; and Touchlab's electronic skin technology for robotic fingertips with haptic control. The lunar exploration zone will feature interactive exhibits from NASA's Artemis programme.

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   Kawasaki Robotics debuts 8-axis robot for AI-driven manufacturing

   Kawasaki Robotics showcased the RL030N, the industry's first 8-axis robot designed specifically for Physical AI applications, at Automate 2026 in Chicago. The company also demonstrated its patented Pulseboard inspection technology integrated with a weld inspection system, and showed a closed-loop adhesive dispensing system that adjusts in real time at up to 400 times per second. Unlike conventional industrial robots optimized for repetitive tasks, the RL030N supports AI-driven applications requiring adaptive motion, obstacle avoidance, and complex motion planning. The Pulseboard system enables weld inspection up to 10 times faster by continuously synchronizing image capture with robot movement, rather than stopping repeatedly—a capability that could help manufacturers reduce defects and maintain production speed.

   The RL030N is powered by Kawasaki Robotics' open KRNX real-time control API, enabling external AI software, machine learning systems, and third-party orchestration to control the robot in real time. The robot's 8 degrees of freedom architecture provides greater dexterity than traditional six-axis robots for confined-space manipulation and dynamic environments.