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Boeing and Northrop Grumman boost P-8 and Triton drone link with AI

Boeing and Northrop Grumman have used AI assistance to improve how their P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft…

Top Companies AIAug 8, 2026

Mars rover Perseverance thriving after years of autonomous exploration

NASA's Perseverance rover continues to operate successfully on Mars, with redesigned wheels showing no signifi…

Ars Technica AIAug 8, 2026

Tacta Systems launches dexterous robot hand for skilled manufacturing work

Tacta Systems launched the TactaBot, a robotic system combining a five-finger Tacta Hand (with 15 degrees of f…

The Robot ReportAug 8, 2026

Google unveils Gemini AI for robots, targets dexterity tasks

Google has unveiled Gemini Robotics 2, an AI system designed to improve humanoid robots' ability to perform pr…

Hacker NewsAug 7, 2026

Unitree prices IPO at $9 billion, China's first listed humanoid robot maker

Unitree, a Hangzhou-based robotics manufacturer, priced its Shanghai STAR Market IPO at 150.8 yuan ($22.34) pe…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 7, 2026

Brain Corp hits 50,000 robots, logs 68% deployment growth in H1 2026

Brain Corp, which makes operating systems for robots, announced that BrainOS-powered robots grew 68 percent ye…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 7, 2026

Shield AI, Taiwan complete autonomous multi-drone search demo

Shield AI and Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) announced on August 6…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 7, 2026

MIT system uses AI agents to create realistic virtual training spaces for robots

Researchers at MIT CSAIL and Toyota Research Institute developed SceneSmith, a system that uses three AI agent…

RobohubAug 7, 2026

LG to develop three tiers of on-device AI chips for appliances, robots

LG Electronics plans to develop premium, midrange, and entry-level on-device AI chips for products including r…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 7, 2026

Drones emerge as test ground for on-device AI, pushing toward autonomous decisions

Drones, robots, and self-driving vehicles are becoming new testing environments for artificial intelligence th…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 7, 2026

Unitree prices IPO at $9B, China's first public humanoid robot company

Humanoid robot developer Unitree announced its IPO will be priced at $22.34 a share, valuing the company at $9…

Yahoo Finance AIAug 6, 2026

U.S., China race for humanoid robot dominance

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang have highlighted humanoid robots as the ultimate physical embo…

Yahoo Finance AIAug 6, 2026

Warehouse robots and route software reshape last-mile economics for DTC brands

Automation is cutting shipping costs in fulfillment and last-mile delivery

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 6, 2026

Factory floors shift from fixed rules to AI-driven adaptive workflows

Manufacturing is moving from traditional rule-based automation—where machines repeat fixed tasks—to intelligen…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 6, 2026

Lockheed Martin demos AI sonar system with US Navy at RIMPAC

Lockheed Martin demonstrated its SensorMAX AI sonar system during RIMPAC, a US Navy exercise

Top Companies AIAug 5, 2026

Northrop, Boeing test AI link between Triton drone and P-8 Poseidon

Northrop Grumman and Boeing have tested an AI-enabled connection between the unmanned Triton drone and the P-8…

Top Companies AIAug 5, 2026

Kumamoto Science Park aims to become hub for future industries, including physical AI

Kumamoto is developing a science park designed to serve as a base for creating future industries, with support…

Top Companies AIAug 5, 2026

Avnet, Weston Robot launch edge AI inspection robot for factories

Tech distributor Avnet and robotics integrator Weston Robot have created an autonomous inspection platform pow…

The Robot ReportAug 5, 2026

Moove raises $250M for autonomous vehicle infrastructure

Moove announced a $250 million Series C funding round, valuing the company at $2.1 billion

The Robot ReportAug 5, 2026

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 debuts Real World AI Stage for robots, factories, de-extinction

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is splitting its AI programming into two stages this year—the traditional AI Stage and…

TechCrunch AIAug 5, 2026

Trump administration bans foreign robot imports to shield US AI sector

The Federal Communications Commission last week issued a sweeping ban on foreign imports of advanced robots—in…

Hacker NewsAug 5, 2026

JD.com launches AI-powered helmet for delivery riders

JD.com has introduced a smart helmet for food couriers equipped with an AI-driven voice assistant and camera…

Hacker NewsAug 5, 2026

SpaceX stock falls on surprise capex surge despite doubling revenue

SpaceX reported Q2 revenue of $7.8 billion, nearly double year-over-year and above analyst expectations of $6.…

Fortune AIAug 5, 2026

China surges past US in robotics VC as AI capital concentrates

Global venture capital in the first half of 2026 already exceeded the total for the full year 2025, driven by…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 5, 2026

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Musk now spends half his time on AI and robots, down from cars

Analysis of Tesla earnings calls over seven years shows Musk now discusses artificial intelligence, robotaxis…

Top Companies AIAug 4, 2026

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Demonstrates AI Fighter Intercepts Using Live Sensor Data

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, working with the U.S

Top Companies AIAug 4, 2026

Tesla Stock May Outpace SpaceX as Musk Bets on Robots Over Rockets

An analyst argues Tesla is better positioned than SpaceX among Elon Musk's public companies, citing Tesla's pi…

Yahoo Finance AIAug 4, 2026

Swedish-Finnish Monava raises funding for AI drone detection

Monava, a Swedish-Finnish defense technology company, has completed a new investment round led by Gungnir Capi…

DRONELIFEAug 4, 2026

Musk now spends half his time on Tesla calls discussing AI and robots

Analysis of Tesla earnings call transcripts from 2019 to 2025 shows Musk now dedicates nearly 50% of his remar…

TechCrunch AIAug 4, 2026

Google launches three Gemini models for AI agents, Gemini Robotics ER 2

Google announced three new Gemini models—Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber—designed for de…

Google AI BlogAug 4, 2026

UK government launches £20M funding push for agricultural robots

The UK government announced a £20 million funding competition for agri-tech businesses, researchers, and farme…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 4, 2026

Autonomous robots transform polar science in Arctic, Antarctic

British Antarctic Survey and partner organizations are deploying autonomous underwater gliders, submarines, dr…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 4, 2026

Unitree eyes 36–45% growth as Shanghai IPO looms

Chinese robotics maker Unitree expects first-half 2026 revenue of about CNY1.1 billion ($156 million), up 35.6…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 4, 2026

Researchers unveil Milo, open-source robotic guide dog under $2,000

Researchers have introduced Milo, a fully autonomous robotic guide dog powered by onboard AI, designed to help…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 4, 2026

DeepMind veterans launch robotics startup with learn-from-workers AI

Reimagine Robotics, founded by former Google DeepMind leaders including CEO Jonathan Scholz, emerged from stea…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 4, 2026

Yusen Logistics deploys Destro AI platform for warehouse coordination

Yusen Logistics Americas has begun deploying Destro AI's platform to coordinate warehouse operations in real t…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 4, 2026

Chinese automakers pursue in-house chips for supply, AI robots

Chinese automakers are accelerating their own chip development, moving beyond smart vehicles to address supply…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 4, 2026

Meta, Qualcomm, Applied Materials push AI glasses with eye tracking, head-fit comfort

Meta is launching a $299 line of AI glasses under its own brand

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 4, 2026

Unitree projects 36–45% revenue growth on humanoid robot demand

China's Unitree Technology expects first-half 2026 revenue of roughly CNY1.1 billion (US$155.8 million), a 35.…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 4, 2026

US AI gives 50,000 Ukrainian drones autonomous targeting

Ukrainian military began receiving Shrike drones equipped with Auterion's AI autonomy system in mid-July, with…

Ars Technica AIAug 4, 2026

Caterpillar deploys AI across mining, maintenance to boost safety and revenue

Caterpillar, the world's largest construction equipment manufacturer, is scaling two AI systems across its ope…

Top Companies AIAug 3, 2026

2026 marks start of agentic AI era, say enterprises entering autonomous ops phase

IoT Analytics research shows enterprises are advancing into the agentic and autonomous operations phase of the…

Top Companies AIAug 3, 2026

Trump admin bans foreign robots, risking US research edge

The Federal Trade Commission issued a sweeping ban on foreign imports of advanced robots, including humanoids…

MIT Technology Review AIAug 3, 2026

China's open-source AI models narrow gap with U.S., reshape market dynamics

The performance gap between leading American and Chinese AI models has narrowed to single digits, while Chines…

r/artificialAug 3, 2026

Automation firms dodge vendor lock-in by routing AI through multi-model gateways

Automation companies are adopting multi-model AI APIs — standardized interfaces that route requests through a…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 3, 2026

UK regulator charts path to commercial drone operations at scale

The UK Civil Aviation Authority published its Airspace Architecture Concept of Operations on July 30, 2026, ou…

DRONELIFEAug 3, 2026

Google DeepMind unveils Gemini Robotics 2 for whole-body robot control

Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics 2, an AI system designed to power adaptable robots with intelligent…

IEEE Spectrum RoboticsAug 3, 2026

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