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China's Unitree debuts 'Superman' robot ahead of Shanghai IPO

Unitree, the world's largest humanoid-robot maker by sales, unveiled a new high-speed robot called 'Superman'…

Japan Times TechAug 18, 2026

Humanoid robots shift chip design from raw power to efficiency

As humanoid robots move from demos toward mass production, the chip industry is shifting focus from maximizing…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 18, 2026

SoftBank invests $200M in Swiss construction robotics startup Gravis

SoftBank Group has invested $200 million in Gravis Robotics, a Swiss startup that develops autonomous software…

Japan Times TechAug 18, 2026

J&J's Monarch lung robot gains FDA clearance for AI planning tools

Johnson & Johnson announced Monday that its Monarch bronchoscopy robot received FDA clearance for a software u…

Top Companies AIAug 17, 2026

AI moves beyond software into space, robotics, energy infrastructure

BlackRock's head of global technology, Tony Kim, returned from his 13th annual tech tour across San Francisco…

Top Companies AIAug 17, 2026

Lattice Semiconductor: Edge AI, FPGAs unlock smarter robots

Lattice Semiconductor, an Oregon-based chip maker founded in 1983, is positioning low-power field programmable…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 17, 2026

FAA NextGen systems now operational; agency eyes drone integration

The FAA released an August 17 fact sheet confirming that major NextGen air traffic modernization programs are…

DRONELIFEAug 17, 2026

Humanoid Robots Get First Real Job: Shipyard Welding

Persona AI, founded by former NASA and Figure robotics leaders, is deploying humanoid robots to perform weldin…

IEEE Spectrum RoboticsAug 17, 2026

Chinese robot dog X30 deploys water cannon, hoses in hazmat rescue

China has developed a quadruped robot called the X30 that can carry a water cannon capable of reaching 60 mete…

r/artificialAug 17, 2026

SoftBank invests $200M in Gravis construction robotics Series A

Gravis Robotics announced that SoftBank is investing $200 million in its Series A round, which the company cla…

The Robot ReportAug 17, 2026

Robotics startup Unitree outshines Shein in investor frenzy despite smaller IPO

Unitree, a Chinese robotics maker founded in 2016, is raising 6.1 billion Chinese yuan ($904 million) in its I…

Fortune AIAug 17, 2026

Nvidia robotics executive visits LG as partnership accelerates

Madison Huang, Nvidia's senior director of product marketing for Omniverse and robotics, is reportedly prepari…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 17, 2026

Solomon reports record Q2 2026 profit on AI vision, robotics surge

Solomon Technology Corporation posted record quarterly profit in Q2 2026, driven by a surge in orders for AI v…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 17, 2026

DFI reports sharp profit gains in Q2 2026 on embedded AI momentum

Industrial PC maker DFI held its second-quarter 2026 earnings conference on August 14, reporting a sharp impro…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 17, 2026

LG, Nvidia partner on humanoid robots for factories and vehicles

LG announced on Wednesday that it is developing a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot using Nvidia technolo…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 17, 2026

Ukraine finds Nvidia AI chip in Russian cruise missile

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) identified an Nvidia Jetson Orin computer module inside Russia's new S-7…

Hacker NewsAug 17, 2026

Disney deploys AI robot Olaf to replace costumed characters

Disney has introduced an AI-powered robot version of Olaf from Frozen to replace costumed character performers…

Top Companies AIAug 16, 2026

Robots reshape stroke recovery with personalized AI therapy

Robotic rehabilitation systems using artificial intelligence and error-augmentation technology are increasingl…

The Robot ReportAug 16, 2026

Orbbec tackles physical AI bottleneck with robot-free data platform

Orbbec is launching a platform to address a critical shortage of real-world physical data needed to train and…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 16, 2026

Japan releases AI robotics safety evaluation guide for shared human spaces

Japan's AI Safety Institute and Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) published "AI Robotics Safety Ev…

Top Companies AIAug 15, 2026

World Labs turns one robot task into thousands of simulated variants for training

World Labs developed a system that reconstructs a single real-world robot task into thousands of controlled va…

THE DECODERAug 15, 2026

Dow Falls on Weak Economic Data; Applied Materials Dives

The Dow Jones index fell on Friday following soft economic data

Yahoo Finance AIAug 14, 2026

Dark factories emerge as AI automates production

A Japanese news outlet has highlighted the concept of "dark factories" (completely unmanned, unlit manufacturi…

Nikkei AI StocksAug 14, 2026

Neros raises $250M to deploy combat drones by end of 2026

Neros Inc., a drone defense contractor, raised $250 million in Series C funding, valuing the company at $2.5 b…

The Robot ReportAug 14, 2026

40 Companies Hit Unicorn Status in July, Highest in 4+ Years

Forty companies joined Crunchbase's Unicorn Board in July—the highest monthly count in more than four years—wi…

Crunchbase News AIAug 14, 2026

LG to unveil Nvidia-powered humanoid robot in Q1 2027

LG and Nvidia signed a memorandum of understanding on August 13 at Nvidia's Santa Clara headquarters, with LG…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 14, 2026

GSI Technology targets 2027 AI production, Gemini-II uses 98% less power than NVIDIA

GSI Technology's Vice President of Sales Didier Lasserre said Gemini-II hardware is now in production and that…

Yahoo Finance AIAug 14, 2026

AI and robot labs could cut semiconductor materials discovery from decades to weeks

Self-driving laboratory systems—which combine AI agents, simulations, and robotic hardware in a closed loop—ar…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 14, 2026

AutoStore signs global supply framework with Amazon

AutoStore and Amazon have signed a strategic supply agreement that establishes terms for AutoStore to provide…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 14, 2026

Lockheed Martin deploys AI to forecast military supply needs, cut logistics delays

Lockheed Martin is using machine learning to replace static flight-hour forecasting with dynamic demand predic…

Top Companies AIAug 13, 2026

BioflexBot robot hand matches human motions with simpler design

Researchers at Chinese institutions published a study in Advanced Science describing the BioflexBot, a robot g…

The Robot ReportAug 13, 2026

Strands Robots streams training data from buckets without download

Hugging Face published a walkthrough showing how to record robot demonstrations into a Storage Bucket, train a…

Hugging Face BlogAug 13, 2026

Humanoid robot experts to discuss real-world deployment at RoboBusiness

RoboBusiness, a commercial robotics conference, will host a "State of Humanoids" panel on Oct

The Robot ReportAug 13, 2026

South Korea plans $20 trillion won sovereign wealth fund for AI, robots

South Korea plans to establish a strategic investment account with at least 20 trillion won in assets within t…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 13, 2026

Foxconn expands beyond AI servers into EVs, robotics, chip fabs

Foxconn announced on August 12 at its second-quarter 2026 earnings conference that it is broadening its busine…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 13, 2026

Nvidia locks Japan's 7 industrial giants into physical AI coalition, signaling $1 trillion in long-term demand

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang signed seven Japanese companies—Fujitsu, FANUC, Yaskawa Electric, Kawasaki Heavy Indus…

Yahoo Finance AIAug 13, 2026

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LTX launches open-weights video model for AI robots and creators

LTX released LTX-2.5, an open-weights world model designed to generate video and simulate how physical environ…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 13, 2026

Taiwan robot makers gain from humanoid boom, but mass deployment stalls

Taiwan's manufacturers are expanding into humanoid robot supply chains as global demand for robotics rises, ca…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 13, 2026

NetSense system detects drones using 5G, AI; Lockheed Martin, Verizon, NVIDIA collaborate

Lockheed Martin, Verizon, NVIDIA, Keysight, ODC, and Astris AI unveiled NetSense™, an airspace awareness syste…

Top Companies AIAug 12, 2026

Lockheed Martin, Verizon demo drone-detection system using 5G and AI

Lockheed Martin, Verizon, NVIDIA, Keysight, ODC, and Astris AI demonstrated the NetSense™ system in the Miami…

Top Companies AIAug 12, 2026

Celona launches unified wireless platform for robots and autonomous vehicles

Celona announced Celona Orion, a unified wireless platform that merges private 5G, Wi-Fi, public cellular, and…

The Robot ReportAug 12, 2026

Robots could use as much power as 35M US homes by 2035

Wood Mackenzie research projects global robotics will consume 363 TWh of electricity annually by 2035—with ind…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 12, 2026

DEEPX's AI chip deployed at South Korean Air Force base

South Korean chip designer DEEPX will install its neural processing unit (a specialized processor for AI tasks…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 12, 2026

Hyundai Motor expanding robot strategy with South Korea manufacturing hub

Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating its 'Physical AI+' robot strategy, with Saemangeum in North Jeolla Provinc…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 12, 2026

Google Robotics Team Shares Engineering Fixes for Teaching Robots via Human Demonstration

Google's Robotics Team detailed three critical engineering challenges they solved when deploying a Universal M…

Top Companies AIAug 11, 2026

Robotics stocks surge on Unitree's 8,000× oversubscribed Shanghai IPO

Robotics and physical AI stocks rallied Tuesday after Chinese humanoid maker Unitree Robotics' Shanghai IPO dr…

Yahoo Finance AIAug 11, 2026

AgiBot becomes China's top humanoid exporter with 8,400 units shipped

Shanghai-based AgiBot shipped 8,400 humanoid robots in the first half of the year and captured 44% of the glob…

Semafor TechAug 11, 2026

FlybyOps launches enterprise platform for scaling autonomous drone operations

FlybyOps, a Finland-based company, has launched an enterprise platform designed to help commercial drone opera…

DRONELIFEAug 11, 2026

PlusAI inches toward 2027 autonomous truck launches with safety milestones

PlusAI updated its commercial readiness metrics for the first half of 2026, reporting safety case readiness (S…

The Robot ReportAug 11, 2026

Google, Cleveland Clinic partner on AI-powered surgical robots

Google and Cleveland Clinic announced a partnership to develop AI-powered robotic systems designed to improve…

Top Companies AIAug 10, 2026

Archer partners with Boeing on physical AI for aerospace

Archer Aviation announced a deal with Boeing to develop physical AI applications for the aerospace and defense…

Top Companies AIAug 10, 2026

Archer Acquires Boeing's Wisk, Insitu, SkyGrid in $200M+ Defense Deal

Archer Aviation announced it will acquire three Boeing subsidiaries—Wisk Aero (eVTOL aircraft), Insitu (unmann…

Top Companies AIAug 10, 2026

Boeing sells three aerospace units to Archer for $200M+ annual revenue

Archer Aviation is acquiring Boeing subsidiaries Wisk Aero, SkyGrid, and Insitu, expected to close by end of 2…

Top Companies AIAug 10, 2026

AI robot temi, STEAM education tool, deployed to 12 schools nationwide

An autonomous robot called temi, paired with a no-code programming app called Buddiotte and integrated support…

Top Companies AIAug 10, 2026

AES's Maximo robots installed 180,000 solar panels, now treating construction automation as proven tool

AES's Maximo, an AI-powered robotic system, has installed more than 180,000 solar modules representing more th…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 10, 2026

IEEE names physical AI top tech megatrend through 2030

The IEEE's Technology Megatrends 2030 report identifies physical AI and robotics as one of five core breakthro…

Robotics & Automation NewsAug 10, 2026

Unitree to boost embodied AI R&D, expand robot lineup

Unitree, a Chinese humanoid robotics company, announced on August 7, 2026, that it will increase R&D investmen…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 10, 2026

DeepSeek backs Unitree IPO at corporate level, signals shift in China hard-tech funding

DeepSeek participated in Unitree's Shanghai STAR Market initial public offering at the corporate level, rather…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 10, 2026

Aurotek profit jumps on AI, semiconductor demand

Aurotek Corporation reported stronger second-quarter and first-half 2026 results on August 6, driven by rising…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 10, 2026

DeepSeek invests in Unitree to pair AI with humanoid robots

DeepSeek has taken a stake in Unitree, positioning itself to integrate its AI models with Unitree's humanoid r…

DIGITIMES AsiaAug 10, 2026

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

NOC and Boeing conducted a test of an AI-enabled connection between an unmanned Triton drone and a P-8 Poseido…

Top Companies AIAug 9, 2026

Analog Devices returns as MassRobotics sponsor to mentor hardware startups

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) has renewed its commitment as a strategic sponsor of MassRobotics, the Boston-based…

Top Companies AIAug 9, 2026

Navy trials Lockheed Martin AI submarine hunter

The US Navy is conducting trials of an AI-powered submarine detection system developed by Lockheed Martin, acc…

Top Companies AIAug 9, 2026

Analog Devices returns as MassRobotics sponsor, offers tech mentorship

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) has renewed its commitment as a strategic sponsor of MassRobotics, the Boston-based…

The Robot ReportAug 9, 2026

Humanoid robots drive near-term chip demand before mass production

Barclays analysts mapping over 100 companies in the humanoid robotics value chain found that demand for comput…

Yahoo Finance AIAug 9, 2026

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

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