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Humanoid raises $152M at $1.35B valuation, Europe's first humanoid robotics unicorn

UK-based Humanoid, which builds industrial humanoid robots, closed a $152 million(約240億円) Series A round led b…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 22, 2026

Gritt raises $32.4M for AI-powered construction robotics

Gritt, a robotics and AI company, launched with $32.4 million(約52億円) in pre-seed and Series A funding

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 22, 2026

Siléane and HBK embed tactile sensors in robot grippers for cosmetics packaging

France-based robotics firm Siléane partnered with Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK) to integrate four factory-calib…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 22, 2026

Skypuzzler Bets Math Beats AI for Drone Airspace Safety

Copenhagen-based Skypuzzler, which uses mathematical algorithms instead of AI to manage low-altitude airspace…

DRONELIFEJul 22, 2026

Wistron opens $700M Texas AI chip factory, builds NVIDIA's latest superchips

Wistron Corporation inaugurated its D1 AI smart facility in Fort Worth, Texas on July 21, 2026—a $700 million(…

Yahoo Finance AIJul 22, 2026

Humanoid raises $152M Series A for industrial robot fleet

UK-based Humanoid announced a $152 million(約240億円) Series A at a $1.35 billion(約2200億円) post-money valuation…

The Robot ReportJul 22, 2026

Japan launches state-backed physical AI project with Noetra, four core companies

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced on July 16 a policy framework for physical AI (AI th…

Top Companies AIJul 21, 2026

Food delivery robots launch at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu

Mitsui Fudosan and NTT East have begun operating food delivery robots at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, a commercial fac…

Top Companies AIJul 21, 2026

Gritt deploys AI robots on real construction sites with top-10 US contractors

Gritt, an AI-robotics system, is now operating on-site at multiple jobsites with some of the largest engineeri…

Hacker NewsJul 21, 2026

Robot Simulation Becomes Core to Physical AI Training

Robot simulation has shifted from a debugging tool to a central part of AI model development

Hugging Face BlogJul 21, 2026

ePropelled Launches Integrated Drone Motor-Controller to Speed Production

ePropelled unveiled the SKYLARK™ Series at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026—an integrated propulsion…

DRONELIFEJul 21, 2026

BrainCo showcases brain-controlled robot at AI conference

At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, BrainCo demonstrated a brain-computer interf…

The Robot ReportJul 20, 2026

AGIBOT unveils four robot models for real-world factory and service work

AGIBOT yesterday presented four new embodied AI products at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Sh…

The Robot ReportJul 20, 2026

AGIBOT unveils four robots at Shanghai AI conference, pushes manufacturing deployments

AGIBOT introduced four new robotics products at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026 in Sh…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 20, 2026

US, China split on humanoid robots: AI smarts vs. supply chain control

The global humanoid robot industry is shifting from technology validation to commercial trials, with the US an…

Yahoo Finance AIJul 20, 2026

Tai-Saw expands into optical, LEO satellites, drones via frequency components

Tai-Saw Technology is leveraging its frequency-control component portfolio to enter optical communications, lo…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 20, 2026

South Korea pairs AI chips, networks, data centers into industrial export push

South Korea is combining physical AI technology, domestic semiconductors, AI-RAN networks (AI-optimized mobile…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 20, 2026

BETA Technologies pitches electric aircraft for cargo, medical transport

BETA Technologies, founded in 2017, presented its electric aviation strategy at the Korea Drone and UAM Expo…

DRONELIFEJul 20, 2026

Walden Robotics launches with $1.1B valuation, $300M funding

Walden Robotics, a full-stack Physical AI company building general-purpose robots that learn and improve throu…

Exponential IndustryJul 19, 2026

Humanoid robotics relies on human operators, not AI breakthroughs

The humanoid robotics industry has raised billions in the past 18 months, but the majority is funding human wo…

The Robot ReportJul 19, 2026

Humanoid robots shift AI compute to the edge, away from cloud

The humanoid robot industry is converging on a 'big brain, small brain' architecture, moving AI compute from t…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 19, 2026

Teya: Open-source AI family agent runs on cheap Android phone

A developer released Teya, an open-source AI family agent that runs on any Android phone (8.0 or newer) mounte…

Hacker NewsJul 18, 2026

Faraday Future robotics unit ships 220 units in H1, expands into industrial automation

Faraday Future's AI subsidiary FFAI announced at Automate 2026 in Chicago that June robot shipments are expect…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 18, 2026

Nvidia, Hugging Face expand LeRobot with open robotics AI tools

Nvidia and Hugging Face integrated Nvidia Isaac GR00T 1.7 (a vision-language-action foundation model for human…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 18, 2026

Fujitsu partners with Fanuc, Yaskawa, Kawasaki on physical AI using Nvidia tech

Fujitsu has begun collaboration with Japanese robotics makers Fanuc, Yaskawa Electric and Kawasaki Heavy Indus…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 18, 2026

Palm Garden AI launches Coherence Guard for service robots to interact safely with people

Palm Garden AI developed Coherence Guard, a software layer for service robots that evaluates whether actions a…

The Robot ReportJul 18, 2026

Aetina adds Nvidia Jetson T3000, T2000 support for edge robotics

Edge AI specialist Aetina announced it will support Nvidia's newly introduced Jetson T3000 and T2000 modules i…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 18, 2026

Emesent raises $17M for autonomous mapping platform

Emesent, an Australian autonomous mapping and robotics company, secured $17 million(約27億円) in funding comprisi…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 17, 2026

Agility Robotics opens Fremont hub to accelerate Digit humanoid AI

Agility Robotics opened a 60,000-square-foot facility in Fremont, California to serve as its software and capa…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 17, 2026

McLaren Construction deploys FieldAI robots on UK sites for quality checks

McLaren Construction has partnered with FieldAI, a physical AI developer, to deploy autonomous quadruped robot…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 17, 2026

Graduate student builds NASA robot that assembles satellites without cameras

Sarah Downs, now a Ph.D

IEEE Spectrum RoboticsJul 17, 2026

1X unveils 25-DoF hands for NEO humanoid robot

Humanoid robotics company 1X has unveiled a new tendon-driven robotic hand for its NEO platform featuring 25 d…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 17, 2026

Foxlink opens first US AI factory in Texas

Foxlink Texas, a subsidiary of Cheng Uei Precision Industry, officially opened its first AI demonstration fact…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 17, 2026

Warehouse automation shifts to goods-to-person, demand sensing, circular logistics in 2026

Thomas Genestar, managing director of western Europe at Exotec, outlined four strategic pillars reshaping supp…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 17, 2026

Mondo Robotics launches Beni, a 4-pound AI camera robot on Kickstarter

Mondo Robotics, a consumer robotics startup, unveiled Beni on Kickstarter—a portable, all-terrain robot weighi…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 17, 2026

MassRobotics opens RoboBoston 2026 sponsorships; career fair on Sept 25

MassRobotics announced RoboBoston 2026, its ninth annual Robot Block Party, scheduled for September 26 at Bost…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 17, 2026

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Japan launches multimodal AI model project with Sony, SoftBank, NEC, Honda

Noetra, backed by Sony, SoftBank, NEC, and Honda as core members, launched full-scale R&D for a Japan-develope…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 17, 2026

Robbyant releases LingBot-VLA 2.0 universal AI brain for robots

Robbyant, an embodied AI company within Ant Group, has released LingBot-VLA 2.0, an upgraded vision-language-a…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 17, 2026

Nvidia launches Thor modules for robots, edge AI

Nvidia introduced new Thor-based modules designed to power robots and autonomous machines as they move into br…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 17, 2026

System benchmarking steps before robotics simulations

An overview of how to benchmark a development workstation before running robotics simulations, covering proces…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 17, 2026

Jabil opens automated logistics hub in Penang

Jabil has opened a new logistics hub in Penang that uses automation and artificial intelligence to support glo…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 17, 2026

PocketVeto: Bluetooth AI agent control from your phone

A developer released PocketVeto, a v1 tool that lets you approve or deny risky actions (shell commands, file w…

Hacker NewsJul 17, 2026

Nvidia deepens Japan push with AI factory, robotics tie-ups

Nvidia announced a national AI factory partnership called Noetra/FRONTia in Japan and new alliances with Toyot…

Yahoo Finance AIJul 17, 2026

Hyundai's humanoid robots spark labor fears at Georgia auto plant

Hyundai plans to deploy Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robots at its Metaplant America factory in Georgia sta…

Ars Technica AIJul 17, 2026

J&J Q2 Sales Rise 5.6%; Unveils AI Imaging and Robotic Surgery Platforms

Johnson & Johnson reported second-quarter 2026 worldwide sales of $25.3 billion(約4兆円), up 5.6% operationally…

Top Companies AIJul 16, 2026

富士フイルムBI、複合機保守にAI導入 修理時間を半減

富士フイルムビジネスイノベーション(旧富士ゼロックス)は、オフィス向け複合機などの保守システムにAIを搭載すると発表しました

Top Companies AIJul 16, 2026

Matternet Partners with Beeline UAS for Bay Area, LA Drone Delivery

Matternet, holder of the FAA Type Certificate for drone delivery aircraft, announced on July 15, 2026, an oper…

DRONELIFEJul 16, 2026

TerraFirma raises $115M for robotic construction equipment

Construction startup TerraFirma closed a Series A funding round of $115 million(約180億円), led by Kleiner Perkin…

The Robot ReportJul 16, 2026

Japan to buy 27,500 Nvidia Rubin chips for homegrown robot AI

Japan's newly established Noetra, backed by ¥387.3 billion ($2.4 billion(約3800億円)) in government funding throu…

Japan Times TechJul 16, 2026

BlackBerry's Physical AI Push Drives 180% Stock Surge, Not Meme Rally

BlackBerry has shifted from smartphones to physical AI—software that helps robots, autonomous vehicles, and dr…

Yahoo Finance AIJul 16, 2026

Nvidia expands Japan AI partnerships with Kawasaki, Toyota

Nvidia announced a series of new partnerships in Japan on July 16, 2026, involving manufacturing, robotics, au…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 16, 2026

Nvidia partners with Fanuc, Yaskawa on Japan robotics AI

Nvidia announced on Thursday a partnership with Japanese robotics and manufacturing companies including Fanuc…

Yahoo Finance AIJul 16, 2026

Foxconn invests $9M in humanoid robotics SPAC linked to Agility

Foxconn has invested $9 million(約14億円) in a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) linked to humanoid robo…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 16, 2026

Japan's robotics giants join NVIDIA Cosmos coalition to build physical AI

NVIDIA announced that Japan's leading robotics and manufacturing companies—including FANUC, Fujitsu, Hitachi…

Yahoo Finance AIJul 16, 2026

Europe tackles heat damage to aging rail and roads with drones, AI, white paint

European infrastructure—railways, roads, and airports—is buckling under record heat

Japan Times TechJul 16, 2026

Hyundai workers strike over humanoid robot plans

Hyundai workers in South Korea began a partial strike this week after the company unveiled plans to introduce…

Semafor TechJul 16, 2026

Walden Robotics launches at $1.1B valuation with $300M funding

Walden Robotics emerged from stealth today with $300 million(約480億円) in funding and a $1.1 billion(約1800億円) va…

The Robot ReportJul 15, 2026

AI detectors flag human writing from before ChatGPT as mostly machine

A writer tested eleven AI-detection tools on eight pieces of her own writing, including four texts written bef…

Hacker NewsJul 15, 2026

Robot swims and flies like diving birds, could revolutionize ocean sampling

Engineers at EPFL and MIT built a flapping-wing robot weighing less than 300 grams that can swim underwater an…

RobohubJul 15, 2026

AI Agents Reshape Sales Operations for Robotics OEMs

RevOps teams in robotics manufacturing are integrating Go-to-Market (GTM) AI agents into their tech stacks—sys…

Robotics & Automation NewsJul 15, 2026

Gorai: Go-based robotics framework for AI agents and autonomous systems

Emerging Robotics released Gorai, a new open-source robotics platform written in Go that treats robots as dist…

Hacker NewsJul 15, 2026

LimX Dynamics raises $200M in pre-IPO round, eyes public listing

LimX Dynamics Technology, a humanoid robot and embodied AI company, completed a pre-IPO financing round, raisi…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 15, 2026

Linux Foundation CTO: China's AI labs exporting innovation to Silicon Valley

Linux Foundation Global AI CTO Matt White recently returned from an eight-day visit to Beijing, Shanghai, and…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 15, 2026

Taiwan Expo opens in Tokyo, showcases AI and robotics

The 2026 Taiwan Expo Japan opened in Tokyo on July 15, featuring Taiwanese companies presenting solutions in A…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 15, 2026

Taiwan's AI chip designers pivot to algorithms, modules

Taiwan's leading image sensor chip makers—including Novatek Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, and Himax…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 15, 2026

AI 2027 scenario underestimates miniaturization incentives, analyst argues

A commenter on the AI 2027 scenario critiques its portrayal of robot factories and AI corporate integration, a…

LessWrong AIJul 14, 2026

Amazon builds robotic Texas warehouse, opens Trainium chips to AWS customers

Amazon is constructing a large, highly automated robotic fulfillment center in Texas and expanding access to i…

Yahoo Finance AIJul 14, 2026

Chinese robot startup X Square bets on unified stack for general-purpose machines

X Square Robot, a Chinese embodied-AI company, has unveiled an integrated foundation stack for robotics spanni…

IEEE Spectrum RoboticsJul 14, 2026

Digital and Physical AI follow identical growth patterns, analysis shows

A consulting firm presented a global labor automation map for Physical AI (humanoid robots) at a Tokyo summit…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 14, 2026

São Paulo Launches First Citywide Drone Detection Subscription Service

R2 Wireless and Ôguen Tecnologias announced a partnership to deploy a subscription-based drone detection netwo…

DRONELIFEJul 14, 2026

Mantis Robotics unveils dual-arm robot, plans 2027 rollout

Mantis Robotics, a US startup backed by Agility Robotics, unveiled its MR-X dual-arm industrial robot and said…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 14, 2026

Physical AI rivalry shifts from companies to states

At the Humanoids Summit in Tokyo in late May 2026, government delegates and policy watchers took the stage alo…

DIGITIMES AsiaJul 14, 2026

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