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Why Are Embodied AI and Mobile Robots Reaching Their Limits in Factories This Year?

New humanoid robot built for companionship with 90% accuracy in recognizing emotions

UBTECH unveils consumer humanoid robot U1, says orders secure 11,000 ahead of first deliveries

'Delivery robots are in the way - you're the one who has to move'

China’s UBTech unveils humanoid robot companion with lifelike skin and ‘emotional AI’

UBTech launches lifelike humanoid robots built for companionship in China

X Square Robot brings its valuation to $2.8B with four consecutive funding rounds

China's UBTech launches lifelike humanoid robots for consumers

This San Diego charter school bought $500,000 worth of humanoid robots for the classroom

Soft-yet-firm robohand assesses the ripeness of produce that it picks

Flexion new AI model gives humanoid robots long-horizon autonomy

Apptronik Announces Robot Park, A 90,000 Square Foot Humanoid Data Factory, Teases New Robot

Apptronik launches robot training hub, unveils Apollo 2 humanoid robot

New humanoid robot streams live nonstop and talks with people anytime

New Cruzr Y1 humanoid robot to automate loading, sorting for logistics

Queue raises funding to build fully autonomous pharmacy

Soft, robotic cells from morph embed physical AI into hardware

morph launched a physically intelligent soft robotics platform that designs and manufactures what it calls “soft robotic cells.” The post Soft, robotic cells from morph embed physical AI into hardware appeared first on The Robot Report .

This $5.5 billion robotics startup built a school for humanoids

Sonair ADAR One 3D ultrasonic sensor is now safety-certified

Sonair says ADAR One was assessed as a human detection sensor according to the IEC 61496 standard for electrosensitive protection devices. The post Sonair ADAR One 3D ultrasonic sensor is now safety-certified appeared first on The Robot Report .

Unlock the Industrial Value of Humanoid Robots at Automate 2026: Beyond the Hype

Why Is a San Diego Charter School Spending $500,000 on Two Humanoid Robots?

Insights behind Kinisi’s acquisition by Bear Robotics

Brennand Pierce, founder and CEO of Kinisi Robotics, discusses the company's approach to physical AI and its acquisition by Bear Robotics. The post Insights behind Kinisi’s acquisition by Bear Robotics appeared first on The Robot Report .

Breakingviews - China's robot quest triggers system overload

South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots

Designed to tempt: How mini AI lines up carrots to look their best

The researchers teach the packaging machine what is up and down on a snack carrot. The program runs on a small, local PC—not on huge servers in some faraway cloud. The goal: to pack quickly, cheaply and attractively—so that consumers like us are tempted by locally sourced, healthy snacks.

BMW Group deploys Figure 03 humanoid after tests with previous version

‘A very good gadget’: taking delivery from the robots of Milton Keynes

Chinese robotics outfits AI2 Robotics and X Square Robots each secure funding at $2.8B valuation

MBody AI expands service robotics operations to eleven states and Canada

Advantages of hypoid gearing over worm, bevel and bevel-planetary

Right-angle gearing often requires engineers to compromise between torque capacity and mechanical efficiency. Hypoid gearing offers a balance of mechanical efficiency, load-carrying capability, and single-stage ratio range. The post Advantages of hypoid gearing over worm, bevel and bevel-planetary appeared first on The Robot Report .

China: Agibot robots hit 99 percent success during six-day live factory demo

A diving suit for cyborg cockroaches could enhance search-and-rescue operations

Scientists from NTU Singapore and Waseda University have developed a flexible "diving suit" for cyborg cockroaches, enabling the insects to survive and move underwater and in low-oxygen environments for up to three hours. Published today in Nature Communications, the study could expand the use of cyborg insects in search-and-rescue missions, especially in disaster zones where flooded rubble, puddles or partially submerged spaces can block access for conventional robots.

Robot hand company settles Tesla trade secret suit and announces $11M raise

The startup, Proception, is taking a unique approach to collecting training data to tackle one of the hardest problems in robotics: hands.

Exclusive: Robot hand company settles Tesla trade secret suit and announces $11M raise

Ministers likely to support law change to allow delivery robots on England’s paths

Video: World’s first hotel run entirely by robots set to open in China by 2027

This Humanoid Robot Is a Terrifyingly Competent Office Intern

Weirdly Fascinating: Robotic Arm Crawls Using Its Three Fingers.

AGIBOT produces 15,000th robot, marking a milestone in embodied AI deployment

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

How compact cobot integration enhances autonomous mobile robot applications

General Intuition raises $320M to use video game data to train robots

Video: Robot dog delivers pulse-powered firefighting for safer emergency operations

Video Friday: Give Robots a Hand

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. RSS 2026 : 13–17 July 2026, SYDNEY Summer School on Multi-Robot Systems : 29 July–4 August 2026, PRAGUE Actuate 2026 : 18–19 August 2026, SAN FRANCISCO IROS 2026 : 27 September–1 October 2026, PITTSBURGH Enjoy today’s videos! The best way of introducin…

Artificial skin enables robots to simultaneously sense temperature and pressure like humans

A research team led by Prof. Seung Hwan Ko of Seoul National University College of Engineering's Department of Mechanical Engineering has developed an artificial skin technology that enables robots to sense temperature and pressure simultaneously, similar to human skin.

Orbbec shows AI-powered vision systems at Automate 2026

Orbbec presented industrial-grade 3D cameras for challenging automation scenarios, as well as AI integration for enhanced robotic perception. The post Orbbec shows AI-powered vision systems at Automate 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report .

Robot Talk Episode 162 – The robot doctor will see you now

Robotics startup FieldAI has hit a $100 million milestone

BMW’s smart factory in US gets Figure 03 humanoid robot for advanced logistics work

Sony discontinues Japan sales of robot puppy 'aibo'

Sony is halting sales of its robotic puppy "aibo" in Japan, the company said, eight years after the latest model of its interactive android pet became an instant hit.