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Sunday, 4 October 2026
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How robotics and physical AI can responsibly tackle key physical security challenges
Cyber and physical security threats are rapidly evolving, but robotics and AI can evolve to meet them, writes a columnist. The post How robotics and physical AI can responsibly tackle key physical security challenges appeared first on The Robot Report .
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Japanese and Korean shipbuilders deploy robots to take on China
US allies invest in ‘smart shipyards’ as Beijing’s dominance of industry alarms Washington
Financial Times Medium
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The physical AI race will be won in the patent office
Patent protection is important for robotics startups, but they should be strategic in determining what IP is important, says Lightbringer. The post The physical AI race will be won in the patent office appeared first on The Robot Report .
The Robot Report Medium
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The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton
The devices continue to show noticeable benefits for users in various real-world tasks.
Ars Technica Medium
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Inside Omron’s next-generation LD mobile robots
In mobile robotics, software, safety, and fleet management are becoming just as important as the robot itself, according to an OMROM project manager. The post Inside Omron’s next-generation LD mobile robots appeared first on The Robot Report .
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Eli Lilly, Purdue to share field learnings on human robot interaction at RoboBusiness
Experts from Eli Lilly and Purdue University will reveal findings about the perception of robots on the manufacturing floor. The post Eli Lilly, Purdue to share field learnings on human robot interaction at RoboBusiness appeared first on The Robot Report .
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Runway introduces Praxis-1 world action model for robotics
When Runway does release Praxis-1 publicly, it plans to ship it with open weights rather than as a closed model. The post Runway introduces Praxis-1 world action model for robotics appeared first on The Robot Report .
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Calling robotics startups: Submissions for the 2026 Robotics Startup Radar close soon
Submit now to be part of the Robotics Startup Radar, which brings together some of the most promising robotics startups. The post Calling robotics startups: Submissions for the 2026 Robotics Startup Radar close soon appeared first on The Robot Report .
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Video Friday: Albatross Falls, Spins, Self-Rights, and Sails Away
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. CoRL 2026 : 9–12 November 2026, AUSTIN Humanoids 2026 : 6–9 December 2026, SANTA CLARA, CA Enjoy today’s videos! We’ve developed ALBATROSS, a hybrid aerial
IEEE Spectrum Medium
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FDA to prioritize guidance on AI, surgical robots next year
The FDA outlined its A-list and B-list guidance priorities for the 2027 fiscal year.
MedTech Dive Medium
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Pentagon partners with CIA’s In-Q-Tel for ‘technology scouting’
The CIA-funded investment firm, which has helped finance startups from Anduril to Palantir, is now formally coordinating with the Pentagon’s Critical Technologies office.
Breaking Defense Medium
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Army Special Forces graduate first batch of Robotics Technician Integrators, a new job the rest of the service is eyeing
Ten warrant officers graduated from the Robotics Technician Integrator (390A) course in a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Friday, marking the official start of the new job skill and culmination of an initial pilot program the rest of the Army is eyeing. The post Army Special Forces graduate first batch of Robotics Technician Integrators, a new job the rest of the service is eyeing appear
DefenseScoop Medium
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Nautical And Marine Startups See Stepped-Up Funding
Over the past year, venture backers have poured close to $3 billion into good-sized rounds for marine-related startups in sectors ranging from defense tech to clean energy, per Crunchbase data. Top areas for investment include autonomous sea vessels, water robots, electric watercraft, and ocean data.
Crunchbase News Medium
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Headline closes $400M fund, Oura delays IPO, and Fedorov launches Army of Robots
This week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €3.9 billion and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.This week took me from Bilbao to A...
Tech.eu Medium
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Top 10 robotics stories of September 2026
In September 2026, live events such as IMTS, ROSCon, and iROS brought a flood of robotics developments. The post Top 10 robotics stories of September 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report .
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Boston Dynamics drops pinkie on new humanoid hand
Boston Dynamics engineers taped their pinkies and ring fingers together for a day to learn what they weren’t able to do. The post Boston Dynamics drops pinkie on new humanoid hand appeared first on The Robot Report .
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Precision In Motion. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (VPG) to Showcase Custom Sensing Capabilities for Humanoid Robotics at RoboBusiness 2026
As humanoid robots move from research labs into factories, warehouses, homes, and other shared spaces, accurate physical feedback becomes crucial. The post Precision In Motion. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (VPG) to Showcase Custom Sensing Capabilities for Humanoid Robotics at RoboBusiness 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report .
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Your Robot’s Safety Functions Already Work. What If the Input Lies?
A robot can follow its safety rules and still act on manipulated information. See what this means for robot safety and how teams can strengthen their testing and evidence. The post Your Robot’s Safety Functions Already Work. What If the Input Lies? appeared first on The Robot Report .
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How Maven Robotics plans to automate industrial work, one task at a time
With the $100 million it raised earlier this month, Maven Robotics is looking towards mass producing its mobile manipulator robot. The post How Maven Robotics plans to automate industrial work, one task at a time appeared first on The Robot Report .
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ANYbotics launches Shift to streamline robot fleet operations, scale inspections
ANYbotics designed Shift to help maintenance teams run industrial inspections, detect failing equipment, and turn data into work orders. The post ANYbotics launches Shift to streamline robot fleet operations, scale inspections appeared first on The Robot Report .
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Atlas Robot’s New Hand May Outperform Humanlike Designs
Today, Boston Dynamics is announcing a redesigned hand for its Atlas robot . The previous generation could do some crazy superhuman things with its three fingers, but it was never intended for mass production in the tens or hundreds of thousands. Switching from research hardware to a scalable product makes previously ignorable questions suddenly paramount: How can you make a hand that does everyth
IEEE Spectrum Medium
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How microfactories are changing the manufacturing playbook
These small, modular facilities are leveraging robotics, additive manufacturing and advanced technologies to alleviate long lead times for parts and components.
Manufacturing Dive Medium
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IMTS 2026 highlights the evolution of AI and automation
Manufacturing Dive gathered insights from several sessions and interviews about additive manufacturing, robotics and other factors shaping the industry.
Manufacturing Dive Medium
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Medtronic drug-coated balloon gets FDA breakthrough status
Medtronic plans to study the device in patients with peripheral artery disease below the knee, a historically difficult condition to treat.
MedTech Dive Medium
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Medtronic reveals cardiac mapping and ablation software clearances
The regulatory authorizations come as Medtronic looks to differentiate itself in the fast-growing pulsed field ablation market targeted by rivals Abbott, Boston Scientific and J&J.
MedTech Dive Medium
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Antobot scales UV-C robotics push with 300 deployments targeted in 2027
“We're getting great results, big reductions in chemical spraying and also quite good increases in yield as well," says Antobot VP Marc Jones. The post Antobot scales UV-C robotics push with 300 deployments targeted in 2027 appeared first on AgFunderNews .
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Future Farming Five: what autonomous weeding taught Kilter
Kilter’s AX-1 robots apply herbicide in precise micro-droplets directly onto weeds, and have helped growers avoid spraying more than 1 million litres of herbicide mixture compared to what conventional broadcast spraying would have used. Future Farming asks the Norwegian company how this number was calculated, which growers benefit most from the AX-1, and what buyers should consider before investin
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Trace.Space launches Trinity to tackle hardware engineering’s next bottleneck
Trace.Space has launched Trinity, a hardware engineering platform aimed at helping robotics, aerospace, automotive, defence, and other hardware teams move from prototypes to products manufactured at s...
Tech.eu Medium
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The Robot Report parent Arrowfly launches AI for Engineers platform, events for engineers navigating AI
The initiative for engineers includes a news desk, a conference, research, and an advisory board, grounded in trusted editorial brands. The post The Robot Report parent Arrowfly launches AI for Engineers platform, events for engineers navigating AI appeared first on The Robot Report .
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Innodata opens motion-capture lab to help humanoids move more like people
Innodata uses Vicon cameras to measure movements with sub-millimeter accuracy and to collect real-world training data for robots. The post Innodata opens motion-capture lab to help humanoids move more like people appeared first on The Robot Report .
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Tackling construction labor shortages: ASI and SoftBank partner on autonomous fleets
ASI and SoftBank join forces with $225M to scale brand-agnostic autonomous heavy equipment across infrastructure projects. The post Tackling construction labor shortages: ASI and SoftBank partner on autonomous fleets appeared first on The Robot Report .
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Ford, JPMorgan Chase and Michigan establish $3B manufacturing initiative
The automaker and bank are partnering with the state to tackle challenges in scaling robotics and automation, critical minerals processing and other priority areas.
Manufacturing Dive Medium
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Nearly half of service robots sold in 2025 were used for transportation & logistics
Nearly half of professional service robots sold in 2025 were used for transportation and logistics, helping drive a total increase of 24% in global shipments of those robots to almost 250,000 units in 2025, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). Sorted by application, transportation and logistics stayed in the lead, with 117,500 units sold in 2025. This was up 21%, and repres
DC Velocity Medium
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GE HealthCare hires new global chief AI officer
Rodolphe Katra has joined from Medtronic to lead GE HealthCare's efforts to connect devices, software and data.
MedTech Dive Medium
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US Army selects five companies for PrSM development
The Army on Tuesday signed agreements with Anduril, Castelion, Lockheed Martin, Mach Industries and RTX to create advanced long-range missile prototypes.
Defense News Medium
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Ukraine’s former defense minister launches ‘Manhattan Project’ for killer robots
Mykhailo Fedorov told Defense News he wants humanoid-like robots on the battlefield within six months and an assault without infantry within a year.
Defense News Medium
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Navy to procure 30 robotic ships at an average cost of $40M per vessel
The announcement comes less than a week after the service established a Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center that’s expected to play a major role in shaping how the sea service fights with uncrewed platforms. The post Navy to procure 30 robotic ships at an average cost of $40M per vessel appeared first on DefenseScoop .
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$500M Gift Will Fuel Next Era of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon
The Kenneth C. Griffin School of Computer Science to transform education, explore new research, expand compute and AI access, bolster student support The post $500M Gift Will Fuel Next Era of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon appeared first on Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University .
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Destro AI's secret sauce is getting robots and humans on the same page
"One of the biggest reasons we are winning against robotics companies is because we are not a robotics company."
TechCrunch Medium
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Estonia blames Russia in arson attack on military robotics firm Milrem
Russian special services were behind the fire at a building used by an Estonian military robotics company last month, the government in Tallinn said.
Defense News Medium
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