RoboBusiness 2026 registration is officially open, and this year carries special weight. The event is celebrating 20 years of bringing commercial robotics developers together under one roof. If you work in robotics, automation, or intelligent systems, this is the one conference you do not want to skip. From October 19 to 21, , the Santa … Read more
ENvue Medical Inc. just unveiled ENvue Drive, a robotic-assisted tool that automates feeding tube placement at the bedside. I have been tracking medical robotics for years, and this one stands out because it tackles a problem most people never think about until it goes wrong. Every year, roughly 1 million feeding tubes are placed in … Read more
On July 28, , the FCC issued a public notice that quietly sent shockwaves through the robotics industry. The ruling designated all foreign-produced advanced robotic devices as Covered List items, blocking new foreign-made robots from receiving FCC equipment authorization and effectively banning their import for sale in the United States. For warehouse operators, logistics companies, … Read more
KUKA has deployed its new Automation Management Platform (AMP) at KUKA Toledo Production Operations (KTPO) in Ohio, marking the first live installation of the AI-powered system at a major North American automotive facility. The rollout places KUKA AMP inside a 335,000 square foot body-in-white plant that produces Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator bodies, runs more than … Read more
I have been following humanoid robotics for years, and the announcement of Gemini Robotics 2 from Google DeepMind in late July is one of those moments that genuinely shifts the conversation. After watching the demonstration videos and reading through the technical reports, I want to walk you through what this release actually does, why the … Read more
A new AI robotics company just walked out of stealth mode with a pitch that flips the script on factory automation. Reimagine Robotics, founded by a former Google DeepMind Applied Robotics team, says its platform lets any factory worker train a robot by simply showing it the task, correcting mistakes on the fly, and adapting … Read more
Physical AI infrastructure is the stack of platforms that lets machines perceive, reason about, and act on the physical world, and in it has moved from research demos into the backbone of every serious robotics program. From accelerated computing and simulation to data operations, open-source tooling, validation engineering, and continuous learning, five platforms now sit … Read more
Procore Technologies announced on July 29, that it will acquire DroneDeploy for $845 million in cash, marking one of the largest deals in construction technology history. The acquisition brings DroneDeploy’s reality capture and visual intelligence capabilities directly into Procore’s construction management platform. Together, the two companies aim to build what they call a platform that … Read more
DoorDash has received FAA Part 135 air carrier certification to operate its own commercial drone delivery service, called DoorDash Air, making it the eighth operator approved for package drone flights in the United States. The certification, announced in , lets DoorDash fly deliveries using aircraft it designed and built inside the company rather than relying … Read more
GMEX Robotics just stepped deeper into the social AI race. On July 28, , the Australia-based company formerly known as Fitell Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire a 30 percent strategic equity stake in Singapore-based MediaMeta.ai. The deal positions GMEX to bring what the company calls social world models into the next generation of … Read more