I have rebuilt four aging robot vacuums and a Raspberry Pi-based test bot in the last six months, and every one of those projects came down to the same bottleneck: the battery. A robot is only as useful as its pack, and the best robot battery packs are the difference between a cleaner that finishes … Read more
PlusAI just crossed a series of benchmarks that put its autonomous trucks on a clear path to commercial deployment. The Santa Clara-based company reported its first-half commercial readiness metrics on August 10, and the numbers paint a picture of a technology stack that is rapidly maturing toward Level 4 autonomous freight operations. For those tracking … Read more
I first came across Robin the robotic companion in a video from a children’s hospital, where a small wheeled robot was helping a kid laugh through a blood draw. The moment stuck with me because the child genuinely looked calmer within seconds. That’s the kind of result Robin promises, and in it has become one … Read more
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) just signed a multi-year deal worth up to $900 million with two robotics companies to bring physical AI into U.S. Navy shipyards. I covered the announcement on August 6, , and the scale of this agreement caught my attention immediately. The seven-year, performance-based production agreement names Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics … Read more
Avnet and Weston Robot have announced a partnership to bring edge AI inspection technology to the factory floor, combining autonomous quadruped robots with AMD-powered computing for real-time industrial monitoring. The collaboration, announced in August , targets organizations looking to automate inspection workflows using Physical AI, a model where machines perceive, reason, and act autonomously without … Read more
The U.S. Navy has selected Blue Water Autonomy to use autonomous vessels for deep ocean surveys, naming the Boston-based startup as an awardee on a Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) contract to map the seafloor with uncrewed surface vessels. The selection places Blue Water Autonomy among a small group of companies competing for task orders under … Read more
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