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RobCo has surpassed a $1 billion valuation in an employee share sale and investment deal ahead of Alfie’s planned March 2027 launch.

NVIDIA and Foxconn are targeting 99.5% success in GB300 tester-tray assembly, with busbar robots still above the 124-second cycle-time goal.

Bonsai World turns satellite imagery into simulated environments to prepare autonomous field machines for new terrain and operating conditions.

FieldAI is reportedly raising $700 million at a $10 billion valuation to expand its industrial robot autonomy software.

Dyna Robotics’ Taku tackles an hour-long laundry workflow, combining mobile manipulation with task planning as the company prepares for customer-site testing.

Penn’s SymSkill combines reusable movements with symbolic planning, allowing a robotic arm to complete multi-step tasks and recover from interruptions.

Ministry of Awe’s Awebot brings a remote-controlled artwork to Philadelphia’s streets, using character design and movement to spark public interaction.

Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas hand has four fingers and 13 degrees of freedom, combining tool-use dexterity with a design built for simulation and manufacturing.

SUTD’s ALBATROSS robot uses the same wings to slow its fall and sail across water, demonstrating aerial deployment and autonomous navigation in reservoir trials.

Anthropic’s new study finds a wide gap between robot capabilities and affordable deployment, with cost scenarios pointing to decades before broad physical automation.

Eni and Generative Bionics will assess GENE.01 humanoids for industrial applications, linking robotics development with materials expertise and computing capacity.

Figure retires most of its F.02 fleet in a Finnish foundry, with Arnold Schwarzenegger joining the film as newer humanoids take over.

NEURA HealthTech launches with autonomous empty-bed transport, a monthly service model and plans to expand physical AI into hospital logistics and assistance.

Flourish Robots has emerged from stealth with Flourish 1, a $3,555 home robot that learns household tasks in 30 minutes through mobile app demonstration, handling chores including picking up items, loading the dishwasher, wiping tables, and watering plants, with the first 50 pre-orders opening September 29 for December delivery.

Boston Dynamics has launched the Robotics Metaplant Application Center inside Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America near Savannah, Georgia, as the dedicated training hub for Atlas factory deployment, with Hyundai planning 25,000 units across its global plants and a 30,000-unit annual production facility under construction.