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Business & Markets covers the commercial, financial, and strategic forces shaping the robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation industries. This topic focuses on earnings reports, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, market performance, and corporate strategy across the global robotics ecosystem. Coverage examines how companies scale production, enter new markets, manage supply chains, and compete in rapidly evolving sectors. It also tracks broader market trends, investor sentiment, and the economic factors influencing adoption of intelligent systems. By connecting technology developments with business outcomes, Business & Markets provides insight into how robotics and AI move from innovation to sustainable commercial impact. This category is essential for understanding where capital is flowing, which players are gaining ground, and how markets are responding to technological change.
JD.com Founder Says Robots Will Eventually Replace All 700,000 Couriers, Launches Nirvana Retraining Program
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JD.com Founder Says Robots Will Eventually Replace All 700,000 Couriers, Launches Nirvana Retraining Program

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JD.com founder Richard Liu said at the APEC China CEO Forum that robots will replace the company’s 700,000 delivery workers “sooner or later”, pairing the prediction with a retraining program called Nirvana that aims to move couriers into robot maintenance and AI training roles before automation arrives.

U.S. Industrial Robot Installations Rose 11% in 2025 to 38,000 Units, Driven by Food Sector Surge
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U.S. Industrial Robot Installations Rose 11% in 2025 to 38,000 Units, Driven by Food Sector Surge

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U.S. industrial robot installations grew 11% year-on-year to 38,000 units in 2025, according to the International Federation of Robotics, with food industry adoption surging 30% as the country climbs to eighth globally in robot density – still roughly ten times behind China’s annual installation pace.

NVIDIA Launches Halos for Robotics, the First Full-Stack Safety System for Physical AI, with Agility’s Digit as First Adopter
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NVIDIA Launches Halos for Robotics, the First Full-Stack Safety System for Physical AI, with Agility’s Digit as First Adopter

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NVIDIA has announced Halos for Robotics, the industry’s first full-stack safety architecture for physical AI systems, drawing on 18,600 engineering years of autonomous vehicle safety development, with Agility Robotics integrating it into Digit as the first commercial humanoid deployment.

CYBERDYNE and Pegasus Tech Ventures Launch $60 Million Fund to Invest in Physical AI and Robotics Startups
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CYBERDYNE and Pegasus Tech Ventures Launch $60 Million Fund to Invest in Physical AI and Robotics Startups

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CYBERDYNE and Pegasus Tech Ventures have launched a JPY 10 billion ($60 million) corporate venture capital fund to invest in startups developing robotics, physical AI, healthcare, and intelligent systems, with CYBERDYNE as the sole limited partner and Pegasus managing the fund as general partner.

D-Link Enters Robotics with AI Therapeutic Robot Subsidiary, Targeting 100,000-Unit Shipments in 2027
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D-Link Enters Robotics with AI Therapeutic Robot Subsidiary, Targeting 100,000-Unit Shipments in 2027

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D-Link has publicly confirmed its entry into robotics for the first time, establishing a dedicated subsidiary focused on AI therapeutic robots with software and platform services rather than hardware, targeting initial shipments exceeding 100,000 units in Q2 2027.

Neura Robotics Raises Up to $1.4 Billion Series C Led by Tether, Plans Crypto Wallet Integration in Robots
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Neura Robotics Raises Up to $1.4 Billion Series C Led by Tether, Plans Crypto Wallet Integration in Robots

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Neura Robotics has closed a Series C round of up to $1.4 billion led by Tether, the stablecoin issuer behind USDT, with Tether also planning to integrate its Wallet Development Kit directly into Neura’s robotic systems as the companies argue autonomous robots need financial tools.

Ambani-Backed Addverb Seeks $100 Million to Build India’s Leading Robotics Company
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Ambani-Backed Addverb Seeks $100 Million to Build India’s Leading Robotics Company

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Addverb Technologies, backed by Reliance Industries and currently ranked outside the global top 30 in robotics by revenue, is raising more than $100 million to develop humanoid and quadruped robots, build AI training systems, and expand internationally as it targets a top-10 global ranking within five years.

Standard Bots Raises $200 Million Series C at $1 Billion Valuation to Scale AI-Native Industrial Robots in the U.S.
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Standard Bots Raises $200 Million Series C at $1 Billion Valuation to Scale AI-Native Industrial Robots in the U.S.

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Standard Bots has raised $200 million in a Series C co-led by General Catalyst and RoboStrategy at a $1 billion valuation, funding expansion of its Glen Cove, New York factory and a target of delivering 10% of all new U.S. industrial robot deployments within the year.

BYD Confirms In-House Humanoid Robot Program, Plans Factory Deployment Before Consumer Sale Through Dealer Network
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BYD Confirms In-House Humanoid Robot Program, Plans Factory Deployment Before Consumer Sale Through Dealer Network

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BYD Executive Vice President Stella Li has confirmed the company is developing humanoid robots in-house, with its own EV and battery factories as the first deployment target before a planned consumer rollout through BYD’s existing auto dealer network.

GS E&C and Daedong Robotics Partner to Deploy AI Autonomous Robots at Construction Sites
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GS E&C and Daedong Robotics Partner to Deploy AI Autonomous Robots at Construction Sites

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South Korean builder GS E&C has signed an MOU with Daedong Robotics to deploy autonomous mobile robots at construction sites, beginning with pilot projects for material transportation and labor-intensive tasks before jointly developing construction-specific robot models.

Jensen Huang Says Humanoid Robots Are “Very Very Close” to Industrial Reality as Nvidia and Hyundai Deepen Alliance
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Jensen Huang Says Humanoid Robots Are “Very Very Close” to Industrial Reality as Nvidia and Hyundai Deepen Alliance

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared humanoid robots “very very close” to industrial deployment as he and Hyundai Executive Chair Chung Euisun detailed plans to expand their physical AI and robotics partnership, with Huang also committing to join Hyundai’s $5.9 billion South Korean AI Valley initiative.