Gartner: Half of New Warehouses in Developed Markets Will Be Human-Optional by 2030
Gartner predicts that 50% of new warehouses built in developed markets by 2030 will be designed as robot-centric facilities where human labor is required only for…
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Foundation Future Industries Wins $24 Million Pentagon Contract for Phantom Humanoid Robot
Foundation Future Industries has secured a $24 million Pentagon contract to test its Phantom humanoid robot for military breach and combat support applications, as the U.S.…
Penn Engineers Build Millimeter-Scale Jumping Robots from Knotted Fibers That Plant Seeds
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have published a study in Science describing tiny robots made from knotted fibers that can jump nearly two meters, control…
Texas Instruments Posts 19% Revenue Growth as AI and Industrial Demand Drives Record Quarter
Texas Instruments reported first-quarter revenue of $4.83 billion, up 19% year-over-year, driven by 90% growth in its data center segment and 30% growth in industrial, sending…
Tesla Raises 2026 Capital Spending Target to Over $25 Billion as AI and Robotics Investment Accelerates
Tesla has raised its 2026 capital expenditure target to over $25 billion, up from a January forecast of more than $20 billion, as CEO Elon Musk…
Pudu Robotics Raises Nearly USD 150 Million, Valuation Exceeds USD 1.5 Billion
Pudu Robotics has closed a funding round of nearly USD 150 million, pushing its valuation past USD 1.5 billion and bringing cumulative funding to over USD…
Xpeng Targets Flying Car Mass Production in 2027 and Humanoid Robot Launch by Q4 2026
Xpeng president Brian Gu told Reuters the Chinese EV maker will begin mass production of its flying car in 2027 and plans to bring humanoid robots…
Accenture, SAP, and Vodafone Pilot Humanoid Robots for Warehouse Inspection in Duisburg
Accenture, SAP, and Vodafone Procure & Connect have completed a humanoid robotics pilot at a warehouse in Duisburg, Germany, where robots autonomously conducted visual inspections and…
Sony’s Ace Robot Defeats Elite Table Tennis Players in Study Published in Nature
Sony's Ace robotic arm has become the first autonomous system demonstrated to be competitive with elite human table tennis players, according to a study published in…
German Factories Look to Physical AI and Humanoid Robots to Close the Automation Gap
At Hannover Messe 2026, German manufacturers and startups showcased AI-powered robots for industrial applications, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz backing wider AI adoption as Germany seeks to…
A&K Robotics Raises CAD $8 Million to Scale Autonomous Passenger Mobility in Airports
A&K Robotics has closed a CAD $8 million Series A round led by BDC's Industrial Innovation Venture Fund and Vantage Futures, funding the expansion of its…
Zoomlion Debuts Robot Ops Platform at Hannover Messe 2026, Targeting Industrial AI Deployment
Zoomlion has made the global debut of Robot Ops, an embodied intelligence operating system designed to standardize and accelerate robot deployment across industrial, construction, and logistics…