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Figure AI has demonstrated its Figure 03 robot climbing a ladder autonomously using its upgraded Helix AI system, which now integrates onboard stereo camera input with whole-body motion control trained end-to-end through reinforcement learning in randomized simulated terrain.
Robot.com has been named the official robotics partner of LEAP East in Hong Kong, where it will deploy its R-kiwi autonomous robots for brand activations using its R-ads platform, extending a fleet that has now completed 2.5 million tasks across 20 countries.
Naver Labs Europe has unveiled DIVINE, a universal encoder that consolidates multiple specialized AI encoders into a single model, reducing robot memory consumption by approximately 90% and increasing encoding throughput by up to 12 times for compact autonomous robotic platforms.
Swiss deep-tech company Verity has won the 2026 IERA Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation for its fully autonomous indoor drone system, deployed across approximately 200 warehouses…
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…
Amazon has unveiled a next-generation Proteus autonomous robot controllable by conversational text prompts, committing more than €10 billion to expand European fulfillment center robotics and adding 25,000 jobs, with Proteus…
South Korean builder GS E&C has signed a partnership with Daedong Robotics to develop and field-test AI-powered autonomous robots for construction sites. The collaboration will initially focus on materials transportation…
Robot.com has launched R-ads, a platform that converts its 500-plus autonomous robot fleet into a mobile out-of-home advertising network with digital screens, QR engagement, and AI-powered audience analytics, already active…
AtkinsRéalis and the University of Oxford's Oxford Robotics Institute have formed a partnership to commercialize autonomous inspection and manipulation robots for nuclear decommissioning and energy sector applications, building on deployments…
A humanoid robot developed by Honor completed Beijing's half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, finishing ahead of all 12,000 human competitors and below the standing human world record for…
Sharpa has unveiled a humanoid robot capable of peeling an apple autonomously, highlighting advances in dexterous manipulation powered by multimodal AI systems.
Startup Icarus Robotics is preparing to test autonomous free-flying robots aboard the ISS, aiming to automate routine tasks in space operations.
MegazoneCloud and Japan’s AVITA are partnering to integrate AI avatars with autonomous robots, aiming to bring conversational physical AI systems into real-world industries.
Researchers have developed a system that allows robots to perform learned tasks faster than human demonstrations, addressing a key limitation in imitation learning.
More than 300 humanoid robots from universities and companies across China will compete in Beijing’s upcoming android half marathon, highlighting rapid advances in robot locomotion and autonomy.