Schaeffler Opens Factory Where Humanoids Build Parts for Humanoids
Schaeffler’s Taicang factory uses six humanoids across five stations to assemble robot joint modules while linking production, training and digital twins.
Industrial Robotics
Industrial robotics refers to the use of programmable robotic systems in manufacturing and production environments to automate repetitive, precise, or physically demanding tasks. These robots are commonly deployed for assembly, welding, painting, material handling, packaging, and quality inspection across industries such as automotive, electronics, food production, and heavy manufacturing. This topic explores the evolution of industrial robots from isolated, fixed systems to flexible, sensor-rich platforms integrated with AI, vision systems, and advanced control software. It also covers collaborative robots (cobots), system integration, safety standards, and the role of robotics in smart factories and Industry 4.0 initiatives. As manufacturers pursue higher efficiency, consistency, and resilience, industrial robotics remains a core pillar of global automation and modern production infrastructure.
Latest Industrial Robotics News
Germany and NVIDIA Put Physical AI and Robotics at Center of Industrial Push
Germany’s NVIDIA partnership targets physical AI and industrial robotics, alongside planned Agile Robots investment and Siemens factory applications tested in live production.
UBTECH and FAW-Volkswagen Expand Humanoid Robot Trials Into Logistics
UBTECH and FAW-Volkswagen will develop and test humanoid robots for factory logistics, building on Walker S Lite inspection work at the Qingdao plant.
MicroWatt Launches First UL-Certified Hazardous Location Inspection Robot in North America
MicroWatt Controls has launched the ExR-2.5, the first inspection robot certified under the new UL 6260 framework for potentially explosive industrial environments in North America, targeting...
Run Robotics Unveils Centaur Robot with Humanoid Upper Body and Wheeled-Legged Lower Body for Hazardous Industry
Shanghai-based Run Robotics has unveiled a centaur-configuration robot combining a humanoid upper body with a wheeled-legged lower body, capable of carrying 100-120 kg continuously and up...
Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson: Industrial Deployment First, Home Robots a Decade Away
In a rare public disclosure ahead of its SPAC merger, Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson described a $300 million pipeline of booked multi-year revenue covering roughly...
Sanctuary AI Achieves 99.5% Task Success Rate at Automotive Tier 1 Supplier, Pivots to Hardware-Agnostic Physical AI
Sanctuary AI has validated a 99.5% task success rate and 2.54-second cycle time on a wire-plugging task at a global Tier 1 automotive supplier's live production...
Autonomique Advances Physical AI Platform to Live Production at Tier-1 Automotive Supplier F&P Mfg.
Autonomique, a Physical AI software company spun out of SRI, has moved its robot autonomy platform from a paid pilot to live production deployment at F&P...
The Humanoid Form Factor Debate: Do Robots Need to Look Like Us?
As Genesis AI's Eno joins a growing list of robots that reject bipedal human appearance in favor of functional minimalism, the industry is quietly splitting into...
Boston Dynamics Reveals How Atlas Learned to Lift 100-Pound Industrial Loads Using Simulation Training
Boston Dynamics has published a technical blog explaining how Atlas learned to lift and carry objects exceeding 100 pounds using reinforcement learning trained across millions of...