automation

JAL and GMO AI & Robotics deploy Unitree G1 humanoids at Haneda for baggage loading and cabin cleaning, running through 2028.

A new national coalition of robotics and AI companies launched at the SCSP AI+ Expo, organized at the request of the White House and Congress to address the US manufacturing competitiveness gap.

Samsung, Hyundai, LG, and SK jointly invested in Config's $27M seed round to build neutral training-data infrastructure for robotic foundation models.

Unitree unveils the GD01, a large manned mecha that transforms between bipedal and quadrupedal modes, carries pilots in a torso cockpit, and is priced around $650,000.

Notion's new Developer Platform adds a hosted code runtime, a CLI for developers and coding agents, and an API to plug external agents into the workspace.

STMicroelectronics is pairing a new Nvidia physical-AI partnership with plans to deploy more than 100 humanoid robots across its manufacturing footprint and retrain workers for higher-value roles.

An autonomous AI platform developed at Cornell University analyzes electron microscopy images in two to five minutes, performing crystal structure identification, property prediction, and literature cross-referencing in a single workflow.

Terabase Energy's next-generation automated solar construction platform completes field testing and enters commercial deployment, targeting 10 GW annual capacity by 2027.

Amazon has eliminated approximately 30,000 corporate positions since October 2025 through two rounds of layoffs, with March cuts reaching its robotics division and unconfirmed reports suggesting a third wave of 14,000 additional reductions in Q2 2026.

Fanuc is integrating Nvidia's simulation and inference platforms across its industrial robot portfolio while committing $90 million to a new 840,000-square-foot Michigan facility, positioning the world's largest robot maker to meet surging North American demand for AI-driven factory automation.

Carbon Robotics tops $100M in revenue, Solinftec deploys 100-plus autonomous sprayers across U.S. farms, and Ecorobotix sells its 1,000th precision unit as agricultural robots enter commercial scale.

Renault Group will deploy 350 Calvin-40 humanoid robots built by French startup Wandercraft across its manufacturing facilities within 18 months, beginning at its Douai EV plant where the headless bipedal machines are already hauling tires and panels on the production line.