Industrial Robots
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Northwestern Engineers Build AI-Evolved Modular Robots That Survive Being Chopped in Half and Keep Running
Legged metamachines evolved by AI traverse rugged terrain, self-right when flipped, and continue operating after losing limbs, in research published in PNAS.
Google DeepMind Partners With Agile Robots as Gemini Robotics Foundation Models Expand to a Third Hardware Maker
Agile Robots will integrate Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics vision-language-action models into its industrial platform, joining Boston Dynamics and Apptronik in a growing ecosystem play.
Fanuc Bets on Physical AI and US Manufacturing With Nvidia Partnership and $90 Million Michigan Expansion
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.
Robot Dogs Win the Data Center Security Contract as AI Infrastructure Boom Drives Demand for Autonomous Patrols
Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics report surging demand for quadruped robots at data centers, where Spot and Vision 60 units now patrol perimeters, detect thermal anomalies, and slash security costs as the US races to build more than 800 new facilities.
Mind Robotics Raises $500 Million Series A as Rivian Spinout Bets on Task-Specific Factory Robots Over Humanoids
Rivian spinout Mind Robotics raises $500M Series A led by Accel and a16z at $2B valuation, challenging humanoid robot trend with AI-powered industrial automation.
Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Emerges From Eight Years of Stealth to Launch Atoms, a Robotics Company Betting Against Humanoids
Kalanick rebrands City Storage Systems as Atoms, absorbing CloudKitchens and acquiring autonomous-driving startup Pronto to build purpose-built industrial robots.
London Surgeon Performs UK's First Remote Robotic Surgery on a Cancer Patient 2,400 Kilometers Away in Gibraltar
Professor Prokar Dasgupta operated a robotic system from The London Clinic to remove a prostate in Gibraltar with only 60 milliseconds of latency, marking the UK's first telesurgery and Europe's longest-distance remote operation.
Caterpillar Demonstrates First Autonomous Construction Compactor at CONEXPO as It Pivots a Century-Old Equipment Empire Toward AI
Caterpillar debuts a driverless CS12 soil compactor and a conversational AI assistant at CONEXPO 2026, extending mining autonomy to construction sites.
Bedrock Robotics Raises $270M at $1.75B Valuation to Bring Autonomous Excavators to Construction Sites
Ex-Waymo engineers secure major Series B to deploy operator-less construction equipment amid an industry labor crisis.