robotics

China's humanoid robot boom is entering a harder phase. After years of headline-grabbing demonstrations and heavy private funding, companies are being pressed to prove something less theatrical but more consequential: that robots can perform reliable work, generate recurring revenue, and justify their valuations.

We previously discussed how automation removes environmental uncertainty, while autonomy requires systems to operate in complex settings. The biggest difference is that autonomous robots must enter unstructured environments and get work done, knowing where they are, what surrounds them, and how to move safely and efficiently while carrying out tasks.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 12 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-70027-1 Hospital AI and robotics adoption and access inequality in the United States

Anthropic says a freelance Russian team used Claude Code to build kamikaze drone swarm software that picks targets, including people, with no human veto.

Maven Robotics exits stealth with $100M Series A. 8 wheeled dual-arm robots already running 16-hour shifts at a Fortune 250 customer.

Ultrasound sensing can provide tactile perception for robotic hands while avoiding wear and tear, says UltraSense. The post Ultrasound offers a scalable path to tactile intelligence for physical AI appeared first on The Robot Report .

Insider Brief Vecna Robotics has raised $31 million to expand its autonomous mobile robot business and develop new warehouse automation capabilities for moving cases and pallets. The round was led by Unless, with participation from existing investors Drive Capital, Tiger Global, Highland Capital Partners and Tectonic Ventures, according to the Massachusetts-based company. Vecna said it […]

Insider Brief Husqvarna Group has received conditional approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for four foreign-manufactured robotic lawn mower platforms planned for the U.S. market. The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the approval Sept. 9 for the Husqvarna Automower 305V iQ, 310V iQ, 420V iQ and 440V iQ, according to the […]

The round for the two-year-old startup is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A.

Tokyo-based startup MW is offering homes with built-in robotic housekeeping arms, a counter to a global embrace of humanoids. MW aims to sell its first robot-equipped home in Tokyo by 2028 and build as many as 10,000 units a year by 2035, the equivalent of 5% of new homes now being built in Japan, according […]

US AgTech companies Sabanto and Verdant Robotics have combined autonomous tractor technology with artificial… The post Sabanto And Verdant Robotics Combine AI And Autonomous Tractors For Precision Spraying appeared first on Agritech Digest .

CEO Salar al Khafaji introduces podcast listeners to how Monumental is using robotics to build walls. The post One brick at a time: How Monumental uses robotics to build walls appeared first on The Robot Report .

ASI CEO Mel Torrie will explore why the intersection of autonomous vehicles and robotics will further revolutionize field deployments. The post Learn how AVs and robotics are laying the groundwork for field deployments at RoboBusiness appeared first on The Robot Report .

This article introduces methods for rapidly prototyping and testing complex interfaces, such as filters, dashboards, and conversational AI, with AI.

This article is a user guide explaining how AI agents can fight other agents in an arena called Clawfight.

Skill Recorder is a desktop application that captures your on-screen work sessions, including clicks and app switches. It leverages the GitHub Copilot CLI to analyze these recordings, reconstructing them into an intent and ordered steps. This process allows users to generate reusable AI agent skills or automations for platforms like Microsoft Scout, Copilot Cowork, or Copilot Studio.

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Humanoids Summit Seoul : 22–23 September 2026, SEOUL IROS 2026 : 27 September–1 October 2026, PITTSBURGH CoRL 2026 : 9–12 November 2026, AUSTIN Enjoy toda…

The UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) is partnering with Unibots CIC to help make learning practical robotics more accessible and social for students. Unibots CIC is a non-profit organisation that […] The post UKESF, Unibots partner for robotics and engineering appeared first on Electronics Weekly .

Most browser automation examples start with selectors. Find the button, identify the input, write the script, and hope the page does not change before the next run. That approach works, but it becomes awkward when a site requires real browser interaction. Some information only appears after a click. Some pages run browser checks. And if the agent is running on a remote server, even launching and …

Insider Brief Overland AI has received a $20 million U.S. Army contract to develop autonomous ground systems for breaching battlefield obstacles. According to Overland AI, the company was selected by the Army’s Capability Program Executive Mission Autonomy for the Engineer Autonomous Breaching Capability initiative, or EABC. The program is intended to deliver an operational system […]