Humanoid robots are quietly entering the factory floor — and nobody is ready
With Tesla, Figure, and Agility all shipping commercial units in 2026, manufacturers are scrambling to retrain workers, redesign floors, and rethink safety protocols for a technology that arrived faster than expected.
Humanoid robots are quietly entering the factory floor — and nobody is ready
With Tesla, Figure, and Agility all shipping commercial units in 2026, manufacturers are scrambling to retrain workers, redesign floors, and rethink safety protocols for a technology that arrived faster than expected.
Amazon deploys its 750,000th robot — a look inside the Shreveport fulfillment center
The milestone deployment at a new Louisiana facility showcases Amazon's latest generation of autonomous mobile robots operating alongside a significantly reduced human workforce.
How foundation models are replacing thousands of hand-coded robot behaviors
Physical Intelligence's π0 model is powering 11 commercial deployments. We examine why learned policies are outperforming traditional robot programming — and what it means for the industry.
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The Korean government's largest-ever robotics investment targets service robots for healthcare and elder care as the country faces one of the world's most acute demographic challenges.
Figure AI closes $675M Series B at $3.2B valuation — here's what the money buys
The round, led by BlackRock and Microsoft, funds a 40,000 sq ft manufacturing expansion and a new software team focused on whole-body control models.
How foundation models are replacing thousands of hand-coded robot behaviors
Physical Intelligence's π0 model is powering 11 commercial deployments. We examine why learned policies are outperforming traditional robot programming — and what it means for the industry.
Amazon deploys its 750,000th robot — a look inside the Shreveport fulfillment center
The milestone deployment at a new Louisiana facility showcases Amazon's latest generation of autonomous mobile robots operating alongside a significantly reduced human workforce.
MIT's liquid-cooled actuator could double the runtime of walking robots
A new thermal management approach from MIT's Biomimetic Robotics Lab addresses one of the most persistent limitations of legged locomotion systems.
The quiet consolidation: 14 robotics M&A deals closed in April 2026
A roundup of last month's acquisitions reveals a clear pattern: large industrial automation players systematically acquiring AI and software capabilities they cannot build fast enough internally.