Robotics

Sep 2, 2026

Hero Esports Plans Humanoid Robot Kickboxing Event in Riyadh

Hero Esports will debut its CyberHero robotic sports initiative with a humanoid robot kickboxing event in Riyadh on September 9.

Sep 2, 2026

Airbility Raises $4.7 Million for AI Counter Drone Aircraft

Airbility raised $4.7 million in Series A funding led by Sazze Partners, bringing its total funding to $7.6 million. The company plans to use the funding for counter drone eVTOL aircraft and production capacity.

Sep 2, 2026

X Square Robot Introduces TwinDEX Dexterous Manipulation System

X Square Robot introduced TwinDEX, a matched wearable collection device and robotic end effector for dexterous manipulation. The system uses synchronized sensing, data processing, and policy training to move from demonstrations collected without a robot to deployment.

Sep 2, 2026

Aitan Raises $41 Million for Robotic Defense Systems

Aitan has emerged from stealth with $41 million in new funding for robotic defense systems. The round was co led by Deep33 and Dell Technologies Capital, bringing total funding to $54 million.

Sep 2, 2026

Geek+ Reports 35.5% Rise in First Half Orders

Geek+ said new signed orders rose 35.5% from a year earlier to RMB2.385 billion in the first six months of 2026, while revenue increased 25.3% to RMB1.284 billion.

Sep 2, 2026

Medtronic to Invest About $700 Million in Cornerstone Robotics

Medtronic will invest about $700 million in Cornerstone Robotics and gain distribution rights for the Sentire surgical system in selected approved markets outside the United States.

Sep 2, 2026

Pudu Robotics Launches PUDU GT Robotic Mower Series

Pudu Robotics has launched the PUDU GT series, a three model line of commercial robotic mowers for landscape and turf care. The series includes the GT3, GT5, and GT7, with separate models for mixed grounds, large lawns, and golf or sports turf.

Sep 1, 2026

Norbert Health Raises $14 Million for Robotic Nursing Assistants

Norbert Health raised $14 million in Series A funding to expand its physical AI system for robotic nursing assistants across skilled nursing facilities.

Sep 1, 2026

Sunthetics Joins $19.5M NSF Autonomous Lab Initiative

Sunthetics has been selected as a co principal investigator on a $19.5 million U.S. National Science Foundation initiative to build AI powered autonomous laboratories.

Sep 1, 2026

HUMAIN and Applied Intuition Plan Autonomous Trucking Network in Saudi Arabia

HUMAIN and Applied Intuition will deploy thousands of autonomous trucks across Saudi logistics corridors by 2030, with plans to expand the technology into robotaxis, ports, mining, manufacturing, agriculture, and construction.

Sep 1, 2026

Mech-Mind Robotics Lists in Hong Kong

Mech-Mind Robotics listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on September 1, 2026, with shares priced at HK$101.7 and a market capitalization of HK$12.71 billion.

Sep 1, 2026

Autoware Foundation Partners With Renesas on AI Driving Software

Autoware Foundation said Renesas Electronics has joined its highest membership tier. The partnership brings Autoware's open source AI driving software to Renesas R-Car and RoX platforms for driver assistance and autonomous driving systems.

Sep 1, 2026

Enovis Makes Binding Offer to Acquire eCential Robotics

Enovis has entered a binding offer to acquire eCential Robotics, with the transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 pending regulatory approvals.

Aug 31, 2026

Didi Starts Fully Driverless R2 Robotaxi Trials in Beijing and Guangzhou

Didi Autonomous Driving has begun fully driverless service trials for its Robotaxi R2 in selected areas of Beijing and Guangzhou. The vehicle was developed with GAC Aion and is available through the DiDi App.

Aug 31, 2026

YFORE Shows UWB Radar Sensing for Vehicle Cabins, Access, and Parking

YFORE Technology showcased a UWB radar sensing portfolio for vehicle cabin safety, access, security, and parking assistance at its Suwanee, Georgia facility.

Aug 31, 2026

HIGEN RNM Unveils Humanoid Robot Actuator Platform

HIGEN RNM introduced its Human-Friendly Actuator Platform, a set of six standardized robotic joint actuators for humanoid robots and Physical AI systems.

Aug 31, 2026

Fleet Dynamics Launches Autonomous Aerial Systems for Pest Control and Lawn Care

Fleet Dynamics launched with a commercialization alliance with YNR to develop modular autonomous aerial systems for pest control, lawn care, and grounds management.

Aug 31, 2026

Caterpillar Expands AI Use From Mining Automation to Field Service

Caterpillar is applying lessons from autonomous mining systems to AI tools for field technicians, manufacturing software, and internal operations.

Aug 30, 2026

SoftBank in Talks for Majority Stake in 1X at $6 Billion Valuation

SoftBank is in talks to buy a majority stake in humanoid robot developer 1X Technologies at a valuation of about $6 billion.

Aug 29, 2026

Anthropic Tests Claude Hardware Standard for Robots and Lab Tools

Anthropic has released the Model Hardware Standard in research preview to help Claude work with robots, lab equipment, and manufacturing hardware.