XPENG puts IRON into production, Samsung partners with Mistral AI, and more

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Vention opens a Montreal Physical AI lab focused on robotic manipulation for manufacturing, while Jaipur Robotics raises €4.3 million to develop computer vision systems and expand in India. DFI also introduces the ARH171 and ARH173 Mini ITX platforms, which support Intel Core Ultra processors for robotics and industrial automation.

Automation Anywhere makes its agentic Procure to Pay software generally available for finance workflows, and Nauticus Robotics releases ToolKITT autonomy software for existing remotely operated vehicle fleets. Separately, a Clearco survey of 208 US ecommerce finance and operations leaders finds that 93% changed their inventory strategy over the past year, with many reporting AI use in finance, operations and forecasting.

Vention opens Montreal Physical AI lab for industrial robotics

Vention opens a Montreal lab focused on AI systems for robotic manipulation in manufacturing, led by Dr. Jimmy Li and advised by Cohere Chief AI Officer Dr. Joelle Pineau. The lab will develop tools including GRIIP, which supports processes from scene digitalization to robotic motion planning. Read more

FANUC America to showcase Physical AI at IMTS 2026

FANUC America will demonstrate Physical AI, robotics, CNC systems and autonomous manufacturing technologies at IMTS 2026 in Chicago. Exhibits will include AI agents for robot control, natural language programming, digital twins and autonomous machining recovery. Read more

Samsung Electronics partners with Mistral AI on semiconductor AI

Samsung Electronics and Mistral AI will develop AI systems for chip design, defect detection, equipment optimisation and manufacturing. Samsung Electronics will also lead Mistral AI's Series D funding round and take a strategic equity stake. Read more

Avathon and IIT Roorkee plan Physical AI Lab

Avathon and IIT Roorkee plan a Physical AI Lab focused on industrial autonomy, including supply planning, logistics, machine learning and multi agent systems. The collaboration will also support doctoral fellowships, internships and work with Avathon's AI Center of Excellence in Bangalore. Read more

XPENG commissions humanoid robot facility as IRON enters production

XPENG says production lines for its IRON humanoid robot are operating, and the first units can walk autonomously off the line. The company targets mass production by the end of 2026, followed by deployments in its stores and campuses. Read more

Ezurio launches Carbon AM67 edge AI module with 4 TOPS

Ezurio introduces the Carbon AM67, an edge AI system on module using Texas Instruments AM67x processors and providing up to 4 TOPS of AI performance. Samples are available now, while production modules and development kits will be available in October. Read more

Havoc and Rune Technologies complete autonomous logistics integration

Havoc integrated its autonomous aircraft with Rune Technologies' TyrOS logistics platform for military resupply missions in contested and disconnected environments. The companies tested the system on August 16, 2026, at Fort Hood, Texas, during the xTech Overwatch Pegasus Charge III exercise. Read more

DeepCtrls raises Series B+ led by CATL

DeepCtrls completed a Series B+ financing round led by CATL, with participation from Aramco Ventures, Taiping Innovation Investment, GF Xinde Investment Management and Fosun Capital. The company develops physical AI systems for energy management and is expanding into liquid cooling and computing energy coordination. Read more

Swiss Jaipur Robotics raises €4.3 million for India expansion

Jaipur Robotics raised €4.3 million in a seed round co-led by EquityPitcher Ventures and High-Tech Gründerfonds. The Swiss AI company will fund product development, hiring, international sales and expansion in India for its computer vision systems used in waste-to-energy plants. Read more

Atira raises $17.5 million for industrial sales AI platform

Atira raises $17.5 million across seed and pre seed funding for an AI platform that automates industrial sales engineering. The platform processes quotation requests, prepares technical documents and pricing, and routes unanswered questions to human experts. Read more

GOFO to launch automated sorting center at Lyon hub

GOFO will open an approximately 870 square meter automated sorting center at its Lyon hub in France in late November 2026. The AI powered system will process up to 6,500 parcels an hour and automate 80% of operations for the company’s French delivery network. Read more

Inceptio Technology surpasses 1 billion autonomous trucking kilometers

Inceptio Technology reports that its autonomous driving systems have logged more than 1 billion commercial kilometers in China. The company says the data supports its Freight Physical AI platform as it expands testing and pilot operations across several regions. Read more

DFI introduces robotics platform for two Intel CPU generations

DFI introduces the ARH171 and ARH173 Mini ITX platforms for robotics and industrial automation in space constrained deployments. The systems support Intel Core Ultra processors across the Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake generations, with the ARH173 adding 24 hour operation support, flexible networking and modular expansion. Read more

Automation Anywhere launches agentic Procure to Pay solution

Automation Anywhere releases an AI powered Procure to Pay solution for its Autonomous Finance suite. It connects procurement, ERP, finance and supplier systems to automate workflows from vendor onboarding through payment tracking. Read more

Nauticus Robotics Releases ToolKITT for Existing ROV Fleets

Nauticus Robotics releases its vehicle agnostic ToolKITT autonomy software for existing remotely operated vehicle fleets. The subscription product includes Pilot Assist to support navigation and stability while operators retain control. Read more

Clearco finds 93% of ecommerce leaders changed inventory strategy

Clearco surveyed 208 US finance and operations leaders at B2C ecommerce companies, finding that 93% changed their inventory strategy in the past year. Nearly 80% report using AI in finance or operations, with 34% calling it central to forecasting, capital planning and inventory management. Read more

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