Robotics Industry News

The hopes and risks of bringing humanoid robots into our homes

U.S. Industrial Robot Installations Rose 12% in 2025; China's Rose 20%

China accounted for 59% of global industrial robot installations in 2025, while U.S. deployments rose 12%, as Path Robotics Chief Revenue Officer Heather Carroll told Fox Business automation could address workforce shortages. Data from the…

Army Showcases Drones, Robots, Unmanned Systems in 'Future Warfare' Drill

Anchor: The Army showcased drones, robots and unmanned systems this week in a drill that offered a glimpse of what battlefields could look like in the future. The demonstration follows President Lee Jae Myung's pledge to build what he called a…

An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn't hit its ChatGPT moment, yet

Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA's robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety…

Techable VC Founder Says Robotics Still Needs Core Components

Robotics remains in what Techable VC founder and managing partner Amulya Vishwanath calls a “Lego era,” as developers continue work on key hardware, software and safety elements, TechCrunch reported Oct. 16. Before founding Techable…

Can a $9 Million Robot Save Our Aging Sewers?

This is an edition of The Future of Everything newsletter, a look at how innovation and technology are transforming the way we live, work and play. If you're not subscribed, sign up here. A tiny robot is going after a big problem. Copyright…

Exclusive: Musk tells Isaacson 'AI and robots' will need to fix deficit

Elon Musk tells biographer Walter Isaacson in a new podcast interview that the fizzled DOGE experiment, which the SpaceX and Tesla CEO once headed, proved there's 'no way we were gonna solve the deficit from within the government.' 'The only way…

SoftBank May Pay $18 Billion for Allied Universal with Eye on AI Robotics

FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Softbank Group's logo at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, September 1, 2026. REUTERS/Manami Yamada/File Photo/File Photo SoftBank Group is considering an acquisition of Allied Universal in a deal that could value the US…

SoftBank Eyes $18 Billion Allied Universal Acquisition to Expand AI Robotics

Japan's SoftBank Group is reportedly exploring an $18 billion acquisition of Allied Universal, a major U.S. security services provider, as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son accelerates investments in artificial intelligence, robotics, and…

Team develops embodied robotic arm 'EmArm' with human-like touch sensing

A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed an Embodied Sensorimotor Robotic Arm (EmArm) capable of whole-arm tactile sensing and adaptive manipulation. By embedding a soft optical tactile skin…

Rareview and Tuttle List Humanoid Robotics ETF HOID on Cboe

Cboe listed Tuttle - Rareview Humanoid Robotics ETF (HOID) on Oct. 16, giving investors exchange-listed exposure to firms developing humanoid robots and the technologies that support them. Rareview Capital LLC and Tuttle Capital Management…

Tesla Q3 Preview: The Trillion-Dollar Robot Dream Hits A 2nm Silicon Bottleneck (TSLA)

Tesla, Inc. is fundamentally valued on the long-term promise of commercial humanoid robots, not current automotive or energy businesses. I downgrade TSLA from Buy to Hold short-term, as near-term catalysts are constrained by hardware limits, not EV…

Chicago Delivery Robot Lawsuits Target Coco, Serve Robotics

Two newly filed lawsuits in Cook County claim that sidewalk delivery robots operated by Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics have been scanning the faces, hands, and bodies of customers and passersby without their consent. The complaints allege the…

AI lab offers free plumbing and HVAC repairs across three cities to train AI robots - wearable sensors record video of repair work for robotics training, free services also include electrical work, air duct cleaning, and carpet cleaning

An AI lab that specializes in gathering real-world data wants to partner with homeowners to record how skilled laborers do their jobs to train AI robots. HUMXN said it will subsidize plumbing, electrical, HVAC, air-duct cleaning, and carpet…

Elon Musk just gave us a great reminder that flying cars, not killer robots are the bright future ahead

This fall, Hollywood's favorite villains are tech CEOs trying to build the future. Out now, “The Social Reckoning,” portrays Mark Zuckerberg as a man destabilizing the world; Alex Gibney's nearly four-hour documentary…