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SKF Forms Robotics JV With Leaderdrive in China
The new venture will develop and produce high-precision transmission components for the moveable joints in humanoid robots. 'Through this investment, SKF takes an important step in the robotics industry, with a particular focus on the application…
Boston Dynamics' New Atlas Humanoid Robot: 'Order Of Magnitude' Simpler
Boston Dynamics's new Atlas robot is kicking soccer balls like a World Cup athlete. But it's also much simpler — and cheaper — to make than before. Boston Dynamics' new Atlas humanoid robot has been wowing the world for months now…
A $7,999 home robot joins the race to automate household chores
The robot butler is starting to look less like science fiction. Y Combinator-backed Weave Robotics unveiled its home robot, Isaac 1, on Wednesday. It comes in five pastel colors and is available for preorder at $7,999 upfront or a $449 monthly…
Robotic elephants draw crowds and controversy in some of India's Hindu temples
The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water. But that's about all they have in common with their real-life counterparts revered across India as…
Industrial robotics becomes physical AI's proving ground
Physical artificial intelligence is becoming an industrial robotics problem. The market is shifting from software-only automation toward machines that must sense, decide and act in physical settings. That raises the bar for safety, economics and…
Apptronik turns robot simulations into reality
Humanoid-maker Apptronik has opened Robot Park, a factory in Austin, Texas, where its robots will practice real-world tasks across a warehouse the size of two football fields. One of the biggest hurdles for robot companies is a lack of real-world…
Kraken Robotics Boosts Outlook After Closing Covelya Deal, Revamps Leadership Structure
With the deal now complete, the Canadian maker of subsea-intelligence and underwater robotics systems said Thursday it expects 2026 revenue of C$290 million to C$320 million, equivalent to $204 million to $225.1 million. That is up from previous…
Tesla's EV Sales Still Matter, Despite the AI and Robots Noise
Now that Ford Motor Co. is an artificial intelligence-enabler, its vehicle sales figures are irrelevant. I'm joking, obviously. With Tesla Inc., I'm only half-joking. Tesla's quarterly vehicle sales numbers, the latest of which dropped Thursday…
South Korean shops turn to robots, self-service to escape labour woes
Unstaffed coffee shops, ramen eateries and flower outlets are spreading across South Korea as owners turn to robots and self-service to overcome rising labour costs in a business model that relies on the widespread honesty of users. SCROLL TO…
Humanoid Robots Are Fashion's Future Clients. Hansae Is Getting Ready to Dress Them.
Hansae has built its reputation on getting there first. The South Korea-based manufacturer—one of the world's largest apparel producers that makes garments for global brands including Gap, Carhartt, Target and Walmart—was an early…
Will the next Messi be a robot?
While the world's eyes are on Lionel Messi at the FIFA World Cup, another soccer tournament unfolds in Incheon — with robot players. RoboCup 2026 kicked off Thursday in Incheon's Songdo Convensia, showcasing a wide range of artificial…
Harvard Students Built a Lamp That Taught a Robot to Make Art
There are moments in design when your first thought isn't “how does it work” but “how does it feel.” Hikarigami is one of those objects. Created by four Harvard Graduate School of Design students, Luke Fiorante, Joseph…
ECOVACS WINBOT W2 PRO Is the Window Robot for People with Too Much Glass
Robot vacuums made sense because floors get dirty every day. A window cleaning robot is harder to justify until you have tall panes, balcony glass, sunroom walls, or awkward exterior windows that turn cleaning into a ladder job. The ECOVACS WINBOT…
Japan Takes Next Step In $2.3 Trillion Plan With Domestic AI Model And 10M Robots
The Japanese government has unveiled plans to create a domestically developed artificial intelligence model and put roughly 10 million AI-equipped robots into operation across 18 sectors by 2040 - building on a 14-year growth strategy announced…
Top Robotics Companies Transforming The Industry In 2026
VanEck is a global asset management firm offering ETFs, mutual funds, private funds, model portfolios, institutional strategies, separately managed accounts, as well as UCITS funds. Since our founding in 1955, putting our clients' interests first…
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