Robotics Industry News

Surgery robot 'game-changing' for cancer patients in Sheffield

Cancer patients are due to benefit from a new surgical robot in Sheffield after a funding boost. Sheffield Hospitals Charity has funded Northern General Hospital's da Vinci Xi surgical system with a £1.45m donation - said to be its largest…

AI Robotics Startup Rhoda Valued at $1.7 Billion in New Funding

A new AI startup is betting that it has found a powerful data source to teach robots to do more valuable work: online videos. Rhoda AI has raised $450 million in funding to develop and deploy a new artificial intelligence model trained on millions…

Facing the Age of Robots? Material Innovation in Architectural Structures

By exploring the art of robotics in construction, advances in architectural technologies are increasingly shaping multiple aspects of human life. From robotic arms and drones to robots that move across large surfaces and even 3D printing robots…

Former Google AI researcher sets up AI robotics startup in Tokyo

A Silicon Valley-born AI startup is turning to Japan to prove AI can reshape one of the world's largest industrial robot supply chains. Integral AI Inc, a five-year-old company founded by former Google researchers Jad Tarifi and Nima Asgharbeygi…

LG CNS invests in US robotics firm to accelerate physical AI push

LG CNS has made a strategic investment in U.S. robotics company Dexmate to strengthen its hardware capabilities for industrial humanoid robots. The company announced on Tuesday that it became the first Korean firm to invest in the U.S. company…

This was about principle, not people'-OpenAI's robotics hardware lead resigns

Caitlin Kalinowski, an OpenAI employee who oversaw hardware within the robotics division, is leaving the company. Kalinowski's decision came shortly after OpenAI's deal with the Pentagon was announced in late February. In a post on social media…

These Self-Configuring Modular Robots May One Day Rule the World

Horizon: Zero Dawn and Horizon: Forbidden West: both really great games, no? In entirely unrelated news, we were fascinated to read a recent paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on what the authors are calling…

How Pokémon Go is helping robots deliver pizza on time

The company's latest product is a model that it says can pinpoint your location on a map to within a few centimeters, based on a handful of snapshots of the buildings or other landmarks in view. The firm wants to use it to help robots navigate with…

Humanoid robot offers a peek into a future without chores

Figure is gradually prepping its humanoid robot to competently take on household chores. While the California-based company has ambitions to deploy its robot in industrial settings like factories and warehouses, it also plans to create a robot…

Are Robot Lawn Mowers Really Any Good? We Put Several to the Test

Tired of pushing or driving around a lawn mower on a hot summer day? It might be time to let a robot handle your yard work. In just the last few years, the best robot mowers have improved significantly, and prices have fallen considerably. Sure…

Georgia Tech students build moon-like lab to test robots for future missions

From Redcoats To Robots: AI Is Challenging Our Republic's Future

This week, thousands of workers are receiving pink slips. They are not being let go due to inflation or outsourcing to foreign countries. To the contrary, they are being fired because booming sectors of the economy no longer need them. Indeed, it…

The US Army wants to see if it can get robots to rescue wounded troops like they're doing in Ukraine

In a fight against a formidable enemy, there's no guarantee medical evacuation crews will be able to reach wounded troops. Facing this possibility, the US Army is looking at using ground robots instead to get injured troops off the battlefield. The…

A new edition of 'Rise of the Robots' will be available on June 2, 2026

I'm pleased to announce that a new edition of my New York Times bestselling book, Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future will be published on June 2nd. The book has been extensively updated to cover the latest advances in…

Young Robotics Teams Showcase Creativity At VEX GO Judging Event In Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Md. — Inside the workshop space at The Hive on March 5, a group of young robotics students took turns presenting robots they designed, built and programmed themselves. Third- and fourth-grade participants in the growingSTEMS VEX…