Viam's six-month Launchpad program accelerates robotics startups by prioritizing physical deployment in real environments, supported by a hardware-agnostic software layer and a dedicated robotics lab.
BASF has inaugurated a $1 billion MDI production facility at its Geismar, Louisiana Verbund site, nearly doubling its annual capacity to 600,000 metric tons and solidifying its position as North America's largest MDI producer.
Six AGIBOT G2 humanoid robots performed over 1,700 customer service and operational tasks during a continuous trial in a Shanghai convenience store, demonstrating embodied AI's ability to handle real-world retail environments.
Intel and Altera are jointly developing modular, real-time sensor-bridge reference systems to help manufacturers simplify data integration for edge and physical AI applications in industries like robotics, healthcare, and aerospace.
BMW has signed new supply agreements with Samsung SDI for Europe and LG Energy Solution for the US to provide sixth-generation high-voltage batteries, reinforcing its 'local for local' manufacturing strategy.
Factory production process · Manufacturing of 45X-series components
A method of manufacturing by depositing... · Layer‑by‑layer fabrication (contrasted...
Manufacturing and final assembly · Very large (multiple hectares)
Transporting materials within a warehouse... · Ranges from light (sub-100 kg) to heavy...
John Deere is recalling more than 275 workers in Waterloo, Iowa, and hiring over 400 across Midwest plants, reversing some 2024 layoffs amid shifting demand and ahead of 2027 UAW contract negotiations.
Cleveland-Cliffs confirms full compliance with its 34 Investment Canada Act commitments for Stelco, as CEO Lourenco Goncalves vows to recall 175 laid-off Hamilton workers by Christmas if a domestic sales plan succeeds, amid U.S.-Canada trade tensions.
The Association for Advancing Automation has published the ISO 21423:2026 standard, establishing a universal communication framework for industrial mobile robots from different vendors to operate together on a factory floor.
Shareholders have approved Agility Robotics' merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI, providing $465 million for manufacturing scale-up ahead of a November 5 Nasdaq listing.
Tutor Intelligence secured $75 million in Series B funding to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of its flexible, AI-driven robots in U.S. production facilities, bringing its total capital raised to $117 million.
The U.S. manufacturing sector recorded its tenth straight month of expansion in October 2026, with the ISM PMI rising to 55.5%.
Manufacturing robotics orders in North America jumped sharply in the third quarter of 2026, with 10,989 units valued at $723.5 million.
Manufacturing platform Re:Build has raised $2.1 billion in new funding led by General Catalyst and JPMorganChase, bringing its total capital to over $4 billion to incubate industrial startups and scale production.
Agility Robotics will raise $465 million through a SPAC merger, funding the commercial scale-up of its Digit humanoid robot for manufacturing and logistics customers.
A Section 232 investigation has concluded that imported robotics and industrial machinery threaten U.S. national security, triggering a 180-day negotiation window. The move follows $7.1 trillion in 2024 manufactured goods shipments and aims to spur domestic production despite recent investments by major foreign manufacturers.
President Trump has directed a 180-day trade negotiation on robotics and industrial machinery imports, citing a Section 232 finding that foreign reliance threatens U.S. manufacturing and national security.
Warp Sciences emerged from stealth with $215 million in Series A funding to create a U.S.-based chemistry CRO that integrates robotics and AI for faster drug discovery.
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