Construction Spending
A tracked data dataset for our manufacturing coverage: what it measures, where the figures come from and when they were last checked.
Intel and Altera Collaborate on Edge AI Sensor-Bridge Systems
Intel and Altera are jointly developing modular, real-time sensor-bridge reference systems to help manufacturers simplify data integration for edge...
LiberAI's Liber-0 robot learns from human video and glove data
LiberAI's Liber-0 World Action Model achieved a 36% success rate across 60 diverse robot manipulation tasks without task-specific training, using...
Boston Dynamics Stretch Gen 2 Redefines Trailer Unloading
Boston Dynamics' second-generation Stretch robot, built on over 100,000 hours of real-world data, delivers enhanced reliability and simplified...
China Blocks SoftBank's $5.4bn ABB Robotics Acquisition
Chinese regulators have halted SoftBank's $5.4 billion purchase of ABB's robotics division in China, citing national security concerns over data...
Micronite transforms inspection into continuous control for machining
Micronite software from High Tech Research Inc. links measurement data directly to machining tools and operations, creating a predictive control...
Bedrock Robotics Secures $600 Million for Autonomous Excavators
Bedrock Robotics raised $600 million in Series C funding at a $4.1 billion valuation to scale its autonomous heavy equipment, aiming to deploy over...
GlobalFoundries Secures Japan Funding for New York Fabs
GlobalFoundries will build two new 300mm semiconductor fabs in Malta, New York, backed by up to $21 billion in Japanese investment, creating over...
D.R. Horton Partners with Promise Robotics to Scale Homebuilding Automation
D.R. Horton, the largest U.S. homebuilder by volume, has signed a multi-year agreement with startup Promise Robotics to use its Factory-as-a-Service...
AWS Launches Open-Source Physical AI Toolchain for Industrial Robotics
AWS has launched an open-source Physical AI Toolchain to unify its cloud services with NVIDIA's physical AI stack, aiming to accelerate industrial...
Runway Launches Praxis-1 Open-Weight Robot AI Model
Runway AI has introduced Praxis-1, an open-weight AI model for robotics trained on video data to control physical systems.
Innodata Opens New Jersey Lab for Robot Training Data
Innodata Inc. has opened a motion-capture R&D lab in Ridgefield Park, N.J., to generate high-precision 3D data for training humanoid and industrial...
U.S. Manufacturing Output Dips in August, Ending Seven-Month Streak
Federal Reserve data shows a 0.3% drop in manufacturing output for August, breaking a seven-month growth streak.
Monumental's robots tackle construction labor shortage
Monumental is deploying a fleet of three robots to automate bricklaying, targeting a severe labor shortage in Western Europe and the U.S.
Vention opens Montreal lab to train AI with factory data
Vention has opened a Physical AI Lab in Montreal to develop robotic manipulation models using data from hundreds of robot cells it deploys annually.
Vision AI Emerges as Critical Safety Layer for Automated Construction Sites
Vision AI is becoming an essential site-wide safety system for construction, enabling autonomous robots and human workers to operate together safely.
NAM's Timmons: AI and Tax Policy Drive Manufacturing Growth
NAM President Jay Timmons says the 2025 tax law and AI-driven data center demand are fueling a surge in U.S. Manufacturing activity across many...
Chef Robotics CEO to Discuss Food AI at RoboBusiness
Chef Robotics CEO Rajat Bhageria will argue food is the hardest challenge for physical AI at RoboBusiness 2026, citing data from over 118 million...
Reframe Systems raises $40M for robotic microfactories
Robotics construction firm Reframe Systems has secured $40 million in funding to scale its network of automated microfactories across North America.
Gravis Robotics Secures $200M Investment for Autonomous Construction
Gravis Robotics, a Zurich-based company, has announced a $200 million investment from SoftBank for its Series A round, marking the largest in...
Samsung SDI Takes Full Control of Indiana EV Battery Plant After GM Exit
Samsung SDI has bought General Motors' 49.99% stake in the SynergyCells joint venture, turning the New Carlisle, Indiana facility into its first...