Universal Robots
Everything filed under this heading in our manufacturing coverage, the 26 reports filed on it so far.
AGIBOT Robots Complete 1,730 Tasks in 24-Hour Retail Trial
Six AGIBOT G2 humanoid robots performed over 1,700 customer service and operational tasks during a continuous trial in a Shanghai convenience store...
Hasbro Partners with Dynamic Creatures for AI Character Robots
Hasbro's AI studio, Sixth Wall Studio, has partnered with robotics firm Dynamic Creatures to develop interactive robots that bring licensed...
ISO 21423 Standard Enables Interoperability for Industrial Mobile Robots
The Association for Advancing Automation has published the ISO 21423:2026 standard, establishing a universal communication framework for industrial...
Tutor Intelligence Raises $75 Million to Scale Robotics in Manufacturing
Tutor Intelligence secured $75 million in Series B funding to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of its flexible, AI-driven robots in U.S...
Intel Secures FCC Waiver for Foreign-Made Factory Robots
The FCC granted Intel a one-year waiver on October 22, 2026, allowing the chipmaker to continue using and modifying foreign-made automated guided...
Dream Labs secures $90M to universalize robot intelligence
Dream Labs raised $90 million in seed funding to launch Dream API, enabling robots to perform new tasks instantly through AI, addressing the...
Maven Robotics Secures $100 Million for Industrial Robot Production
Maven Robotics raised a $100 million Series A to build 250 new robots and expand production, targeting the U.S.
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...
Global Industrial Robot Stock Hits Record Five Million Units in 2025
The worldwide stock of operational industrial robots reached a record five million units in 2025, a 9% annual increase.
T-Robotics leads South Korean humanoid robot R&D project
T-Robotics is spearheading a national R&D project to develop AI-powered humanoid robots for high-precision display manufacturing, backed by ₩4.5...
Boston Dynamics Opens Atlas Robot Training Center at Hyundai
Boston Dynamics has opened a permanent Robotics Metaplant Application Center at Hyundai's Georgia auto plant to train its Atlas humanoid robots.
Hirebotics adds line tracking and linear rail extensions
Hirebotics has launched line tracking and modular linear rail extensions for its collaborative robots.
Schneider Electric executive warns humanoids get too much attention
Andre Marino, Schneider Electric's senior vice president of industrial automation for North America, says humanoid robots are receiving too much...
OLogic CEO to Present on Robots Learning from Human Demos
OLogic CEO Ted Larson will lead a session on egocentric robot learning at RoboBusiness 2026.
RoboBusiness 2026 to Detail RaaS Operational Challenges
A RoboBusiness 2026 panel will dissect the operational demands of the Robots-as-a-Service model.
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.
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.
Robot.com signs seven-year delivery robot deal with Sodexo
Robot.com has secured a seven-year commercial agreement with Sodexo Group to expand its sidewalk delivery robots on college campuses.
Lattice VP on FPGA security for robots and humanoids
Lattice Semiconductor's Eric Sivertson discussed using FPGAs as a root-of-trust to secure robots, especially humanoids, against cyberattacks.
Lyte raises $165M to scale robot perception
Lyte AI has secured $165 million in Series C funding to scale production of its integrated sensing hardware and software for industrial robots.
Edge AI Wall Confronts Manufacturing
An analysis argues that manufacturing's push for embodied AI in robots faces a fundamental 'edge AI wall' due to physical energy constraints.
Brain Corp CTO on Scaling 50,000-Robot Fleet
Brain Corp CTO John Black discusses the challenges of scaling large fleets of autonomous mobile robots and building operational trust.
Robot Digital Twins Help Manufacturers Explore Automation
Robot digital twins can help manufacturers that are new to automation explore which robots and tools fit before taking the first step.
Robots Need Natural Communication to Gain Widespread Adoption
According to Treble, robots that cannot communicate naturally with humans will not be adopted, and the key to natural communication is advanced audio...