#robotics

The U.S. Department of Defense has tapped American Rheinmetall and Harbinger to develop stealthier, lower-cost robotic cargo vehicles designed for combat-zone logistics and future manned-unmanned teaming.

A Vietnamese technology company has introduced the VR-H3 humanoid robot, positioning advanced perception and manipulation as key features for industrial use.

OpenAI has rebuilt its robotics team, starting with infrastructure tasks while CEO Sam Altman describes a longer-term goal of personal robots for everyone.

Australia’s ageing population and care workforce shortages are driving new interest in AI, robots, and virtual experiences, but experts warn that technology must support care rather than replace it.

MISUMI has launched MISUMI Americas as part of a $1 billion investment plan, pairing its precision parts business with Fictiv’s AI-powered digital manufacturing platform.

A new app is offering free home cleaning in New York City if residents agree to let cleaners wearing cameras record the work for robot-training datasets.

A Tokyo summit drew attention with humanoid robots and robotic hands capable of delicate tasks such as threading a needle, underscoring the field’s push toward fine motor control.

A residential building in France with 12 apartments has reportedly been completed using 3D concrete printing in just 34 days.

Startup Radical AI says its self-driving lab can run dozens of materials experiments a day, using AI to propose and test new alloys and other compounds at far higher speed than human teams alone.

Collaborative robots are taking a larger role in welding, fabrication and construction as labor shortages and easier software tools push adoption beyond automotive plants.

Interesting Engineering reports that Galaxy Corporation has opened what it describes as a world-first robot theme park featuring humanoid K-pop dancers.

An Orbbec engineering essay argues that real-world robotics failures often begin in sensing, calibration, and confidence estimation rather than in planning alone.

The planned investments highlight Serbia’s role as a regional manufacturing base and show how automotive supply chains are increasingly intersecting with AI and robotics activity.

Ukraine says it aims to produce tens of thousands of unmanned ground vehicles this year as UGVs take on logistics, rescue, mine-laying, drone defense, and combat roles.

Researchers at NTU Singapore say a seed-sized magnetic robot can switch between five surgical tools in under a second, suggesting a more flexible approach to minimally invasive procedures.

XELA Robotics says new fingertip hardware, interference compensation, and software upgrades are aimed at making robots more reliable with delicate and difficult objects.

A NASA-backed concept called LEAP would use a spring-driven, one-legged robot to hop across Saturn’s moon Enceladus and sample material from its geysers.

FANUC says deeper integration between ROBOGUIDE and NVIDIA Isaac Sim will let manufacturers test, teach, and refine robots inside a more practical digital twin environment.

Locus Robotics says its acquisition of Nexera Robotics will expand what its mobile manipulator can reliably pick, targeting one of the hardest problems in warehouse automation: handling diverse, awkward e-commerce items.

A new Robot Report podcast featuring Yamaha Robotics Group’s Chris Elston underscores a practical trend in factory automation: robots are becoming easier to deploy by fitting more naturally into PLC-driven environments.