German automation startup Robco has raised a $100 million Series C round to accelerate its expansion in the United States. The funding, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, reportedly values the company above $500 million.
Humanoid robots were a major draw at CES, with companies like LG showcasing bots that can perform household tasks. But the painfully slow, scripted demos revealed a massive gap between the ambitious vision and practical, affordable reality. The near future for these machines is in factories, not fam
Boston Dynamics is partnering with Google DeepMind to integrate AI into its Atlas humanoid robots. The focus is on industrial tasks, with plans to have Atlas assembling cars in a Hyundai factory by 2028. This collaboration aims to create new visual-language-action models for complex robotics.
Nvidia is betting big on physical AI, launching new models like Cosmos and GR00T to power a wave of robots shown at CES. The goal is to give machines a better understanding of the real world’s physics and reasoning.
SwitchBot has announced the onero H1, a “completely automatic and collaborative” robot butler. It features multiple Intel RealSense cameras and 22 degrees of freedom, but the actual functionality remains a mystery.
A new robot named Prometheus is designed for the dangerous job of inspecting old mines. It can squeeze through a 150mm borehole, then unfold and fly autonomously to map the caverns below, all without GPS.
Hyundai is making a major push into AI-powered robotics. The company will lay out its full strategy and show off the next-generation Boston Dynamics Atlas at CES 2026.
Chinese officials are sounding the alarm about a potential bubble in the humanoid robot sector. The National Development and Reform Commission warns that too many companies are making identical, non-functional robots. This could divert talent from more productive research areas.
The joint venture between the manufacturing giant and Google’s robotics spinoff aims to revolutionize factory automation. This partnership comes as Foxconn expands its robotics deployments across multiple facilities.
Manufacturing is undergoing its biggest transformation since the assembly line. Intelligent robots that can switch tasks, learn, and collaborate are redefining industrial competitiveness in real-time deployments worldwide.
