Robotics

Claire chatted to Razanne Abu-Aisheh from the University of Bristol about how people feel about interacting with robot swarms. Razanne Abu-Aisheh is a Senior Research Associate in the Centre for Sociodigital Futures at the University of Bristol. Her work explores how people interact with robot swarms, with a focus on how collective robot behaviours influence…

The researchers demonstrated that the vine robot can safely and stably lift a variety of heavy and fragile objects, like a watermelon. Image credit: Courtesy of the researchers By Jennifer Chu In the horticultural world, some vines are especially grabby. As they grow, the woody tendrils can wrap around obstacles with enough force to pull…

Zipline said it beat its Q3 daily delivery volume target by about 30% and hit its Q4 target six weeks early. | Source: Zipline Zipline International Inc. this week announced it has surpassed 2 million commercial deliveries and raised more than $600 million. The company is also expanding operations to Houston and Phoenix in early…

LivsMed has partnered with Sovato on telesurgery. Source: LivsMed LivsMed LLC last week said it has completed an initial public offering, or IPO, on Korea’s KOSDAQ market. It raised about ₩135.9 billion ($94 million U.S.) at ₩55,000 per share, bringing its market capitalization to ₩1.4 trillion, or approximately $1 billion, making it a medical technology…

The AX Motion Insights platform integrates AI with maintenance workflows, enabling distribution and fulfillment operations to predict points of failure, plan interventions, and reduce unplanned downtime. | Source: Festo While automation promises a future where robots can do work around the clock, seven days a week, without tiring, downtime caused by unexpected issues still holds…

Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped with the new Spot Cam 2. | Source: Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics Inc. yesterday released the 5.1 update to its Spot quadruped and Orbit, the company’s fleet management and data analysis software. Boston Dynamics said the latest update will help its customers accelerate deployments with new workflows, enterprise-level controls, and a…

Rho-alpha is designed to help robots including humanoids become more autonomous. Source: Microsoft To be useful in more dynamic and less structured environments, robots need artificial intelligence trained on a variety of sensory inputs. Microsoft Corp. today announced Rho-alpha, or ρα, the first robotics model derived from its Phi series of vision-language models. Vision-language-action models…

On the left, Serve Robotics’ delivery robot, and on the right, Diligent Robotics’ Moxi. | Source: Serve Robotics, Diligent Robotics Serve Robotics Inc., a developer of sidewalk delivery robots, today said it is acquiring Diligent Robotics Inc. for $29 million. Diligent is the company behind Moxi, a mobile robot that navigates hospitals to deliver medical…

Andromeda creates robot companions for aged care and assisted living environments. The MassRobotics Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst cohort member showed its system at the 2025 Robotics Summit & Expo. Source: WTWH Media MassRobotics has announced the 11 companies in its 2026 Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst. Now in its fifth cohort, the program empowers global startups…

Konnex is building a marketplace and protocol for robots and AI to be contracted for physical work. Source: Konnex Konnex last week said it has raised $15 million in funding from a consortium of strategic partners. The startup said the investment will accelerate its efforts to transition autonomous robots from closed, proprietary systems into an…