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Pall-Ex Group is expanding its pan-European distribution capabilities by appointing De Vreese as its principal partner for the Benelux region. This partnership allows De Vreese to take ownership of Pall-Ex's Benelux license and manage cross-border distribution in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxemb...
ESTUN Robotics, China's largest industrial robot manufacturer, has partnered with RoboDK, a leading robot simulation and offline programming platform. This collaboration was formalized at ESTUN Robotics Iberia's headquarters in DFactory Barcelona, showcasing the potential of the ecosystem promoted b...
Saab has established multiple partnership agreements with leading Canadian aerospace companies to support its bid to supply the Royal Canadian Air Force with Gripen E fighter jets. This strategic move is part of Saab's broader effort to enhance its competitiveness in the Canadian defense market. Th...
GXO Logistics and Agility Robotics are expanding their partnership to include two additional U.S. sites for the deployment of Digit robots, starting in early 2027. The new locations are in Statesville, North Carolina, and Lebanon, Tennessee, as announced on October 26. This expansion follows a succe...
Cerence has announced an expansion of its partnership with Geely, moving from intelligent cockpits to robotics. The collaboration aims to enhance multilingual human-machine interaction for various robotics applications, integrating Cerence's proven speech and conversational AI technologies into phys...
Mercedes-Benz and NVIDIA have announced an expansion of their strategic partnership aimed at advancing the next generation of automated driving systems. This collaboration combines Mercedes-Benz's automotive engineering and safety expertise with NVIDIA's accelerated computing and AI technologies, ma...
Volvo Cars has announced an expansion of its partnership with NVIDIA to enhance safety in automated driving technology for future vehicles. This collaboration builds on a decade-long relationship, leveraging Volvo's extensive safety expertise and NVIDIA's Hyperion sensor and compute architecture to...
Milrem Robotics and Chugach Alaska Corp. have entered a memorandum of cooperation to explore the production and support of Milrem's unmanned ground systems in the U.S. This partnership aims to enhance capabilities for American and allied customers, focusing on assembly, sustainment, and lifecycle su...
The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) has expanded its partnership with Intuition Robotics to continue providing the ElliQ AI companion to seniors at risk of loneliness and social isolation. This new three-year agreement is valued at $2.1 million and builds on three years of collaboration...
Ultra has successfully raised $50 million in Series A funding to advance its warehouse robotics operations, bringing its total funding to $62 million. The Brooklyn-based company is strengthening its collaboration with Physical Intelligence, which provides AI models for its robotic systems. Ultra's i...
UBTECH and FAW-Volkswagen have announced a partnership to develop and test humanoid robot applications for logistics, building on their existing collaboration in manufacturing. This strategic cooperation, revealed on October 8, aims to create demonstration applications that promote humanoid solution...
Siemens and TD SYNNEX have announced a global distribution partnership aimed at leveraging physical AI and accelerating IT/OT convergence. This collaboration seeks to merge Siemens' industrial technology and expertise with TD SYNNEX's extensive IT ecosystem, which includes various technology and sol...
Ency Software and Estun have initiated a technology partnership to enhance the programming and simulation of Estun robots for European users. Two Estun robots have been delivered to Ency's R&D center in Cyprus for integration and testing, resulting in dedicated drivers and post-processors for seamle...
Agility Robotics and Fort Robotics have expanded their multiyear partnership to develop a comprehensive safety architecture for Digit 5, Agility's next-generation humanoid robot. This collaboration includes a safety pendant, onboard communications, and an off-robot interface designed to enhance safe...
THG Fulfil has announced an expansion of its distribution partnership with AutoStore, allowing the company to offer AutoStore systems through both CapEx ownership and its existing Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. This expanded agreement provides brands and retailers with enhanced flexibility in w...
Agility Robotics and FORT Robotics have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance the safety infrastructure of the Digit® 5 humanoid robot. This partnership aims to build upon their previous collaboration, which has evolved from a single hardware component to a comprehensive safety architectur...
Agility Robotics and FORT Robotics have announced a strategic partnership aimed at advancing the safety infrastructure of Agility's next-generation humanoid robot, Digit 5. This collaboration will enhance the existing safety architecture, which includes a safety pendant, on-robot communications, and...
RLWRLD and CJ Logistics have expanded their partnership to develop and test AI systems for logistics robots, aiming for commercial deployments in South Korea and international markets. The collaboration includes proof-of-concept projects utilizing RLWRLD's RLDX-1 model, which employs sensor data to...
Top Group and Yuan Sheng Technology have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to collaborate on embodied intelligent perception and execution capabilities. This partnership aims to enhance the core technologies of tactile perception for dexterous hands and accelerate the commercialization of emb...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded over $30 million to 12 Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) sites. These awards will initiate cooperative agreements for evaluations lasting up to five years, focusing on protocol development, data collection, and analysis. T...
Canada and Ukraine have entered a significant defense agreement to collaboratively produce uncrewed technologies, counter-drone systems, and munitions. This partnership, announced by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Calgary, aims to enhanc...
Ukrainian Armor's CEO, Vladyslav Belbas, announced plans to collaborate with German industry, potentially with Mercedes-Benz, to manufacture two newly unveiled land vehicles at the MSPO trade show. The Saigak Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) and Varta 3 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle...
On September 7, 2026, Qiaoyin Urban Management Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the National Local Co-construction Humanoid Robot Innovation Center. The partnership aims to establish the first national application hub for humanoid robots in urban services, integrating advanced...
Jungheinrich and Movu Robotics have established a strategic partnership, designating Jungheinrich as the preferred integrator for Movu's shuttle systems. This collaboration aims to accelerate the development of highly automated pallet warehouse solutions, addressing the increasing demand driven by r...
Logistik Schmitt is enhancing its collaboration with Infios by deploying the Infios Yard solution at its Rastatt site, improving visibility and efficiency in yard operations. This Yard Management System (YMS) project extends their successful partnership, which has already seen Infios Warehouse Manag...
NVIDIA and MediaTek have announced an expansion of their collaboration to develop next-generation AI computing platforms, focusing on AI infrastructure, local AI computing, and automotive applications. MediaTek will integrate NVIDIA's NVLink Fusion™ platform to facilitate the creation of custom XPUs...
Brightpick, a leader in AI-driven warehouse automation, is significantly enhancing its collaboration with Dr. Max Group, the largest pharmacy chain in Europe. Following successful operations at Dr. Max’s Prague distribution center, Brightpick will deploy an additional 44 Autopicker autonomous mobile...
On August 13, Diguo Robotics and Zhishen Technology signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement. The partnership focuses on quadruped robots and embodied intelligence, aiming for deep collaboration in product development, ecosystem building, and marketing. They will leverage real market deman...
Analog Devices has renewed its strategic sponsorship of MassRobotics, a robotics accelerator based in Boston. This partnership emphasizes the role of Analog Garage, ADI’s internal venture group, which provides seed funding and engineering resources to help startups transform innovative ideas into ma...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a funding opportunity of $46.5 million aimed at establishing 14 new Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers. These centers will assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in adopting advanced manufacturing technologie...
SK Group and NVIDIA have announced a comprehensive partnership valued at over $500 billion to develop AI infrastructure in response to rising global compute demands. This collaboration includes plans for AI factory construction and the supply of next-generation AI memory, with the first AI factory e...
DOBOT Robotics and RiACT have formalized a strategic partnership aimed at democratizing industrial automation. This collaboration merges DOBOT's advanced collaborative robot hardware with RiACT's RiFLEX software, creating a user-friendly, plug-and-play solution for manufacturers. The partnership see...
Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind have announced a new AI partnership aimed at enhancing humanoid robots with advanced artificial intelligence. This collaboration, revealed at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, will integrate Gemini Robotics AI foundation models with Boston Dynamics' Atlas® robots, focusing o...
Cerebras Systems announced better-than-expected revenue for the third quarter, reporting $230.9 million in core revenue, surpassing analyst expectations of $214.7 million. The company also revealed a new partnership with Microsoft, which is expected to contribute to revenue starting in Q1 2027. Foll...
Suteng Juchuang has entered into a strategic cooperation with BitRobot to enhance capabilities in physical AI data entry. This partnership aims to leverage both companies' strengths in AI technology to improve data processing efficiency and accuracy in various applications. The collaboration is expe...
Delivery robots are poised to become commonplace on UK pavements as Deliveroo partners with select restaurants to launch these robots in London, with plans for expansion to other towns and cities. This initiative reflects a similar strategy employed by DoorDash in the United States. The introduction...
Ocean Infinity has been selected as the Royal Navy’s Commercial Mission Partner for Atlantic Net, a programme intended to deliver persistent anti-submarine warfare and underwater surveillance capability in the North Atlantic. The company will work with specialist partners to bring together technolog...
NVIDIA has announced new planned investments in Korean startups during the MSIT-NVIDIA AI Startup Partnership Forum held at COEX. The event, co-hosted by Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT, brought together representatives from both organizations to discuss the future of AI in the startup ecosystem...
Zipline has successfully raised $1.5 billion, achieving a post-money valuation of $21.5 billion, to enhance its drone delivery capabilities. This funding round, led by Paradigm, WCM Investment Management, and Layer Global, will facilitate the expansion of Zipline's US manufacturing, hiring, and the...
Tianyi Telecom Terminal and UBTECH have announced a comprehensive strategic cooperation aimed at promoting the large-scale sales of 100,000 humanoid robots. This partnership signifies a significant step in the robotics industry, as both companies aim to leverage their strengths to enhance market pen...
Microsoft is reportedly planning to reduce its number of neocloud partners as it focuses on key suppliers and its own data center expansion. This decision comes as the artificial intelligence market faces challenges, including rising borrowing costs and concerns over debt levels. Microsoft has worke...
Zipline has announced a significant funding round of $1.5 billion, coinciding with a multi-year agreement to expand its partnership with Walmart. This deal will introduce 300 new Zipline drone delivery sites, enhancing Walmart's existing drone delivery operations, which have achieved over 2 million...
Subsea Supplies has become an authorised distribution partner for Teledyne PDM, expanding access to Teledyne’s Impulse connector range across the UK and mainland Europe. The agreement formalises a relationship dating back to 2013. Subsea Supplies will stock, promote and distribute the connectors to...
Tablet Command has partnered with Skydio to improve incident commanders' ability to manage firefighting operations. This collaboration enables commanders to view drone locations, telemetry data, and live video feeds on a single interface, enhancing situational awareness during emergencies. The inte...
Kuka and Komsa have announced the initiation of a strategic partnership focused on autonomous mobile robots. This collaboration aims to leverage both companies' strengths in robotics and technology to enhance solutions in this growing sector. The partnership is significant as it highlights the incr...
October 2026 marked significant advancements in the robotics sector, highlighted by the 20th anniversary of RoboBusiness and the upcoming rebranding to Robotics Summit & Expo West. Notably, AGCO and Agility Robotics entered a commercial agreement to deploy the Digit humanoid robot at AGCO's manufact...
Oshkosh Corporation has announced a partnership with Grid Aero to collaborate on the design and production of large unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The two companies aim to enhance design for manufacturability, streamline production planning, and optimize the supply chain. This partnership is signifi...
Kesko, a major Finnish retail conglomerate, has chosen KNAPP as its automation partner for a new logistics centre in Nurmijärvi, Finland. This partnership aims to enhance the capacity and flexibility of Kesko's supply chain, particularly for its foodservice business catering to the Hotel, Restaurant...
Matternet has formed a partnership with TransLogic, a Swisslog Healthcare company, to enhance its presence in the hospital drone delivery sector. This collaboration allows TransLogic’s sales team to promote Matternet’s drone systems to over 2,300 hospitals in North America, including many top U.S. h...
Wonder is enhancing its partnership with Avride to implement AI-driven robot delivery services in Jersey City, Hoboken, Arlington County, and Philadelphia. This expansion will allow numerous merchants on the Grubhub marketplace to utilize autonomous delivery, building on the success of their Jersey...
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