Optimal Industrial Automation develops synTQ, a regulatory-compliant process analytical technology (PAT) knowledge management and quality control software suite for pharmaceutical, food, chemical, and process manufacturing industries.
RSF defines a common language for robot service capability, lifecycle operations, certification pathways, and service-provider networks.
A comprehensive industry analysis of Physical AI — covering Embodied AI, Field AI, Factory AI, VLM, World Model, VLA, and the VLA vs WAM architecture debate. Includes 20+ companies, 28 references, and the RobotToday Physical AI Landscape diagram. July 2026.
Ubicept demonstrated single-photon SPAD imaging at Automate 2026, achieving 140 dB HDR and >10 dB SNR gains for industrial robotics edge AI.
At Automate 2026, the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance convened nine robotics firms — most spun out of Carnegie Mellon — spanning materials, perception and AMRs.
Vention reveals AI-powered platform partnerships with FANUC America and Teradyne Robotics at Automate 2026, enabling software-defined automation across collaborative and industrial robot deployments.
This week in robotics: Figure AI's humanoids hit a 24/7 nonstop autonomous work milestone, Mind Robotics raises $400M to top $1B, Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis over flooding, Unitree debuts the world's first mass-produced human-carrying mecha, and WIRobotics closes a $68M Series B. May 11–15, 2026.
Access the definitive 2026 directory of 150+ agricultural robotics companies. A comprehensive reference guide covering autonomous tractors, harvest automation, precision weeding, and AI data platforms across the global agtech ecosystem.
Post-harvest robotics automate sorting, grading, packing, and cold storage across the $7.5B equipment market. Deep-dive on TOMRA, Unitec, MAF Roda, Greefa, JBT, Bühler, and the AI-driven platforms replacing 450,000+ packhouse workers by 2030.
BrainCo has launched Revo 3, a 21-DOF dexterous robot hand with full-palm tactile sensing and visuotactile fingertips. Read the full product briefing on RobotToday.
Surface finishing robots are construction's hottest automation segment. Okibo, Canvas, Dusty Robotics, Pictobot, and Brightrobot are rewriting the economics of painting, drywall, and tile-setting. Key stat: Okibo's EG7+ cuts finishing labor costs 50% and operates 10x faster than manual crews.
How modern weapons shattered the concept of human control — from kill-switch confirmation to AI systems that select targets independently.
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