Out of hands? Out of time? Why automation is no longer optional

Labor shortages aren’t a short-term hiccup—they’re the new normal. If you’re still counting on “things going…

ABB plans to spin off its robotics division

ABB Robotics makes industrial systems such as this IRB robot demonstrating friction stir welding. Source: ABB…

New technique helps robots pack objects into a tight space

MIT researchers are using generative AI models to help robots more efficiently solve complex object manipulation…

Physical AI startup RLWRLD brings in $15M

The RLWRLD team is made up AI researchers, roboticists, product engineers, business strategists, operators, and more.…

Mystery Objects From Other Stars Are Visiting Our Solar System. These Missions Will Study Them Up Close

In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled…

Robot uses wing assisted hopping to traverse rough terrain

Flying robots have some big advantages over their ground-going counterparts, but they’re definitely not very energy-efficient.…

Is Your Data Storage Strategy AI-Ready?

The adoption of AI has caused an increased need for proper data governance, and companies are…

what’s the smarter move for palletizing?

Adding automation to your end-of-line shouldn’t feel like launching a rocket. But for many manufacturers, choosing…

ForwardX new self-production facility to produce 5,000 mobile robots per year

ForwardX’s new facility will dedicate areas to building different types of robots, which it said will…

Goal representations for instruction following

By Andre He, Vivek Myers A longstanding goal of the field of robot learning has been…