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Tuesday 6 October 2026

How RobCo and the robotics unicorn wave are redefining industrial automation

Physical AI is shifting from a hardware niche into the next foundational computing platform, driving record investor capital into embodied intelligence systems.

Tuesday 6 October 2026

Kawasaki teams with Noetra on fully autonomous humanoid robot

Kawasaki Heavy Industries plans to launch an AI-powered fully autonomous humanoid robot as early as 2030, using a physical AI platform under development by Japan's Noetra. Nikkei...

Friday 2 October 2026

Tesla cuts AI5, AI6 memory specs to protect Optimus

Facing a prolonged memory supply crunch, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced steep cuts to the memory specifications of the company's AI5 and AI6 chips to secure enough memory for Optimus...

Thursday 1 October 2026

China Rare Earth Group moves downstream, linking rare-earth magnets to robot direct-drive systems

China Rare Earth Innovation Technology and Beijing-based Direct Drive Tech signed a strategic cooperation agreement on September 29 to jointly develop high-performance magnetic materials...

Thursday 1 October 2026

China's humanoid robot lead widens, with domestic vendors supplying over 95% of global shipments

China's humanoid robot market continued to expand rapidly in the first half of 2026, with shipments exceeding 19,000 units and accounting for about 77.9% of the global total. Chinese...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Foxconn links motors, humanoids, smart factories into a vertically integrated robotics strategy

Foxconn has partnered with Chinese automotive design and engineering services provider IAT Automotive Technology to establish Beijing Futekang Intelligent Robot Technology, extending...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Tesla secures US$30B credit package to fuel AI and robot capex race

Tesla disclosed on September 29 that it has arranged US$30 billion in new loans and credit facilities as it ramps up investment in AI and robotics, according to a regulatory filing...

Wednesday 30 September 2026

From EVs to AI humanoid robots: Tesla leans on Chinese manufacturing once again

Energy, AI robotics, and autonomous vehicle maker Tesla is reportedly replicating its electric vehicle (EV) playbook by turning to Chinese manufacturing to support the supply chain...

Monday 28 September 2026

Column: For physical AI, maps are turning into memory

A robot that can map a factory floor still cannot necessarily find the box it has been asked to move, or remember what it saw on its last visit. For autonomous robots, building the...

Thursday 24 September 2026

Qualcomm's PickNik deal brings robotics software to its edge AI push

MoveIt's integration with Qualcomm's Dragonwing and Arduino platforms could give robot builders a more direct route from on-device AI to motion planning and control, while also testing...

Wednesday 23 September 2026

US-based Swarmer bets up to US$224M on Ukrainian combat robot maker Ratel

Autonomous software company Swarmer, based in Austin, Texas, has agreed to acquire Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) maker Ratel Robotics in a deal worth up to US$224 million...

Wednesday 23 September 2026

The Robot in the Supply Chain

Beijing's second annual World Humanoid Robot Games offered a vivid preview of where this technology race is headed. Over five days, more than 2,000 humanoid robots competed...

Tuesday 22 September 2026

Unitree targets humanoid robots' next bottleneck with 22-DoF Dex5-S hand

Humanoid robot makers are accelerating investment in dexterous hands as the component becomes increasingly important to fine manipulation. Chinese robotics company Unitree Robotics...

Tuesday 22 September 2026

Tesla speeds up Optimus mass production with China supply chain visits

Tesla is reportedly making new progress toward mass production of its Optimus humanoid robots, with the company's robot team conducting intensive supplier audits across China's Yangtze...

Monday 21 September 2026

Samsung builds fab robot team, targets chip equipment maintenance

Samsung Electronics has formed a dedicated organization to develop and deploy robots in its semiconductor fabs, with equipment preventive...

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