#Industrial Robotics

Schneider Electric announced its acquisition of industrial software firm PTC for approximately $22.6 billion, seeking to establish a continuous digital workflow from product design through manufacturing and maintenance. …

Teradyne Robotics and Elite Robots have concluded a legal dispute regarding allegations of software infringement without revealing settlement terms. The resolution follows a preliminary injunction issued against Elite Ro…

Harmonic Drive will present a technical session at RoboBusiness 2026 exploring how integrated actuators—which combine gearheads, motors, drives, and sensors into unified units—can streamline robot design and development.…

Teradyne has made a strategic investment in Bright Machines and formed a collaboration to integrate robotic systems with AI-driven manufacturing platforms for data center infrastructure production. The partnership will c…

Omron's product marketing manager for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa discussed how autonomous mobile robots are increasingly dependent on software capabilities, safety systems, and fleet management rather than hardw…

Eli Lilly and Purdue University will present findings from human-robot interaction studies conducted on active manufacturing floors at RoboBusiness 2026, addressing a critical gap between academic research and practical …

Maven Robotics has raised $100 million in Series A funding to mass-produce its mobile manipulator robots designed specifically for industrial labor automation. The company's robots currently operate at up to 99% uptime a…

ANYbotics has unveiled Shift, a cloud-based platform designed to coordinate multiple inspection robots and convert field data into actionable maintenance work orders. The system integrates fleet scheduling, sensor data a…

Raise Robotics will present a leadership framework for closing capability gaps in field-deployed autonomous systems, addressing the common pattern where robots function in labs but underperform in real-world conditions. …

Industrial robot installations have doubled over the past decade, with increasing adoption across sectors beyond automotive including electronics, pharmaceuticals, and food production. The rise of collaborative robots, a…

Amazon announced plans to invest more than $100 million in a 585,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana, expected to create 300 jobs and open by 2028. The site will make products for Amazon…

CNH Industrial's senior robotics manager says farmers are grappling with higher input costs, lower crop prices, and unpredictable weather, making labor shortages and efficiency gains critical. He describes a shift toward…

The International Federation of Robotics reports that the worldwide operational stock of industrial robots grew 9% to 5 million units in 2025, driven by an 11% rise in annual installations to over 600,000. China remains …

A multidisciplinary team of engineering students and volunteers in Guadalajara developed RoboMeshA, a portable robotics platform for high schools lacking lab equipment. The project, supported by EPICS in IEEE, aims to pr…

Machine builders often focus on measurable specs like torque and speed, but real-world challenges arise from system integration and commissioning. Engineering time spent on configuration and debugging can outweigh hardwa…

Epson Robots has launched the AX6, a six-axis collaborative robot with a 900 mm reach and 6 kg payload, designed for safe human-adjacent operation via power- and force-limiting features. The arm runs on an Ethernet-enabl…

ANYbotics has partnered with dormakaba and LEGIC Identsystems to let its ANYmal quadruped robots open both unlocked and locked doors during facility inspections. The system uses radar detection and retrofitted door opera…

Helicon Industries has emerged from stealth with $16 million in seed funding to automate carbon fiber composite manufacturing. The Los Angeles startup aims to reduce lead times from six months or more to two weeks using …

A RoboBusiness 2026 session on October 21 will bring together executives from WiBotic, Burro, and Nextpower to discuss how to design outdoor robots that withstand harsh environments. The panel will cover environmental ha…

Hirebotics introduced new extensions for its collaborative robots at IMTS 2026, enabling them to work on moving conveyor lines and handle large parts beyond a fixed work envelope. The line-tracking feature lets the Cobot…

In a podcast interview, Teddy Haggerty, founder and CEO of Robo Inc., discusses how his company is shifting from distribution to a localized, solution-first model for robotics education and deployment. He argues that the…

Neptune Medical received U.S. regulatory clearance for its Triton 1 System, a robotic endoscopy device designed for colon diagnostics and therapeutic procedures. The company claims the system improves navigation, stabili…

Engineers must weigh trade-offs among rack-and-pinion, ball screws, and linear motors when designing long-travel axes for machinery. Ball screws suffer from whip beyond roughly two to three meters, causing wear and poten…

The September issue of The Robot Report features a case study on Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci system used for cardiac surgery, and a discussion on integrating AMRs into warehouses. It highlights the need for precise mot…

A RoboBusiness panel will explore the practical demands of Robots-as-a-Service, arguing that the model requires more than just subscription billing. Topics include pricing, service-level agreements, and customer success …

InOrbit has released OpenRobOps, an open-source platform for robot fleet operations that serves as a reference implementation for the ISO 21423 standard. The software provides a production-grade foundation for developers…