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Robotiq has released official ROS 2 packages for their adaptive grippers, providing a drop-in replacement for existing community-driven packages. These packages support multiple ROS distributions, include hardware validation, and offer improved communication and control features for advanced robotic applications.
Skild AI introduces S1, a robotic foundation model that leverages in-context learning to execute complex, long-horizon tasks without post-training. This marks a significant shift from traditional fine-tuning approaches, enabling rapid deployment and reducing data requirements. The model demonstrates strong performance on unseen tasks, including plant potting, pancake cooking, and kit assembly, and shows robustness to perturbations and common-sense reasoning.
Researchers at MIT have developed FloatForm, a system of robotic tiles that can autonomously assemble into floating structures. Inspired by ant colony behavior, the system uses magnetic latches, sensors, and thrusters to reconfigure dynamically, addressing challenges like hydrodynamics and slipstreams. Potential applications include emergency response, public space, and infrastructure on water.
NEURA Robotics has acquired the ACTIVE Shuttle automated guided vehicle from Bosch Rexroth, effective October 1, 2026. This acquisition expands NEURA's portfolio and integrates the platform into its Physical AI ecosystem, enhancing autonomous transport solutions with AI and expanding its open robotics platform.
The article explores how the DARPA Grand Challenge and Robotics Challenge offer lessons for the development of physical AI. While autonomous driving has benefited from structured environments and abundant data, physical AI must address challenges like diverse physical interactions, limited real-world data, and the need for system reliability in industrial settings. The article emphasizes the importance of transitioning from demonstrations to reliable, economically viable production systems.
NEURA Robotics presents a seven-stage pipeline for training robots, from defining use cases and capturing real-world data to model training, optimization, and deployment. The process emphasizes physical AI, multimodal data collection, and iterative refinement to ensure reliable, scalable robotic capabilities.
This article explores the legacy and impact of the DARPA Robotics Challenge, which aimed to develop robots capable of performing complex tasks in disaster scenarios. It discusses key lessons learned, including the importance of shared autonomy, mechanical design, and reliability in robotic systems. The piece also examines the long-term impact of the DRC on industry and research, emphasizing how it shaped the development of physical AI and its current applications.
The Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) mission, supported by NASA, has launched with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) will service satellites in geosynchronous orbit using advanced robotics, including twin dexterous arms developed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. NASA's support includes simulation tools, software analysis, and flight operators to enable in-orbit servicing and extend satellite lifespans.
Boston Dynamics deployed their production Atlas robot at the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Norway-Brazil match, where it performed a ceremonial role and showcased its capabilities. The demonstration involved dynamic movement and precision, trained through reinforcement learning, and highlighted the robot's potential for industrial applications beyond entertainment.
Figure's latest generation robot, F.03, has arrived at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, demonstrating advanced dynamic whole-body control and sequencing use cases. Powered by Helix 02, the robot performs complex material manipulation tasks that require both precision and force, marking progress in embodied AI for manufacturing.
Apptronik announced the opening of its expanded Robot Park in Austin, Texas, and the launch of Apollo 2, a modular humanoid robot platform. The facility and robot are part of a global network, enabling real-world data collection and training for embodied AI models. Apollo 2 supports both bipedal and wheeled configurations, with data used to refine Gemini Robotics models for commercial deployment.
NIST has launched a global online competition called ManipulationNet, allowing researchers worldwide to test their robots' abilities in tasks like picking and placing objects. The platform provides AI scoring and expert validation, enabling real-time leaderboard tracking and continuous improvement of robotic performance.
PickNik Robotics announces the release of MoveIt Pro, a commercial robotics software platform that extends the open-source MoveIt project. The update includes support for AI models like Gemini, SAM3, and Codex, as well, enhancements to visual reasoning, trajectory stitching, and ROS compatibility. The platform is designed for unstructured environments and supports a wide range of robotic arms, t
Sanctuary AI has achieved world-class performance on a complex wire plugging task with a global Tier 1 automotive supplier, achieving a 99.5%+ task success rate at a 2.54-second cycle time. The company is deploying its Physical AI on existing industrial robotic systems, accelerating adoption and preparing for next-generation intelligent systems.
Clearpath Robotics highlights research presented at ICRA 2026, showcasing how their robots are used in autonomous navigation, human-robot interaction, and agricultural applications. The papers demonstrate methods for far-field image-based mapping, social preference learning for crowd navigation, and shared control for UGVs in orchards.
1X announced the launch of the NEO Factory, its first vertically integrated high-volume humanoid robot factory in Hayward, California. The factory is producing the NEO home robot, with a capacity of 10,000 units annually, and plans to scale to 100,000 units by 2027. The company emphasizes in-house manufacturing, quality control, and automation to deliver a safe and reliable humanoid robot to consumers.
Dexterity has deployed Instinct, a tactile intelligence system that enables robots to perform force-guided manipulation with zero retraining. Instinct reacts to contact forces in 0.5–2 ms, 10–100× faster than human touch, and adapts in real time to constrained placements. It integrates with Dexterity’s world model, Foresight, to update contextual understanding through contact data, achieving an 81% success rate in production with adaptive strategies.
PickNik Robotics announces the release of MoveIt™ Pro 9.0, a major update to their commercial robotics software platform. The release includes new planning and control algorithms, a redesigned user interface, and enhanced support for hardware like NVIDIA Jetson Orin. It also highlights partnerships with organizations like NASA and Haply Robotics, emphasizing the platform's versatility for space, manufacturing, and logistics applications.
This tutorial explores the challenges of deploying VLA models on embedded robotic systems, including dataset recording best practices, fine-tuning techniques for ACT and SmolVLA, and real-time performance optimization using the NXP i.MX 95 SoC. It emphasizes asynchronous inference and hardware-aware scheduling to improve control and reduce latency.
This hands-on tutorial walks through the process of collecting data, training policies, and deploying autonomous medical robotics workflows on real hardware using NVIDIA Isaac for Healthcare. It introduces the SO-ARM starter workflow, which enables developers to build and validate surgical assistant robots from simulation to deployment.
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