Tag: Industrial robotics

USA: robotics industry grew 11% in 2025, IFR data shows

IFR data shows the US installed 38,000 industrial robots in 2025 — up 11% year-over-year. The food industry grew fastest (+30%), but the gap to China (295,000 installations) remains structural.

MindOn: one AI model controls humanoids and dual-arms without teleoperation

Chinese startup MindOne Robotics demonstrated a logistics system where the same AI model coordinates robots of different forms — humanoids and stationary arms — using only human-centric data, without teleoperation.

Autonomique Deploys Semi-Humanoid Robots Into Canadian Tier 1 Production

Canadian startup Autonomique has moved from pilot to full production at Tier 1 supplier F&P Mfg., deploying a bi-manual wheeled robot with generalist-specialist AI. The company claims payback in 18 months — nearly half the industry standard.

Ouster REV8: first native-color lidar with 500 m detection for physical AI

Ouster has announced the REV8 OS sensor family built on the new L4 silicon chip — the world's first commercial lidar with native colour captured point-for-point. The flagship OS1 Max offers a 500 m maximum detection range and meets automotive safety standards.

Physical AI brings new governance demands for autonomous systems

As physical AI systems scale across factories and infrastructure, a critical governance gap is emerging: who defines the boundaries of AI that can issue instructions to machines, and how? The industry is still working out the answers.

Japan Airlines Launches Humanoid Robot Pilot at Haneda Airport — Unitree G1 and Walker E Go Operational

Japan Airlines is launching a two-year humanoid robot pilot at Haneda Airport in May 2026. The Unitree G1 and UBTech Walker E will handle baggage loading and cabin cleaning to address Japan's ground handling labor shortage.

ShengShu unveils Motubrain: one AI brain for every robot platform

ShengShu Technology has unveiled Motubrain, a World Action Model that unifies video generation, world modeling, and action control in a single Mixture-of-Transformers architecture. Backed by a $293M Series B from Alibaba Cloud, the model tops RoboTwin 2.0 with 96% success across 50 randomized tasks.

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