Simultaneously, a wave of agile, RaaS-native companies such as Locus Robotics, inVia Robotics, and Knightscope have built their business models entirely around the subscription framework, often ...

The Pepper humanoid robot developed by SoftBank. SoftBank Group—controlled by Japan’s richest person, Masayoshi Son—has agreed to buy the robotics unit of Swiss industrial giant ABB Ltd. for $5.4 ...

Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank Group is buying a robotics company as the financial behemoth says physical AI is its next frontier. SoftBank announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Zurich ...

HydroSpread, a breakthrough fabrication method, lets scientists build ultrathin soft robots directly on water. These tiny, insect-inspired machines could transform robotics, healthcare, and ...

Freaked-out viewers are hoping the engineers quit while they’re a head. Robots are looking far less robotic as time goes on. Now, a Chinese robotics company is alarming viewers after unveiling the ...

ZURICH/TOKYO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group (9984.T), opens new tab has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB (ABBN.S), opens new tab in a $5.4 billion deal, as the ...

A video from a China-based company showing a human-like robot face is spreading online. It's giving major Westworld vibes. AheadForm is a Chinese robotics company founded in 2024 working on combining ...

Serve Robotics passed 1,000 robots in service earlier this week. Now we know who those robots will be working for: DoorDash. Serve is teaming up with the food delivery giant to help deliver more food.

Machine Design sat down for an exclusive interview with the newly appointed president of Teradyne Robotics Jean-Pierre Hathout at the Fabtech 2025 Show held in Chicago from Sept. 8-11. The seasoned ...

When a robotics pioneer who has spent decades building humanoid machines recommends that you stand at least nine feet away from any full-size walking robot, you should probably listen. “My advice to ...

Serve Robotics just put its 1,000th robot in service. Robots are coming on line at the rate of 380 per month. The goal of 2,000 robots in service by the end of 2025 is in reach. Without context, it's ...

Courtney doesn’t have eyes, but it’s got sensors everywhere. There are two blinking lights on the front of its boxy body to approximate wide, moony pupils. It’s been described as a “large cooler on ...