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AW 2026 features Korea humanoid debuts as industry seeks digital transformation
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (978+ words) By Eugene Demaitre | March 4, 2026 Agibot X2, Unitree G1, and Leju Kuavo 4th Generation Pro humanoid robots make their debuts in South Korea. Credit: AW 2026 SEOUL " Smart Factory & Automation World, or AW 2026, opened yesterday. The event, which occupies the entire Coex venue and features…...
Noble Machines exits stealth with Moby humanoid
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (237+ words) By Mike Oitzman | March 4, 2026 Noble Machines Moby humanoid can lift 60-lb payloads. | Credit: Noble Machines Noble Machines, formerly known as Under Control Robotics, has emerged from stealth mode. It said it has deployed its first humanoid robots at a Fortune…...
6 lessons I learned watching a robotics startup die from the inside
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1333+ words) By Rui Xu | March 2, 2026 The K-Bot open-source humanoid robots. | Credit: K-Scale Labs Editor's Note: Rui Xu is the former chief operating officer of K-Scale Labs, a San Francisco-based startup that tried to build low-cost humanoid robots. The company shut down…...
BMW piloting Hexagon's wheeled humanoid in Germany
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (414+ words) By Brianna Wessling | March 2, 2026 BMW Group last week announced a pilot project to deploy wheeled humanoids from Hexagon Robotics at its Leipzig plant in Germany. With the project, BMW wants to integrate humanoids into existing car production and explore future…...
Hyundai to show MobED at AW as robotics, AI expand in manufacturing
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (534+ words) By Eugene Demaitre | February 27, 2026 The MobED robot will be among the Korean systems on display at AW 2026. Source: Hyundai Motor Group As robotics and artificial intelligence continue to expand in manufacturing, logistics, and other sectors, Hyundai Motor Group's Robotics Lab…...
Physical AI startup RLWRLD raises $26M
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (363+ words) By The Robot Report Staff | February 25, 2026 RLWRLD worked with WIRobotics to develop ALLEX, which it uses to test its AI models. | Source: RLWRLD RLWRLD, a physical AI startup developing robot foundation models for industrial environments, today said it has raised…...
Tesollo commercializes its lightweight, compact robotic hand for humanoids
1+ week, 2+ day ago (387+ words) By The Robot Report Staff | February 23, 2026 On the left, the DG-5F-S 20-DoF model, and on the right, the 15-DoF model. | Source: Tesollo Tesollo Inc. today said it is officially commercializing its compact and lightweight humanoid robotic hand, the DG…...
Integrated motion control enables sophisticated robot motion
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1179+ words) By Lisa Eitel | February 22, 2026 Motion control is enabling new levels of robotic precision. Source: Adobe Stock Garnering much attention these days are industrial robots and their integration of motion components and incorporation into workcells with other motion-based automated equipment. Such…...
Ghost Robotics: Innovating for safety
1+ week, 4+ day ago (680+ words) By Mike Oitzman | February 20, 2026 In Episode 232 of The Robot Report Podcast, Gavin Kenneally, co-founder and CEO of Ghost Robotics, discusses the journey of his company, from its inception to becoming a leader in legged robotics. Kevin Kenneally, CEO and cofounder,…...
NVIDIA adds Cosmos Policy to its world foundation models
1+ week, 6+ day ago (697+ words) By The Robot Report Staff | February 19, 2026 Cosmos Policy represents an early step toward adapting world foundation models for robot control and planning, NVIDIA says. | Source: NVIDIA NVIDIA Corp. is continuously expanding its NVIDIA Cosmos world foundation models, or WFMs, to…...