KUKA's AI platform goes live on 285 factory robots in Ohio
KUKA deployed its Automation Management Platform at a Toledo Jeep plant, marking the first North American production deployment of AI-orchestrated industrial automation at scale.
Japan's Big Three Robot Makers Pick One Platform
FANUC, Yaskawa, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries join NVIDIA's open Cosmos coalition, unifying industrial robotics software for the first time and shifting competition away from proprietary robot OS layers.
Amazon's touch-sensing warehouse robot wins industry award, reshapes automation
Amazon Vulcan, the first warehouse robot with tactile sensing deployed at scale, was named Robot of the Year at the Robotics Summit, signaling a shift from vision-only systems to dexterous manipulation.
Germany's Fraunhofer Institute Publishes First Industrial Benchmark for Humanoid Robots
Fraunhofer IPA releases the first third-party qualification standard for humanoid robots in industrial settings, removing the evaluation barrier that has blocked enterprise deployment decisions.
Anvil Robotics Closes $5.5M Seed as Physical AI Hits the Assembly Line
Anvil Robotics, an eight-month-old startup selling modular robot dev-kits, closed a $5.5M seed round with Nvidia's GEAR lab as a paying customer and seven-figure revenue already in the bank—signaling that physical AI infrastructure, not just models, is now the competitive moat.