ABB Robotics Unveils IRB 1700 and Physical AI at CIIF 2026
ABB Robotics unveiled the IRB 1700 industrial robot family at CIIF 2026, featuring physical AI capabilities including imitation learning and the OmniCore EyeMotion vision system. The robot achieves 0.03mm repeatable...
NEURA Robotics and SECO Target Physical AI for Semiconductor Manufacturing Automation
When NEURA Robotics announced its collaboration with SECO in September 2026 to bring physical AI to semiconductor manufacturing, the partnership signaled a fundamental shift in how automation engineers think about...
Renesas Opens Beijing Lab to Drive Physical AI and Robotics Innovation
Renesas Electronics has opened a new Physical AI & Robotics Lab in Beijing, creating a dedicated environment for robotics development, system validation, embedded control, sensing, power management, and AI-enabled automation. The facility...
SoftBank and Yaskawa Advance Physical AI Robotics on Cloud Infrastructure
Industrial robotics is achieving a major capability breakthrough as cloud-based artificial intelligence connects directly with real-time physical manipulation. Telecommunications pioneer SoftBank Corp.
Avatar Robotics Secures $6.5 Million Seed Funding to Scale AI-Powered Industrial Robots
Avatar Robotics has raised $6.5 million in seed funding to accelerate the deployment of semi-humanoid robots designed for industrial labor automation, combining remote operation, machine learning, and autonomous robotics to address workforce shortages across...
Robotics Stocks Surge as Unitree IPO Sparks New Wave of Physical AI Investment
Physical AI and robotics stocks gained momentum after strong investor demand for Unitree Robotics’ IPO, highlighting growing market confidence in humanoid robots, autonomous systems, industrial robotics, and next-generation automation technologies.