Dexterity Unveils Foresight, A Production World Model For Warehouse Robots

Dexterity announced Foresight, a world model designed to help robots reason about the physical world while performing manipulation tasks in logistics environments.

Techman Robot Deploys AI Cobots With Jinpao Precision for Aerospace Manufacturing

Techman Robot worked with precision mechanism manufacturer Jinpao Precision to implement a large-scale automation project using collaborative robots. Jinpao Precision produces precision metal components for industries including aerospace, communications, medical, and automation equipment.

Noble Machines Deploys General-Purpose Industrial Robots After Emerging From Stealth

Noble Machines has emerged from stealth with the first deployment of its general-purpose industrial robots to a Fortune Global 500 customer. The company launched in 2024

VR Headset Training Initiative Targets Helicopter Safety in Nepal

Virtual reality helicopter training is arriving in Nepal through a new safety initiative involving the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Airbus Helicopters, and Loft Dynamics.

NASA Funds HEBI Robotics to Develop Space Actuators

NASA awarded HEBI Robotics an $850,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to continue developing modular robotic actuation hardware for space. The two-year project will support the testing and development of actuation hardware

Honor Previews Robot Phone and Unveils First Humanoid Robot at MWC 2026

Honor used Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona to showcase a new direction for its AI hardware strategy, revealing both a robotic smartphone concept and its first humanoid robot.

VITURE Raises Another $100M, Tops $200M in Six Months

VITURE pulled in another $100 million, matching the round it closed in September and pushing its six-month total past $200 million. Legend Capital, affiliated with Lenovo

PICO Previews Project Swan Headset With Dual-Chip Design and 4000 PPI Displays

Project Swan could mark a serious step forward in making XR viable for sustained professional use. Display clarity approaching monitor-level density, paired with low-latency mixed reality and a dedicated perception chip

BMW Pilots AEON Humanoid Robot in German Production

BMW Group has started testing a humanoid robot at its Leipzig plant, marking the company’s first pilot of this kind in production in Germany. The robot, AEON, was developed by Hexagon Robotics and is being introduced under BMW’s Physical AI program.

Intrinsic Moves Under Google to Expand Industrial Robotics Platform

Intrinsic is moving into Google after launching in 2021 as an Alphabet Other Bet focused on robotics. The company says it has built an intelligent robotics platform

Wayve Raises $1.5B to Scale End-to-End Autonomous Driving Platform

Wayve raised $1.2 billion in a Series D, bringing its post-money valuation to $8.6 billion and total capital secured for commercial rollout to $1.5 billion, including additional milestone-based investment from Uber.

Harbinger Acquires Phantom AI and Secures ADAS Licensing Deal With ZF

Harbinger announced it has acquired Phantom AI and entered into a licensing agreement with ZF’s passenger car Advanced Driver Assistance Systems division. ZF will license Phantom AI’s computer vision software for its passenger car ADAS products