FANUC Plans $90M Michigan Facility to Expand U.S. Robot Production Capacity

FANUC America announced a $90 million investment to acquire property and build a new 840,000 square foot facility in Michigan, providing production-ready space for the potential expansion of its U.S.-based robot manufacturing capabilities.

Fauna Robotics Joins Amazon While Continuing Product Sales And Support

Fauna Robotics announced that it has joined Amazon and will now operate as an Amazon company. The update was shared by co-founder and CEO Rob Cochran, who reflected on the company’s progress since launching in New York City in February 2024.

📬 Remix Reality Insider: Closing the Sim-to-Real Gap

In this drop: The sim-to-real gap starts to close, robotics consolidates around full-stack platforms at GTC 2026. PLUS: Intrinsic joins Google, Zoox teams with Uber, and Synopsys pushes digital twins into vehicle development.

NVIDIA Expands Its Robotics Stack as Industry Builds on Its Platform

NVIDIA is working with a broad group of robotics companies spanning industrial systems, humanoids, and surgical platforms, including ABB Robotics, FANUC, KUKA, Figure, Medtronic, and Universal Robots. These companies are building on NVIDIA’s computing, models, and software

RoboForce Raises $52M for Physical AI Platform for Industrial Robotics

RoboForce raised $52 million in a round led by YZi Labs, with backing from investors including Jerry Yang, Myron Scholes, Gary Rieschel, and Carnegie Mellon University, bringing its total funding to $67 million.

Meta Commits to Permanent Fifth Avenue Flagship to Showcase Wearable Tech

Meta is making its Meta Lab NYC location a permanent fixture, signing a 10-year lease at 697 Fifth Avenue with Vornado Realty Trust. The move turns what began as a pop-up into a long-term flagship

FANUC and NVIDIA Bring Physical AI to Industrial Robotics Systems

FANUC is collaborating with NVIDIA to advance physical AI in its industrial robotics systems by combining robotics with AI computing and simulation platforms.

Dexterity World Model Speeds Up Robot Decisions on NVIDIA Hardware

Dexterity says its Foresight system, which powers how its robots understand physical environments before they act, is now running faster on NVIDIA hardware. The model builds a real-time view of the world from sensor data and uses it to plan actions

Universal Robots and Scale AI Bring AI Model Training Onto The Factory Floor

Universal Robots introduced a system that captures synchronized data from robots in production environments, rather than in separate lab setups. Built with Scale AI, it is designed for customers

Looking Glass Introduces Musubi Holographic Photo Frame

Looking Glass has introduced musubi, a holographic photo and video frame aimed at bringing holograms into the home. It’s a standalone device with no need for connectivity, built to change how we view and share memories by making them feel more alive and present.

RealSense Pushes Humanoid Robots Closer to Safe, Autonomous Movement in Human Environments

At NVIDIA GTC, RealSense showed a humanoid robot moving autonomously in a real-world environment, built in collaboration with LimX Dynamics. The demonstration focused on how perception supports safe operation for robots working around people.

Oura Acquires Doublepoint and Shifts Gesture Tech In-House

Doublepoint announced that Oura has acquired the company. Doublepoint provides gesture recognition technology for smartwatches, wristbands, and other wearables