MIT engineers developed a robotic replica of the heart’s right ventricle that mimics its beating and blood-pumping action of live hearts.

In August 2023, autonomous mobile robot developer Locus Robotics surpassed 2 billion warehouse picks, which it has doubled since then.

Neya Systems aims to push its autonomy software beyond existing automotive security by using the AICA reference architecture.

Robust AI introduced its Carter autonomous mobile robot in 2022 and quickly landed a commercial deal with DHL.

Ukraine-based Gardarika Tres is converting existing heavy equipment into autonomous demining machines to clear farm fields of mines.

Discussion about the latest Boston Dynamics humanoid video and an interview with Gili Ovadia from BionicHive warehouse robotics.

evoBOT from Fraunhofer IML has a seemingly simple design that doesn’t resemble any other mobile robot on the market today.

2025 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards will recognize the leading technologies, businesses, startups, and applications of the past year.

The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, or MOXIE, generated oxygen aboard NASA’s Perseverance Rover.

Researchers at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering developed a soft exoskeleton to help a person with Parkinson’s walk without freezing.

igus GmbH offers a finger gripper for its ReBeL collaborative robot arm to help developers

Kodama Systems says its teleoperated robots can help thin forests to mitigate forest fire hazards and reduce labor-intensive work.

Rockwell Automation acquired Clearpath Robotics and its subsidiary OTTO Motors adding mobile robotics to its portfolio.

Exotec deployed its Skypod automated storage and picking system to help Lane Automotive modernize fulfillment operations.

Powered by the Nova Orin reference architecture, NVIDIA launched the Nova Carter AMR as a reference and development platform.

OpenAI has created a number of large language models (LLM) and image generation models that are revolutionizing robotics.

Sereact released PickGPT, a robotics transformer that combines LLMs with the company’s computer vision technology.

Dexterity AI has developed DexR, a two-armed robot that uses machine vision, force sensing, and integrated motion planning to unload containers.

Kodiak Robotics unveiled its first autonomous test vehicle for the U.S. military, a Ford F-150 pickup truck outfitted with Kodiak Driver.

Simbe partnered with BJ’s to roll out an enhanced version of its Store Intelligence system and new capabilities for the Tally robot.

The ifm Obstacle Detection Solution reduces mobile robot development time by providing a ready-made option for manufacturers.

Electric Sheep won RBR50 startup of the year for its novel vertical business model, automating commercial landscaping.