Lyte LyteVision. A $165 million bet on robots that see the world straight
Most robotics startups burn their funding on models. Lyte AI is spending it on the layer underneath — the sensors…
Robot.com R-Kiwi. Seven Years of Campus Sidewalks With Sodexo
Seven-year contracts are rare in a business where most autonomy pilots quietly expire after two semesters. Robot.com — the San…
Medtronic and Cornerstone Robotics. A $700 million bet on surgical robots
Medtronic has taken a roughly $700 million stake in Cornerstone Robotics, the Hong Kong-based surgical robotics firm behind the Sentire…
JAKA vs Teradyne Robotics. The cobot patent clash becomes a war of words
The collaborative robot industry's biggest patent fight just got a second front. JAKA Robotics has gone to court against Teradyne…
Tsubaki KabelSchlepp Robotrax. A 3D lifeline for robot cables at 10 g
Cables are the quiet casualty of industrial automation. Every time a six-axis robot arm swivels, rotates, and extends, the electrical…
NVIDIA and Hugging Face. A US$12.9 Billion Bet on Keeping AI Open
NVIDIA announced on September 3, 2026 that it has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, the platform where much of the…
NexCOBOT. Why Big Tech’s robot shopping spree is good news for physical AI
Humanoid robotics is having its consolidation moment. In the span of five months, Mobileye acquired humanoid maker Mentee Robotics for…
Chef Robotics. Serving up physical AI’s hardest problem at RoboBusiness
Robots can weld car bodies all day, but ask one to scoop mashed sweet potato onto a tray without mangling…
AIR Heavy Lift UAS. Elmo servo drives ditch liquid cooling on a 550 lb hauler
An electric aircraft that has to lift 550 lb of cargo on battery power alone has no tolerance for dead…
iRobot Roomba Max 875 Combo. A flagship that seals itself to your carpet
iRobot picked the opening of IFA 2026 to crown a new flagship. The Roomba Max 875 Combo, unveiled on September…
