Robots

Cities Deploy Robots as Firefighters, Tour Guides and Lawnmowers

Cities Deploy Robots as Firefighters, Tour Guides and Lawnmowers
Cities Deploy Robots as Firefighters, Tour Guides and Lawnmowers
October 31, 2025  |  Technology

Some cities and counties have reportedly identified use cases in which it makes sense to have robots do the work. While there can be concerns...

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Macy’s Overhaul Includes $640 Million Robot-Centric Warehouse
Macy’s Overhaul Includes $640 Million Robot-Centric Warehouse
October 23, 2025  |  Retail

Macy’s is reportedly embracing automation amid its ongoing turnaround plan. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Oct. 23), this includes the opening of its biggest, and...

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SoftBank to Acquire ABB’s Robotics Business Amid Growing AI-Related Investments
SoftBank to Acquire ABB’s Robotics Business Amid Growing AI-Related Investments
October 08, 2025  |  Partnerships

SoftBank Group plans to acquire ABB’s robotics business for $5.375 billion, saying the move will complement its existing investments in artificial intelligence and robots. Subject...

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Why the Future of Automation Is Teaching Machines to See Like Humans
Why the Future of Automation Is Teaching Machines to See Like Humans
October 07, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: Digital Shift: GridRaster, Dijam Panigrahi The conversation around robotics often swings between two poles: either a utopian vision of fully autonomous machines or...

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Google DeepMind Adds Agentic Capabilities to AI Models for Robots
Google DeepMind Adds Agentic Capabilities to AI Models for Robots
September 25, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google DeepMind introduced two artificial intelligence models to help developers build robots that can understand their environment and perform complex tasks. The new models build...

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FieldAI Raises $405 Million for Robotic AI and General-Purpose Robots
FieldAI Raises $405 Million for Robotic AI and General-Purpose Robots
August 20, 2025  |  Investments

FieldAI said Wednesday (Aug. 20) that it raised $405 million in two consecutive rounds to accelerate the global adoption of its general-purpose robots. The latest...

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Digital Twins Replace Metaverse Dreams in Manufacturing
Digital Twins Replace Metaverse Dreams in Manufacturing
August 20, 2025  |  Big Tech

Remember the metaverse? Two decades into the 21st century, Big Tech’s largest firms suddenly decided to spend hundreds of billions of dollars and countless hours...

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Skild Debuts AI It Says Can Run on Any Robot
Skild Debuts AI It Says Can Run on Any Robot
July 29, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Robotics startup Skild AI has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) model it says can run on almost any robot. The AI model, known as “Skild...

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