Odyssey Launches Odyssey-3 Physical AI Foundation World Model to Power Autonomous Humanoid Robots and Industrial Drones
Robotics intelligence startup Odyssey unveiled Odyssey-3, a multi-modal foundation world model trained on physical dynamics and spatial causality to power autonomous humanoid robots, warehouse manipulators, and commercial drones.
Clive Barker and Bad Robot Games Launch Hellraiser Revival Across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch 2
Bad Robot Games and Clive Barker released first-person survival horror game Hellraiser: Revival globally across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, featuring the Genesis Configuration puzzle box mechanics and Day-One Xbox Game Pass inclusion.
Deliveroo and Coco Robotics Partner to Deploy Autonomous Electric Sidewalk Delivery Robots Across London Starting at Canary Wharf
Deliveroo formed a multi-city UK commercial partnership with Coco Robotics to deploy autonomous electric sidewalk delivery rovers, commencing pilot food and grocery deliveries across London Canary Wharf financial and residential district.
Edge AI Foundation and NXP Establish Physical AI Robotics Working Group for Safe Autonomous Automation
The Edge AI Foundation announced a Physical AI and Robotics Working Group led by NXP Semiconductors, uniting chipmakers, cloud providers, and robotics developers to establish safety protocols for collaborative industrial automation.
ARX Robotics and Roboneers Formalize Strategic Partnership in Kyiv to Mass-Produce Autonomous Combat Ground Fleets
Signed during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's state visit, the bilateral defense agreement establishes distributed manufacturing lines across Germany and Ukraine for Rys Pro unmanned ground vehicles.
NXP Semiconductors Ara240 Discrete Neural Processing Unit Arrives at Global Distributors to Accelerate Edge Robotics AI
Global distributor Mouser Electronics begins shipping the 40-eTOPS edge silicon accelerator, equipping industrial robotics and automated machines with dedicated offline vision-language-action capabilities.
United States Army Directs Creation of Futures and Autonomous Systems Command to Operationalize Battlefield Robotics by Fiscal 2028
A leadership directive establishes FASCOM to integrate autonomous uncrewed aircraft, robotic combat vehicles, and uncrewed logistics across operational fighting formations by 2028.
AEVEX Aerospace and Coretronic Unveil Vandal and Onyx 3D-Printed Autonomous Drones in Bilateral Production Pact
AEVEX Aerospace and Coretronic Intelligent Robotics have unveiled the Vandal and Onyx autonomous drone systems in Taipei, combining US flight software with Taiwanese additive manufacturing for scalable production.
RoboParty Unveils RP1 Full-Stack Open-Source Humanoid Robot Powered by PartyOS and Unsupervised Reinforcement Learning
Robotics developer RoboParty has introduced the RP1 bipedal humanoid robot alongside PartyOS, providing an open-source hardware and software platform for embodied artificial intelligence research.
Boston Dynamics Unveils 13-DoF Manipulation Hand for Electric Atlas and Opens Automotive Metaplant Training Facility
Boston Dynamics has unveiled a tactile four-fingered hand with 13 degrees of freedom for its electric Atlas humanoid, paired with a dedicated manufacturing training facility in Georgia.
US Defense Department Establishes Autonomous Warfare Command to Accelerate Swarm Drone and Robotic Systems
The Pentagon activated the Autonomous Warfare Command and initiated Project Agincourt to unify military doctrine, procurement, and deployment of autonomous drone swarms and robotic combat platforms.
Agility Robotics Partners with FORT Robotics to Implement Cooperative Safety Architecture for Digit 5
Agility Robotics has partnered with functional safety specialist FORT Robotics to deploy an integrated three-part safety system on the Digit 5 humanoid robot, enabling cage-free commercial operation.
ANYbotics Launches Shift Fleet Platform to Coordinate Autonomous Quadruped Inspection Robots Across Industrial Sites
Autonomous robotics manufacturer ANYbotics has launched Shift, an integrated industrial fleet operations platform engineered to orchestrate autonomous ANYmal quadruped robots during complex inspections across hazardous energy and chemical facilities.
Singapore HTX Inaugurates Home Team Humanoid Robotics Centre for Public Safety Operations
Singapore Home Team Science and Technology Agency has inaugurated the Home Team Humanoid Robotics Centre, establishing an operational testbed to evaluate bipedal and dexterous robots for frontline emergency response.
Skydio Unveils F10 Lightrunner Fixed-Wing Aircraft and Autonomous MegaDock at Ascend 2026
Autonomous drone maker Skydio has introduced the F10 Lightrunner, its first long-range fixed-wing aircraft capable of 100 mph speeds, alongside the MegaDock multi-drone robotic takeoff and landing charging station.
Daimon Robotics Unveils Full-Stack Tactile Intelligence Platform and Daimon-TWM World Model at IROS 2026
At the IROS 2026 conference in Pittsburgh, Daimon Robotics debuted high-resolution DM-Tac tactile sensors, the Data-Nexus acquisition system, and a physical world model that enables predictive contact-rich manipulation.
International Federation of Robotics Reports Global Operational Industrial Robot Fleet Surpasses Five Million Units
The International Federation of Robotics has revealed in its World Robotics 2026 census that the global operational fleet of factory robots reached five million units, with annual installations climbing 11 percent to 603,000 units.
SiMa.ai Secures 150 Million Dollars in Series C Funding to Advance Physical AI Silicon and Robotics Chiplets
Edge semiconductor pioneer SiMa.ai closed a 150 million dollar Series C financing round at a 1.45 billion dollar valuation, accelerating the rollout of 1,000 TOPS chiplets for humanoid robotics and autonomous physical systems.
Qualcomm to Acquire PickNik Robotics to Integrate MoveIt Motion Planning Into Physical AI Platforms
Qualcomm entered a definitive agreement to acquire PickNik Robotics, integrating the open-source MoveIt manipulation framework into its Dragonwing silicon to bridge multimodal AI with real-time physical robotics.
Boston Dynamics and Hyundai Launch Robotics Metaplant Center to Deploy Atlas Humanoid Fleet in Auto Assembly
Boston Dynamics and Hyundai Motor Group opened the Robotics Metaplant Application Center in Georgia to operationalize all-electric Atlas humanoids across automotive production lines.
U.S. Navy Establishes Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center to Operationalize Fleet Autonomy
The United States Navy formally commissioned the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, establishing an Echelon 3 command to transition unmanned vehicles into operational fleet doctrine.
Skydio Launches 100 MPH Fixed-Wing F10 Lightrunner Drone and Autonomous MegaDock RTOL System at Ascend 2026
Skydio unveiled its next-generation long-range aerial robotics ecosystem at Ascend 2026, introducing the 100-mph fixed-wing F10 Lightrunner and the runway-free MegaDock autonomous base station capable of housing five aircraft across 3,000 square miles.
U.S. Navy Commissions Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center at Little Creek for Fleet Robotic Operations
The U.S. Navy established the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center at Little Creek on September 24, 2026, creating an Echelon 3 command to standardize tactical doctrine across uncrewed air, surface, and undersea platforms.
KNDS and AERIX Systems Partner to Mass Produce AXS Micron Hit-to-Kill Interceptor Drones for Counter-UAS Defense
European land defense leader KNDS and robotics startup AERIX Systems signed a strategic industrial pact to manufacture AXS-μ1 autonomous hit-to-kill interceptor drones at a scale of 1,000 units per month.