Auto factory halts production over humanoid robot worker employment negotiations dispute
Humanoid robots are forcing manufacturers to rethink labor contracts, sparking production halts over employment classifications and worker protection.
Felix
Writing about robotics stocks and companies since 2024
Why iRobot Is a Turnaround Robotics Bet
iRobot's Roomba empire faces rivals on price and features; the turnaround depends on multimodal robots and software that competitors can't match.
Why Shopify Benefits From Fulfillment Automation
When merchants manually pick, pack, and ship orders—or rely on slow, error-prone third-party logistics—fulfillment becomes the bottleneck that stalls...
Why Amazon Is the Largest Robotics Operator
Amazon's 500,000-robot fleet isn't just the world's largest—it's an order of magnitude ahead of every competitor, powered by acquisition strategy, scale economics, and relentless capital investment.
Iran’s armed forces conduct drone attack against American military positions Jordan
Military drone swarms testing air defenses with autonomous navigation technologies developed for civilian robotics applications.
Japanese robot makers join Nvidia’s Physical AI Cosmos collaborative program
Japanese roboticists are collaborating with Nvidia to accelerate AI-powered robot development through a shared technical platform.
USC researchers unveil humanoid robot advancements at 2026 robotics conference summit
USC will present cutting-edge humanoid robot research at ICRA 2026, featuring vision-language systems trained on commercial platforms.
Hyundai finishes acquiring full Boston Dynamics robotics company ownership stake
Hyundai takes full control of Boston Dynamics, betting that robotics expertise and manufacturing scale create a winning combination in automation.
Industrial automation firm ABB purchases UK’s Rotork for production expansion
ABB's acquisition of UK-based Rotork expands automated flow control capabilities and signals continued consolidation in industrial automation manufacturing.
Nvidia collaborates with Japanese robotics manufacturers on cutting-edge artificial intelligence
Nvidia partners with Japanese robotics leaders to advance AI-driven automation in manufacturing.