U.S. Navy and Shipbuilders Bring More Robots Online to Build and Maintain the Fleet

Robots are transforming how the Navy builds and maintains its fleet, from welding carrier sections to inspecting submarine hulls.
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Robots are transforming how the Navy builds and maintains its fleet, from welding carrier sections to inspecting submarine hulls.

Self-swapping batteries could extend humanoid factory shifts, but reliability depends on far more than stored energy.

DoorDash's autonomous robot experiments highlight the economic and technical barriers that still constrain last-mile automation at scale.

DoorDash scales autonomous delivery robots to New Mexico's varied terrain, testing real-world performance beyond controlled urban pilots.

Television's greatest robots transcend their mechanical nature to become characters exploring humanity, purpose, and society through distinctively designed forms.

More than 300 next-generation humanoid robots debuted at Shanghai's WAIC 2026, signaling a shift from prototype demonstrations to production-ready industrial systems.

School robots can deliver lessons, but evidence suggests they're not replacing human teachers anytime soon.

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Compact humanoid robots successfully completed multiple live surgical procedures under real-time surgeon control for the first time.

Robots now offload learning to cloud systems, enabling entire fleets to benefit from shared experiences and knowledge across manufacturing facilities.