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SiLC Launches Eyeonic Edge for Precision 4D Industrial Scanning

SiLC Technologies has announced the launch of Eyeonic®Edge, the newest addition to their laser scanner product lines. The Eyeonic Edge along with the Eyeonic Trace product...

Schneider Electric Launches Industrial Automation Modernization Service

Schneider Electric announced at Automate its new offering — Industrial Automation Modernization as a Service — designed to help industrial organizations modernize...

Aya Durbin of Boston Dynamics on Why Humanoids Are the Future of Manufacturing

Humanoid robots are moving beyond eye‑catching demos and into real-world operations. This shift is being driven less by hardware and more by advances in AI....

NVIDIA Announces Industry’s First Full-Stack Safety System for Physical AI

NVIDIA has announced NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, the industry’s first full-stack, comprehensive safety system for robotics and physical AI that unifies AI compute...

Bridging the Vision Gap with Powerful and Easy-to-Use AI

UnitX, a pioneer in AI-powered visual inspection for manufacturing, recently launched DeteX, an AI-powered smart camera. DeteX is purpose-built to eliminate the manufacturing vision...

Teradyne Advances Physical AI with UR AI Trainer, PolyScope X

Teradyne Robotics, the company behind Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), is demonstrating how physical AI is transforming industrial automation at Automate...

How to Get Started with Scalable Machine Tending Automation

Manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to improve efficiency and reduce repetitive tasks through robotics, but for those just beginning their automation journey, the first...

OMRON Robotics Demonstrates Next-Generation Autonomous Mobile Robots

OMRON Robotics will demonstrate the next generation of its flagship LD Series autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) — the LD-150 and LD-300 — at Automate 2026. Attendees...

Inbolt Launches Vision-Enabled Robot Programming, Closing the Loop from CAD to Factory Floor

Inbolt, the robot intelligence company that turns digital twins into live robot control, is launching two new capabilities that complete the...

RealSense Unveils a New AI-Native Depth Camera

At Automate 2026, RealSense unveiled the RealSense™ D585 Pro, a new AI-native depth camera that combines advanced depth sensing, edge AI acceleration, and a software-defined platform designed...

A New Approach to Designing RF Power Amplifiers for Modern Military Systems

Modern military systems, from radar and electronic warfare platforms to communications networks, depend on radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers to transmit signals...

This New GaN Chip Provides W-Band Wireless Links for Military Radars

Northrop Grumman has built a new Gallium Nitride (GaN) chip that sets a new standard of performance for military and commercial use. The chip fully leverages the W-band...

This New Quantum Sensor Measures 3D Direction of RF Electromagnetic Fields

Army scientists achieved a major milestone in quantum sensing technology that could transform how electromagnetic signals are detected on the battlefield.

Transportable Space Force Antenna Expands Multi-Band Testing at Naval Research Lab

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has received a transportable satellite tracking antenna system from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command...

New Wearable Sensor Uses Sweat to Monitor Health Continuously

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a wearable, wireless, and battery-free bioelectronic sensor that monitors health by detecting molecular biomarkers in human sweat. Read on to learn more about it.

NASA's Space Computing Breakthrough Powers Future Missions

NASA's High Performance Spaceflight Computing project aims to significantly increase spacecraft computing power. Read on to learn more about it.

Portable Biosensor Offers Fast Detection of Foodborne Pathogens

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed a solid-polymer biosensor coated with nonpathogenic viruses to detect S. enterica, potentially providing innovative methods for identifying food contamination. Read on to learn more.

Argonne Researchers Unlock Potential of Spintronics for Future Electronic Devices

The rapid expansion of data generation is challenging the capabilities of traditional charge-based electronics, such as smartphones and laptops. In response, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory are investigating alternative technologies that utilize electron spin. Read on to learn more.

Bee-Inspired AI Helps Tiny Drones Navigate Long Distances with Minimal Memory

The “Bee-Nav” navigation strategy, inspired by honeybees, enables tiny robots to travel long distances and return home with only 42 kilobytes of neural memory. Read on to learn more.

JABAS.AI Enables Fully Autonomous Robot Fleets for Agriculture

The University of Lincoln is addressing a significant barrier in agricultural robotics by designing fleets of robots capable of operating safely within complex farm environments. Ceres Agri-Tech has developed JABAS.AI, an AI-enabled autonomy platform that facilitates real-time robot navigation and coordination, even in areas with unreliable GPS and connectivity.

Tokyo Lab Deploys AI-Powered Robots to Automate Scientific Discovery

The Robotics Innovation Center, located at the Institute of Science Tokyo University, has established a laboratory at its Yushima campus where robots conduct medical experiments previously performed by human researchers, aiming to automate nearly the entire research process. Read on to learn more.

NASA Tests High-Power Lithium Thruster for Future Human Missions to Mars

A cutting-edge technology with the potential to enable crewed Mars missions and robotic exploration across the solar system was recently tested at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Read on to learn more about it.

How Many Robots Does It Take to Perform a Navigational Task?

Mathematical analysis of crowd density is notoriously complex because there are so many possible paths and interactions to consider. Read on to learn what a Harvard team did to get around this difficulty.

Enhancing Laser Processing Head Service and Quality Assurance: How Advanced Laser Diagnostics Transform Service Operations and Product Development for High-Power Laser Applications at Precitec US

In the rapidly evolving arena of high-power...

DESI Completes Largest High-resolution 3D Map of universe to Date

On April 14, the 5,000 fiber-optic eyes of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which scientists and students at UC Santa Cruz are key collaborators on, swiveled...

Groundbreaking Study in Light Control Opens Door to New Technological Frontiers

Scientists at Heriot‑Watt University have demonstrated in a world-first, that light can be used to control every aspect of how electromagnetic waves...

Microbial Fuel Cell Uses Soil Bacteria to Power Agricultural Sensors

Precision agriculture uses sensors to monitor soil and help farmers improve yields. However, powering these sensors with continuous, uninterrupted power is challenging due to limited battery capacity and limited development of renewable power. To help address farmers' power needs, Northwestern University researchers have developed a fuel cell the size of a paperback that captures energy as microbes break down organic matter, powering underground sensors for agriculture and environmental monitoring.

Light-Responsive Perovskites Exhibit Reversible Shape-Shifting Behavior

Researchers at the University of California, Davis recently found that perovskites may enable a new class of light-responsive semiconductor devices. Read on to learn more.

New Technology Makes Solar Panels Blend Seamlessly Into Buildings

German researchers have developed a technique for applying realistic designs to photovoltaic modules, which convert sunlight into electricity, enabling them to mimic roof tiles and integrate more seamlessly into buildings. Read on to learn about this new method, termed ShadeCut.