Build artifacts for PhysiClaw hardware v0.45 have been released for assembling the PhysiClaw rig. Contents include a bilingual English-Chinese assembly manual (HTML+PDF with step-by-step SVG figures), a sourcing guide with technical drawings for the 7 frame extrusions, and STEP files for the 9 custom parts (recommended to print in black PA12 via SLS/MJF) along with a matching print guide.
Hesai Technology has launched the 3D world data engine Kosmo, comprising the 8K ultra-high-definition AI spatial camera Kosmo One and the 3D content creation and management platform Kosmo World. The system can scan and reconstruct scenes such as rooms and buildings into editable 3D data for robot training and world model development.
Zongwei Technology officially released three new magnetic drive products at the China International Industry Fair, covering three directions: mobile power supply, compact high-density conveying, and multi-degree-of-freedom motion.
Kunwei Technology showcased its dual-stack force control solution for humanoid robots and four flexible force control scenario demonstrations for collaborative robots at the 26th China International Industry Fair (Booth 7.1H-E268). The HRS humanoid series six-axis force sensors are as thin as 10mm and withstand 300%FS overload, while the KWR precision six-axis force sensor has a repeatability accuracy of 0.1%FS and an accuracy better than 0.3%FS. GGII data shows that Kunwei holds a market share of over 70% in the collaborative robot end-effector application market.
On October 14, Poxiao Intelligence and Tinno Mobile launched SeePhys Hub, a full-body, full-modality data collection system. It consists of a four-camera head ring, two wristbands, three waist-and-leg motion trackers, and a tactile glove, and can synchronously collect first-person vision, hand pose and high-density tactile data, and full-body motion information.
On October 14, Hesai launched the Kosmo One spatial camera and the Kosmo World 3D content platform, covering spatial capture, 3D reconstruction, scene editing, and robot training workflows.
foundationpose-ros2-tracker releases v1.0, its first public release, accompanied by the demo data package front_4obj_move_db3.tar.zst.
Thank you for your patience! We are pleased to announce that the following products, including the KHR-3HV, are back in stock! KHR-3HV Ver.3.1 with Lithium-Ion Battery Set https://kondo-robot.com/product/03234 KHR-3HV Expansion Servo 5-Piece Set Ver.3.1 https://kondo-robot.com/product/03233 KHR-3HV Ver.3.1 (22-axis version) https://kondo-robot.com/product/03243
lampOS v0.1.11 was released on GitHub; the snapshot shows OTA component versions including os-server 0.1.228, hal 0.1.291, web 0.1.92, and bootstrap 0.0.34, while the device side includes lamp 0.0.109, intern-v2 0.0.13, and reachy-mini 0.0.16.
Cadence 0.83.0 adds sequential episodic memory to the composed brain via the optional parameter memory_choice=True; records are stored twice, keyed by observation and by temporal context, and rewards are replayed backward along the recent path.
lampOS v0.1.12 comes with an OTA metadata snapshot in which os-server is updated to 0.1.232, hal to 0.1.294, and web to 0.1.92, all updated on 2026-10-14 and accompanied by sha256 checksums.
IsaacLab Browser Demo has released version v4, adding edge-latched viewport joysticks and a bounded MicroDuck warehouse scene. Pull a stick back or press Escape to stop; turning in place uses a 0.25 m/s forward assist.
Isaac Lab has released Browser Demo v5, adding a MicroDuck warehouse interaction scene with convex colliders derived from enabled scene geometry, compound rack/pallet components, and 12 movable floor props.
Isaac Lab releases interactive browser demos v6, providing prebuilt browser simulations for the documentation. It adds a 24-slab domino cascade, VDC cable bending, and an Ant walking demo with steering and direct perturbations, while retaining the directories from earlier versions.
The nano-ros project has released nros 0.6.0-nros1, with the CLI using codegen version 14. If the source release declares the same codegen version, artifacts are not regenerated (RFC-0097 D7); before modifying nros-toolchain.toml, nros pin reads both manifests from the store and states this first.
The gzchenhao/openhire project on GitHub has released version v0.8.11. The original text only provides a Full Changelog entry and does not specify the details of the changes.
IMS Gear is exhibiting some gearbox products from its IMS.Eco, IMS.Pro, and IMS.Drive product lines and its automotive product line at Booth 6.1H-B120 in the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) during the China International Industry Fair, which runs from October 12 to 16. Its modular standard planetary gearboxes are used in smart home, medical device, smart logistics, construction and agricultural equipment scenarios, and support rapid selection and custom development. The planetary gearbox has been in production since 1970 and is widely used in power tailgates, forklift power steering, AGV drive wheels, and medical equipment, among other fields.
Mair Microvision offers an integrated "3D vision + AI algorithm" solution for intelligent loading and unloading, covering depalletizing, palletizing, and loading/unloading. It has been deployed at leading customers such as Lingzhi Technology and Lanjian Intelligent. Its soft-bag depalletizing solution uses deep fusion of RGB and point cloud and supports zero-shot recognition, with recognition accuracy reaching 99.9%; it has been applied in batch to Lingzhi Technology's depalletizing robots and exported to Ethiopia. The M4 3D camera, based on iToF technology, outputs high-resolution depth data and is used in Lanjian Intelligent's loading/unloading robots for continuous corrugated box loading and unloading.
Standard Robots has launched EasyGo, a new indoor delivery robot. Based in Shenzhen, the company focuses on industrial-grade mobile robots and has developed core elements such as underlying positioning algorithms, operating systems, and controllers in-house. Its main products are laser-navigation AGVs and their scheduling systems, which have been applied in industrial logistics scenarios at Huawei, ZTE, Foxconn, and others.
At the 26th China International Industry Fair Robotics Show (RS2026), FA Robotics presented its embodied intelligence deployment results and reached strategic cooperation agreements with five partners: Boyin Hechuang, Aitu Technology, Yingshen Intelligence, Xingyuanzhi, and Lingqiao Intelligence. The industrial-grade embodied intelligence robot BW10-Lite, equipped with FA Robotics' ART series force-controlled humanoid robotic arms and Boyin Hechuang's "Bozhi-Bolt" industrial vertical large model, autonomously completes cycles of material grasping, transport, and placement; the AIRLab welding agent uses 3D vision to automatically generate welding trajectories without teaching.
MuJoCo visualization tool mjswan has released v0.11.7. Main changes include: moving multithreaded MuJoCo out of a single-threaded SPA, adding CommandJointPositionActionCfg to drive joints via commands, and drawing a box's cube-texture faces the way MuJoCo does. The full changelog covers v0.11.6 through v0.11.7.
ttktjmt released mjswan v0.11.8. This update keeps mesh colliders in their compiled state when drawing meshes in the Y-up direction, and includes one major change (#166). The full update range is from v0.11.7 to v0.11.8, and it was automatically released by github-actions on October 14.
The developer has launched a free website, Teardex, that compiles information on the AI models, chips, camera sensors, training, and software used in robots. Each fact is labeled as confirmed, possible, or rumored, with source links and archives attached. It currently covers Unitree G1, Go2, Spot, 1X NEO, Figure 02, and about 30 component pages; robot pages will remain free. The author is seeking suggestions for paid features, such as multi-robot comparison, change alerts, data export to spreadsheets, or custom reports.
The linorobot2-cockpit project on GitHub released pre-release version rc-20261013.4 on October 13, published automatically by github-actions. Compared with the previous version rc-20261013.3, this version cumulatively includes 26 commits from the main branch, with 12 release assets in total.
The linorobot2-cockpit project released pre-release version rc-20261014.1 on GitHub, automatically published by github-actions. This version includes changes since rc-20261013.4, and the main branch gained 24 commits during this period.
The linorobot2-cockpit project on GitHub released pre-release version rc-20261014.2 on October 14, published by github-actions. This version includes 5 commits to the main branch since rc-20261014.1 and offers 12 attachment assets; users can view the full changelog comparison on GitHub.
The DARB-HACS project on GitHub released v0.11.1 on October 14. This update only involves code style adjustments, such as wrapping long lines, with no behavioral changes, because v0.11.0 failed the lint check. This version was automatically released by github-actions.
Koldiya released the stair-climbing robot project stair-climbing-robot v1.0 on the 14th, with commit hash 971a456. This version provides a Windows build; unzip the Zip and run the exe. The release assets contain 3 files.
ADI is building an Emerging Tech Hub for robotics within Analog Garage to help startups move from prototypes to mass-producible commercial products. The center offers ADI engineer support, lab and prototyping/testing resources, reference designs, procurement guidance, and industry connections, with technology spanning control, edge AI, power, and system integration, operating under a collaborative model in which startups retain intellectual property. Applications are expected to open before the end of 2026.
AutoStore released new products and upgrades in its Fall 2026 lineup, covering FlexBinsPort, AutoCase, Pio Pal, VersaAI, and software including CubeExplore and CubeFleet. FlexBinsPort is expected to raise warehouse utilization by 10-15%, CubeFleet aims to cut unplanned downtime by 35-45%, and Pio Pal, offered under a RaaS model for small businesses, provides packing capacity of up to 540 order lines per hour.
At China International Industry Fair (CIIF) 2026, ABB Robotics launched the compact IRB 1700 and IRB 1700ID robots, covering five models with payloads from 6 to 12 kg. The company claims cycle times up to 20% shorter than comparable robots on the market, path repeatability as low as 0.03 mm, joint speeds up to 700 degrees per second, power consumption reduced by up to 15%, oil change intervals of up to 20,000 hours, and a footprint 50% smaller than the previous generation. The IRB 1700ID routes cables and hoses inside the arm body.
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personalrobotics/sscbirrt released v3.8.0, which makes motion validation public as sscbirrt.Validator, able to validate states, motions, paths, and timed trajectories; the planner returns a path or trajectory only after the validator accepts it. Edge subdivision now includes a rounding tolerance, reducing search state checks on benchmark problems by 4-14% (about 1% for door), with all problems still succeeding 100%; seeded paths differ from 3.7, while reference artifact cases and states are unchanged.
The RoboSimStudio toolkit has been officially released, an open interactive toolkit for Agentic Robotics that helps agents create Real2Sim models with detailed dynamics. The cited content mentions that given a phone video of a robot wiping, Claude and GPT each built a full-dynamics digital twin within an hour, and the toolkit supports the Fable, Astra, and Argon agents in modeling sponges, cables, and cloth.
Atom Robots is presenting its MINI parallel robot at PM SHENZHEN 2026, the South China International Powder Metallurgy Exhibition (booth 16-A96), with a live demonstration of a flexible sorting solution for tiny precision parts. The compact model fits narrow workstations and features a native vision plus integrated drive-and-control system, enabling automatic recognition, orientation detection, and flexible sorting and tray placement of scattered tiny parts. Graphical, simple programming speeds up changeover and debugging, suiting high-mix, low-volume production. The exhibition runs until October 16.
At the 140th Canton Fair, Orbbec launched the 24-line 3D LiDAR Pulsar MH24, aimed at mobile platforms such as robotic mowers, AMRs, and delivery robots. The unit measures 66.6×62.1×66 mm, with a 21 mm high light emission window, and provides 360° (HFOV) 3D perception; in typical outdoor scenarios, a single unit can cover an operating range of about 15,000 m², and it supports operation under ≥100,000 Lux strong light, IP6K6 protection, and an operating temperature of -20°C to 60°C.
Physical Intelligence announced the opening of the Pi API beta, allowing developers to upload data, fine-tune the latest robot foundation model on its managed compute, and run inference through a managed gateway. The company has partnered with companies across several industries to adapt the model to their own robots and applications, with use cases ranging from strawberry picking to server assembly; it is now opening access to more teams, and CloudChef demonstrated workflow results.
sscbirrt v3.7.0 lets every SSIK family run natively; pose goals on the JACO2, Panda, and iiwa now plan in C++, 14–19x faster than the Python backend in an obstacle-free probe.
personalrobotics has released sscbirrt v3.7.1, which fixes the ImportError raised by sscbirrt.backends.ssik when ssik is missing. The issue arose starting in 3.7.0 because the dependency named an old version range >=7,=8.2,<9 and had no version range of its own (#226).
Dobot has launched the CRH high-performance collaborative robot, highlighting its industry-first internal cable routing design. The original article only presents this design highlight and does not disclose specific specifications such as payload, degrees of freedom, battery life, or precision, nor pricing for the CRH.