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Oct 8Thu
  1. Yaskawa47

    Yaskawa Electric begins sales of JOHB-NSC3-MA CIP Safety-compatible inverter functional safety communication option card, strengthening functional safety for Yaskawa inverters

    Yaskawa Electric has released the JOHB-NSC3-MA functional safety communication option card for inverters, which supports CIP Safety, with orders accepted from October 8, 2026. The card is compatible with the GA700, GA800 (sold only in the US), CR700, and GA500 series inverters, and enables STO and SS1-t safety functions compliant with IEC 61800-5-2 over an EtherNet/IP network, reducing the need for separate wiring of safety signals.

Oct 7Wed
  1. Robotics 24/743

    FireDome launches U.S. operations, using Yuba County Airport as demonstration base to advance autonomous wildfire defense

    FireDome, an autonomous wildfire defense company, announced the launch of its U.S. operations and the establishment of a demonstration site at Yuba County Airport in California for real-world system validation and demonstrations. Its stationary launcher can fire eco-friendly flame-retardant smart capsules up to 1,000 feet, creating firebreaks and extinguishing flying embers; each system is designed to protect up to 70 acres, providing 24/7 detection, precision targeting, and real-time suppression. The company will work with communities, businesses, and insurance institutions, starting with expansion into high-risk areas of California.

Oct 4Sun
  1. Robotics 24/765

    A3 releases ANSI/A3 R15.08-3-2026 safety standard for industrial mobile robot applications

    A3 announced that ANSI/A3 R15.08-3-2026 Part 3 has been published and is available for purchase, completing the three-part series. Part 3 focuses on users' responsibility to maintain acceptable risk in daily work operations and throughout the machine lifecycle, including risk assessment, change management, employee training, and periodic review and inspection, and is offered alongside ANSI/A3 R15.06 Part 3 to provide consistent guidance.

Oct 3Sat
  1. Robotics 24/750

    Agility Robotics and FORT Robotics Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Safety Systems for Humanoid Robot Digit 5

    Agility Robotics and FORT Robotics have signed a memorandum of understanding to formally establish a strategic partnership to advance safety infrastructure for the humanoid robot Digit 5. Their multi-year collaboration has grown from a single custom hardware component into a three-part safety architecture covering a safety pendant, onboard communications, and an offboard interface, with the Offboard Safety Bridge jointly developed by the two companies.

Oct 1Thu
  1. Tech Xplore Robotics38

    Can AI agents "feel surprised"? Mutual Information Surprise framework helps autonomous systems respond to the unexpected

    A research team from the Georgia Tech H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) published a paper in INFORMS Journal on Data Science proposing a new framework called Mutual Information Surprise, which helps AI agents, robots, and autonomous systems identify "meaningful surprises" and judge whether they need to stop and reassess.

  2. Agility Robotics Social55

    Agility Robotics and FORT Robotics partner to launch Offboard Safety Bridge for Digit

    Agility Robotics announced a strategic partnership with FORT Robotics to launch a new Offboard Safety Bridge, extending Digit's safety architecture beyond the robot itself. The safety bridge connects Digit with safety systems already in place in the factory, so that protection takes effect whether the signal comes from the robot or the environment. Agility Robotics says the solution is built on more than 65,000 hours of real-world operating experience.

Sep 30Wed
  2. Stial/斯帝尔科技49

    STIER AI Flexible Grinding Robot Wins Another Bid for Flexible Grinding Line Upgrade Project at Medical Device Manufacturer

    STIER's AI flexible grinding robot has won another bid for a flexible grinding line equipment upgrade project at a well-known domestic medical device manufacturer. The workstation has run continuously for tens of thousands of hours on a real high-load production line, achieving an oxide layer removal rate of over 99%, raising pre-coating pretreatment yield from 85% to 98%, shortening per-piece processing time by 42%, and achieving contact force control accuracy of ±0.5% FS. Through its modular product system, AI process knowledge base, and digital twin offline verification, the company enables replicable, scalable delivery from single machines to complete lines.

  3. OFweek Robotics41

    World's First Embodied Intelligent Robot with Fully Domestic Electronic Architecture Officially Released

    On September 28, the world's first embodied intelligent robot equipped with a fully domestic electronic architecture was released in Yichang, Hubei. The architecture is based on Dongtu Technology's Intewell operating system, AUTBUS deterministic bus, MaVIEW industrial software, and domestic AI processor chips, achieving isolated integration of control and AI computing. Compared with foreign solutions such as Linux/ROS and CAN/EtherCAT, it offers millisecond-level vision-control coordination and microsecond-level motion control response.

  4. Atom Robotic/阿童木机器人48

    Case study: Atom heavy-payload collaborative robot palletizes 17 kg bagged food boxes in an old workshop

    In an old food deep-processing workshop, an Atom heavy-payload collaborative robot has implemented fenceless palletizing of full cases of 17 kg clear-water shredded bamboo shoots, with each case weighing 17 kg and a cycle rate of 6–8 cases per minute. The solution relies on built-in force-control safety, requires no civil engineering modifications, and does not occupy fire access routes; workshop staff can adjust the palletizing pattern themselves. After deployment, the peak speed is 8 cases per minute, one unit replaces 3 workers, overall efficiency improves by 50%, and the investment payback period is 12 months.

Sep 28Mon
  1. CMU Robotics Institute62

    CMU and Siemens Partner to Propose PRISM, a Safety-Stop Monitoring Method for Humanoid Robots

    CMU and Siemens partnered to develop a method for evaluating the "safe stoppability" of humanoid robots, and used simulation to define the conditions under which a robot can be safely stopped. The result is PRISM (Proactive Refinement of Importance-sampled Stoppability Monitor).

    Why it matters: The article introduces PRISM, a method that uses simulation to define the conditions under which a humanoid robot can be safely stopped, and it is a useful reference for readers interested in humanoid robot safety monitoring and certification.

  2. Ollobot Robotics Limited13

    What can kids do with a robot pet?

    Kids can use robot pets to play interactive games, make up stories, ask questions to learn, and talk about their day and feelings. They can also practice simple responsibility through care tasks such as charging and putting the pet away. Research shows that social robots for children aged 6–10 can encourage kids to express emotions through direct questioning during emotional learning activities, and other studies have examined collaborative storytelling and vocabulary practice between children and social robots. Robot pets should supplement, not replace, real pets, peer companionship, and adult guidance.

  3. Tsinghua Embodied Intelligence and Robotics Institute28

    Excerpt from Professor Zhang Tao's Lecture at the Tsinghua Humanities Forum: Embodied Intelligence Empowers Everything

    Professor Zhang Tao, Dean of Tsinghua University's Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics, delivered a lecture titled "Embodied Intelligence Empowers Everything" at the Tsinghua Humanities Forum. He described three major characteristics of embodied intelligence—generality, interactivity, and autonomy—and noted that key technologies still need to be breakthroughs, including multimodal embodied large models, environmental perception, dynamic planning and control, and dexterous bodies.

Sep 26Sat
  1. Leiphone Robotics76

    AgiBot's 20,000th embodied robot delivered to Chimelong, with over 300 robots to be stationed at the park in the first phase

    On September 24, AgiBot's 20,000th embodied intelligent robot, the Expedition A3 Ultra, rolled off the production line and was delivered to Chimelong Group. In the first phase, over 300 AgiBot robots will be introduced at Hengqin Chimelong Spaceship Park, deployed across more than 100 interactive experience points and covering seven major scenarios including entertainment performances, guided tours, retail, and hotels. The collaboration also includes the implementation of a 5G-A embodied intelligence innovation application, a one-stop operations and maintenance management platform, and a security solution covering six major dimensions. The Expedition series offers up to 10 hours of battery life, and the robots support 360-degree omnidirectional perception and compliant control. The overall deployment scale is expected to reach several thousand units.

    Why it matters: The report documents the specific operational support for the large-scale, routine deployment of robots at the park, helping readers understand the real-world requirements of deployment.

Sep 24Thu
  1. 汉威科技集团股份有限公司31

    Focusing on Electronic Specialty Gases: Hanwei Technology's Semiconductor Safety Solution Protects the Industry's Core "Chip" Lifeline

    Hanwei Technology Group has launched a full-scenario gas safety solution for the semiconductor industry, covering specialty gas monitoring, cleanroom AMC micro-contaminant monitoring, system integration, dynamic inspection, and platform operations and maintenance. The GD-HS10 gas detector offers detection precision down to the ppb level, with an optional GD-PU10 pyrolysis unit enabling detection of hundreds of electronic specialty gases; the trace water cavity ring-down spectroscopy analyzer can achieve quantitative measurement at the ppt level. The solution also includes the GMS programmable control system, the FGS fire and gas alarm control system, and an intelligent inspection robot equipped with a Fourier-transform infrared scanning imaging system, with data transmitted back to the semiconductor facility intelligent operations and maintenance system.

Sep 23Wed
  1. Tech Xplore Robotics73

    University of Florida study: black-and-white stripe patterns can fool depth estimation in autonomous vehicles and robots

    A University of Florida study found that simple black-and-white stripes or checkerboard patterns can cause errors in the stereo camera depth estimation of autonomous vehicles and robots, leading them to misjudge obstacle distances and even trigger sudden braking or collisions. The research team tested a variety of sensors, algorithms, and AI models and found that this fundamental vulnerability, which is based on repeating textures, is widespread, and that an attacker need only place a small-area pattern in a scene to affect depth computation; such patterns may also appear in natural environments.

  2. Boston Dynamics41

    Inside Boston Dynamics' Stretch Durability Testing: An Interview with Mechanical Engineer Diane Heinle

    Boston Dynamics mechanical engineer Diane Heinle discusses durability testing for the Stretch robot: she is responsible for the dynamic cable design on the Stretch arm, cycling cables millions of times in the lab at speeds and forces far beyond real-world conditions, simulating years of warehouse wear in a matter of weeks. The durability lab is known as the "Tick-Tock Room" because the cable testers swing back and forth like metronomes, and the test data is also used to refine the design and maintenance schedules, avoiding downtime at customer sites.

  3. AgiBot67

    AgiBot and Chimelong launch large-scale deployment of over 300 robots, deliver 20,000th humanoid robot

    AgiBot and Chimelong Group launched their first large-scale embodied intelligence deployment at Chimelong Universe Park, with over 300 robots connected across seven scenarios: entertainment, science education, guided tours, retail, AI companionship, hotel services, and sports competition. The deployment includes a dedicated 5G-A network supported by China Telecom and China Mobile, multi-robot coordination, and safety operations support. The 20,000th robot to roll off the AgiBot production line was also delivered, and the two parties announced a joint institute for embodied intelligence in cultural tourism.

    Why it matters: The deployment covers seven scenarios and operational details such as the 5G-A network, offering insight into how embodied intelligence is deployed at scale in commercial cultural tourism environments.

Sep 22Tue
  1. 若愚科技25

    Ruoyu Technology Invited to Attend 2026 Energy Industry Science and Technology Innovation Integration Development Conference

    Ruoyu Technology was invited to attend the 2026 Energy Industry Science and Technology Innovation Integration Development Conference, where founder and CEO Sun Teng delivered a keynote speech introducing the self-developed Ruoyu Jiutian robot brain. This robot brain features multimodal perception, long-sequence task planning, autonomous decision-making and execution, and other capabilities, providing underlying intelligent support for robot bodies; based on the embodied intelligence brain system solution for high-risk energy scenarios built on it, the special explosion-proof robot Ruoyu Lanyue was launched. Following its debut at the Chain Expo, Ruoyu Lanyue recently entered a regular operating gas station, launching pilot operation of multiple new functions.

  2. Shenyang Institute of Automation CAS46

    Shenyang Institute of Automation Hosts Conference on Technical Discussion and Implementation of National Standards for Robotics and Biomimetics

    From September 10 to 11, the Conference on Technical Discussion and Implementation of National Standards for Robotics and Biomimetics was held in Shenyang, jointly organized by the Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machinery Industry, the Shenyang Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and SIASUN Robot. At the conference, the drafting of two national standards was launched: "Industrial Collaborative Robots - Safety Test Methods for Human-Robot Interaction" and "Exoskeleton Robots - Risk Assessment Methods for Human-Robot Interaction Safety." Representatives from more than 50 enterprises, universities, and research institutes across the country conducted a first round of discussions on scope of application, framework, key indicators, and test methods.

Sep 17Thu
  1. Droidup/卓益得17

    Zhuoyide Wins RoboSec 2026 "Embodied Intelligence Security Compliance Pioneer Unit" Award

    On September 16, 2026, Zhuoyide received the RoboSec Awards "Embodied Intelligence Security Compliance Pioneer Unit" award at RoboSec 2026, the first China Embodied Intelligence Security Conference. Dr. Yang Yichao of its Zhuoling Research Institute took part in discussions on topics including robot overseas compliance, large model security quantification, and accident liability determination. The company said it will continue to invest in security compliance technology and build a trustworthy embodied intelligence ecosystem.

  2. Wandercraft63

    Wandercraft's self-balancing personal exoskeleton Eve officially launches commercially in the US

    Wandercraft announced the official US commercial launch of its personal exoskeleton Eve, calling it the first FDA-cleared self-balancing personal exoskeleton that does not restrict the neurological level of spinal cord injury, allowing users to stand and perform daily activities hands-free without crutches. The access process includes clinical evaluation, a physician's prescription, individualized customization, and training; Medicare covers it under HCPCS code K1007, NSM supports delivery through more than 180 locations, and it is backed by a 16-participant training study published in JoVE.

    Why it matters: The original text is an official announcement of Eve's US commercial launch, explaining its crutch-free self-balancing capability and the access, reimbursement, and training process, so readers can understand the product's positioning and path to real-world adoption.

Sep 16Wed
Sep 15Tue
  1. Leiphone Robotics53

    Xspark AI's Ding Wenbo on tactile intelligence: Robots need their own "spinal cord"

    In an interview, Xspark AI co-founder and chief scientist Ding Wenbo proposed that vision has already solved about 99% of robot perception problems, and that touch should form a low-latency, body-adjacent "spinal cord"-level model rather than being directly integrated into vision large models. He proposed a three-layer architecture of "slow brain VLM—fast brain VTLA+TWAM—spinal cord VTA," arguing that touch mainly serves collision-avoidance safety and post-training for dexterous manipulation, and noted that current bottlenecks lie in sensor consistency, tactile data representation, and unification across sensors, modalities, and embodiments.

  2. TetraBOT/天创机器人35

    Tianchuang Robotics and Inner Mongolia Emergency Safety Industry Association reach strategic cooperation

    Nanjing Tianchuang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. and the Inner Mongolia Emergency Safety Industry Association have reached a strategic industrial technology cooperation to jointly promote the implementation of embodied intelligent robots and the RaaS service model in Inner Mongolia. The cooperation will cover scenarios including fire watch, industrial and mining safety, emergency rescue, urban security, and grassland and forest fire prevention, and will advance smart fire protection applications around the policy of single-person duty in fire control rooms. The two parties will also jointly carry out standards research, industry surveys, and technical assessments, and apply for local standards, association standards, and research topics.

  3. TetraBOT/天创机器人31

    Tianchuang Robotics and Jiangsu Fire Protection Association reach industrial technology strategic cooperation to advance intelligent upgrading of fire safety scenarios

    On September 9, Nanjing Tianchuang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. and the Jiangsu Fire Protection Association reached an industrial technology strategic cooperation focused on fire safety scenarios such as fire control duty staffing. The two parties will establish a special joint working group for fire protection RaaS, deliver an integrated service of "robot equipment usage rights + AI duty capability + operations and maintenance support," and jointly carry out standards research, hazard surveys, and technical validation, applying for industry standards, local standards, and research topics.

  4. Agility Robotics66

    Agility Robotics Releases Next-Generation Humanoid Robot Digit 5

    Agility Robotics has released Digit 5, a next-generation general-purpose humanoid robot built around a safety architecture that allows it to work in close proximity to people without traditional physical safety fencing. It uses an independent safety controller, AI-based human detection, and audiovisual cues, and is the first launch partner for the NVIDIA Halos for Robotics platform, built on NVIDIA IGX Thor.

    Why it matters: The official announcement details Digit 5's safety architecture, payload, battery life, and other specific upgrades, along with order background, giving readers insight into the product approach for humanoid robots working near people.

Sep 11Fri
  1. 仙工智能49

    Seer Robotics releases coordinated vulnerability disclosure policy to advance EU CRA compliance

    Seer Robotics has released its Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) Policy v1.0, opening vulnerability reporting channels to security researchers, customers, and the public, covering products such as the SRC series robot controllers, in-house AMRs and mobile robots, charging stations, and scheduling systems.

Sep 10Thu
  1. TetraBOT/天创机器人53

    Tianchuang Robotics and Daimon Robotics sign 100-million-yuan strategic cooperation framework agreement

    Nanjing Tianchuang Intelligent and Daimon Robotics have formed a strategic partnership and signed a 100-million-yuan cooperation framework agreement to jointly upgrade next-generation embodied intelligent robots for special scenarios including firefighting, national defense, power grids, mining, and explosion-proof chemical applications. The two parties will establish a joint R&D team for tactile intelligence in special robots, closing the loop from tactile hardware supply, multimodal data collection, tactile model training, and full-robot adaptation and optimization to real-world scenario testing and validation and large-scale industrialization.

Sep 9Wed
  1. Leiphone Robotics42

    Wanxun Technology releases NOVA2.0 flexible embodied brain, already supporting over 10 million real-world operations across 40+ industry scenarios

    Wanxun Technology has released NOVA2.0, its second-generation flexible embodied brain, built on a touch-native multimodal hierarchical architecture based on the concept of "body intelligence." It supports native one-brain-multiple-forms, 1B+ dynamic parameter combinations, and 20ms ultra-fast trajectory generation. The architecture has completed over 10 million extreme-condition operations across 40+ real industry scenarios, including real estate and construction, power and energy, and transportation. It can adapt to flexible single-arm, dual-arm, dexterous hand/bionic human and other body configurations, and can generalize to new scenarios with as little as 1% of the startup data volume required by conventional approaches.

  2. Shenyang Institute of Automation CAS36

    National Robot Quality Inspection Center (Liaoning) passes CNAS laboratory accreditation and CMA qualification assessment

    From September 4 to 6, the National Robot Quality Inspection and Testing Center (Liaoning) passed a combined CNAS and CMA reassessment, scope expansion, and change review, covering both its main site in Shenyang, Liaoning, and its branch site in Nansha, Guangzhou. Experts confirmed the center's expanded capabilities in robotics, electromagnetic compatibility, electrical safety, environmental testing, software testing, and other fields, with more than 300 testing standards, and its technical capabilities further extended to AI large-model and embodied intelligence evaluation. The center is affiliated with the Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and is a national-level third-party robot testing and certification body.

Sep 3Thu
Sep 2Wed
  1. 艾利特机器人 · 微信公众号49

    Elite Robots' Cerebellum Platform: How Does a 500Hz Real-Time Motion Stream Bridge the "Last Mile" of Physical AI?

    Elite Robots has launched a cerebellum platform built around a 500Hz real-time motion stream, natively coordinated with the Yuanqi Primo embodied large model to translate the dynamic intent of higher-level intelligence into continuous, stable, constrained robot motion. Real-robot test parameters are a 2 ms target cycle, 30 ms lookahead time, and a tracking gain of 2000; every frame's target undergoes constraint validation, with motion planning and safety monitoring brought into the same chain.

Sep 1Tue
  1. Harbin Institute of Technology Robotics73

    HIT's Li Tianlong team publishes research in Science Advances on magnetically controlled CD5+ dendritic cell microrobot immunotherapy

    Li Tianlong's team at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) developed an engineered microrobot system based on CD5+ dendritic cells that can achieve precise intravascular navigation through external magnetic field control and activate immune cells in situ; the results were published in Science Advances. Under a conical magnetic field, the system self-assembles into a ribbon-like swarm that migrates downstream; under a rotating magnetic field, it assembles into a chain-like swarm that moves upstream against blood flow; combined with tumor chemotaxis, it achieves targeted enrichment and deep infiltration. In an orthotopic mouse colorectal cancer model, a single injection combined with magnetic navigation reduced the tumor bioluminescence signal by more than 90%. HIT is the first affiliation of the paper.

    Why it matters: The HIT team presents the construction strategy and magnetic navigation results of the CD5+ dendritic cell microrobot, giving readers a look at the specific approach of this therapeutic path of in situ immune activation.

Aug 31Mon
  1. Enabot15

    EBO Max Fall Refresh: Warm and Secure Family Life

    The Enabot EBO Max home robot offers family safety and companionship for fall and winter home scenarios with AI companionship, whole-home smart patrol, fall detection, and 4K recording. During patrol, it automatically checks doors, windows, and corners; when it detects an elderly person or child falling, it triggers a voice reminder and sends an emergency alert to the phone, and supports remote real-time viewing of the home. A low-angle 4K camera, together with AI tracking, portrait mode, and multiple filters, records family moments; 4K two-way audio and video enable remote chatting, and it can give weather and outfit suggestions based on real-time temperature.

Aug 28Fri
  1. 机器人daily · 微信公众号60

    Lingxi Zhihong's ROSS Harness Wins National Top Three in Humanoid Robot Games Industrial Scenario Competition with Fully Autonomous Mode

    In the "Assembly and Loading Station" event of the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games Industrial Scenario Competition, Lingxi Zhihong's robot completed three tasks fully autonomously: transporting and shelving, picking and loading, and sub-millimeter assembly of 18 engine valves, scoring 84, 65, and 21 points respectively. After a 10-point special deduction, it finished with a total score of 160 points, ranking second only to two teams under a leading industry robotics company in the enterprise rankings, making it the only startup to break into the national top three on its first participation.