Robotics
Festo Introduces the HPSX Universal Adaptive Gripper for Faster, Gentler and More Hygienic Picking
Festo - Festo has introduced the HPSX Universal Adaptive Gripper, a pneumatic soft gripper engineered to improve speed, hygiene and flexibility in demanding food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics applications. Combining robust design, food-safe materials and adaptive silicone fingers, the HPSX directly addresses long-standing automation challenges where rapid, precise and gentle product handling is essential.
Hardware for humanoid robots: New perspectives for industrial value creation in Europe
Fraunhofer - Together with the management consultancy P3, Fraunhofer IPA has investigated how component manufacturers could benefit from producing hardware components for humanoid robots. The results are available free of charge in the white paper “The Humanoid Hardware Value Chain: Can the European Manufacturing Industry Capitalize on the Humanoid Momentum?”
BMW deploys the humanoid robot AEON in production sites in Germany
Hexagon Robotics - BMW Group becomes the first company to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany. The BMW Group is consistently advancing the digitalization of its production operations and the use of artificial intelligence. A key element in this effort is so-called “Physical AI”, which combines digital artificial intelligence (AI) with real machines and robots. Intelligent systems such as humanoid robots can thus be integrated into real production processes.
SCHUNK establishes technology spin-off for humanoid robot hands
Schunk - With the spin-off of a new company at the beginning of January 2026, SCHUNK is consolidating its activities in humanoid robotics and positioning itself as a key player in the growing market. The new company aims to develop modular humanoid robot hands for industrial applications, thereby systematically expanding the availability and use of humanoid systems.
Italian-designed humanoid robot marks a milestone in human-centric Physical AI
Generative Bionics - Generative Bionics, an Italian company developing Physical AI powered humanoid robots, unveiled its first concept at CES 2026, GENE.01. Presented on the global stage during the AMD opening keynote, GENE.01 marks the first appearance of the company’s humanoid robot concept that defines the visual, physical and technological identity of the company’s future products.
Boston Dynamics Unveils New Atlas Robot to Revolutionize Industry
Boston Dynamics - Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, unveiled the product version of its new Atlas robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today. The fully electric humanoid was revealed during Hyundai’s global CES media day presentation, which also featured a live stage demonstration of the prototype version of Atlas, in addition to a rousing dance performance by a troupe of its famous Spot robots.
Delta Unveils the Delta D-Bot Robotics Platform at SPS 2025
Delta - Delta, a global leader in power and smart green solutions, will unveil its new Delta D-Bot Robotics Platform at SPS 2025 in Nuremberg, offering scalable, cost-effective, and sustainable smart factory automation to global enterprises and SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises). Developed for seamless integration across production, logistics, and assembly, the Delta D-Bot Platform Series unites all systems under one common architecture.
Geekplus unveils new Robot Arm Picking Station, ushering in an era of fully unmanned warehouses
Geekplus - Geekplus, the global leader in warehouse robotics, today unveiled its new Robot Arm Picking Station, marking the industry’s first end-to-end unmanned picking solution, and a major leap from “partial automation” to “full-process intelligence”. The breakthrough sets a new benchmark for warehouse automation and redefines what’s possible in unmanned logistics.
Introducing the Leica TS20 robotic total station with edge AI
Hexagon - Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced the launch of the all-new Leica TS20 robotic total station. Designed and engineered from the ground up with a deep understanding of surveyors' workflows, this total station accelerates fieldwork, simplifies daily work, streamlines repetitive tasks and avoids costly mistakes.
Apptronik Announces Creation of Elevate Robotics, a New Subsidiary Focused on Superhuman Industrial Automation
Apptronik - Apptronik, the AI-powered robotics company, today announced the creation of Elevate Robotics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary that will focus on automating industrial tasks beyond the limits of the human form.
Plug-and-play SCARA robots join B&R Codian lineup
B&R - With the new Codian SR, B&R adds SCARA kinematics to its Codian portfolio of open robot mechanics and integrated Machine-Centric Robotics solutions. The new series offers high-speed articulated movement with four degrees of freedom – perfect for tasks like pick-and-place, loading and unloading, assembly and dispensing that demand both speed and repeatability on a compact footprint.
Boston Dynamics & LG Innotek Enter into New Collaboration to Introduce Next Generation Vision Systems into Atlas
Boston Dynamics - Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, today announces a new partnership with LG Innotek, the South Korean materials and electronic components manufacturing company. This strategic alignment will enable Boston Dynamics to install LG Innotek’s new vision sensing components into Atlas, Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot.
Mitsubishi Electric's new robot range supports digital transformation in manufacturing
Mitsubishi Electric - Mitsubishi Electric has launched its MELFA RH-10CRH and RH-20CRH SCARA robots, providing manufacturers with greater flexibility in adopting digital manufacturing while addressing skilled workforce shortages. These new robots enhance industrial automation through high-speed operation, easy installation, and exceptional efficiency. Compact and lightweight, they are ideal for manufacturers aiming to boost productivity while navigating space and weight constraints.
Boston Dynamics and the Robotics and AI Institute Partner to Advance Humanoid Robots Through Reinforcement Learning
The AI Institute - Boston Dynamics and the Robotics and AI Institute (formerly The AI Institute) today announced a partnership to advance humanoid robots through reinforcement learning. Together, the two organizations will establish a shared reinforcement learning training pipeline for the new electric Atlas robot to build dynamic and generalizable mobile manipulation behavior.
Tompkins Solutions and Agility Robotics Partner to Advance the Next Generation Warehouse Automation
Agility Robotics - Tompkins Solutions, a leading provider of supply chain consulting and warehouse automation solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Agility Robotics, creator of the market-leading bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) Digit. This partnership will integrate Agility Robotics’ revolutionary Digit humanoid robot into Tompkins Solutions service offerings, bringing advanced robotic solutions to warehouse operations.
Fourier Unveils the Next-Generation Humanoid Robot GR-2
Fourier Intelligence - Fourier, the Shanghai-based robotics company, announces the launch of GR-2, the latest addition to its GRx humanoid robot series. With remarkable upgrades across hardware, design, and software, GR-2 marks a new milestone in the field of humanoid robotics.
Successful test of humanoid robots at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg
BMW - The BMW Group is exploring the use of humanoid robots in production for the first time. During a trial run lasting several weeks at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg, the latest humanoid robot Figure 02 from California company Figure successfully inserted sheet metal parts into specific fixtures, which were then assembled as part of the chassis. The robot must be particularly dexterous to complete this production step.
NEURA to Advance Cognitive and Humanoid Robots Using NVIDIA Isaac
Neura Robotics - With access to a wide range of NVIDIA technologies specifically designed for developing next-generation robots, NEURA Robotics will use its cutting-edge knowledge in cobot applications to train cognitive and humanoid robots with the NVIDIA Isaac platform, including Isaac Lab and Isaac Sim for faster robot training with various scenarios in simulation.
NVIDIA Accelerates Humanoid Robotics Development
NVIDIA - To accelerate humanoid development on a global scale, NVIDIA today announced it is providing the world’s leading robot manufacturers, AI model developers and software makers with a suite of services, models and computing platforms to develop, train and build the next generation of humanoid robotics.
OMRON and NEURA Robotics Partner to Unveil New Cognitive Robot and Seamless Integration of Automation Technologies
Neura Robotics - OMRON, leading solution provider in industrial automation, and Neura Robotics, innovation leader in cognitive robotics, recently announced their strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing manufacturing efficiency through advanced AI-driven cognitive automation technologies.