The nascent humanoid robots market offers a large opportunity, but uptake will be low in the short and medium-term, according to a new report from Interact Analysis. Despite the hype about humanoid robots and significant investment activity, the market intelligence specialist predicts market growth will be relatively slow, reaching over 40,000 units by 2032 with […]

As market analysts predict that up to 20 million humanoid robots could be deployed in industrial settings by 2030, igus GmbH last week unveiled its first humanoid, Iggy Rob. The motion plastics specialist said it designed the robot to support industrial production, service environments, and transport tasks. The post igus introduces Iggy Rob low-cost humanoid […]

For 14 years, the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards [has] honored the most innovative robotics companies, technologies, and applications from around the world. This year we brought back three major awards: Robot of the Year, Application of the Year, and Startup of the Year. We added a fourth major honor: Robots for Good, which recognizes a […]

Robot orders in North America remained essentially flat in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). The organization found that companies purchased 9,064 units valued at $580.7 million in Q1 of 2025. The post A3: North American robot orders remain steady to start 2025 appeared first on The Robot […]

DETROIT — With more than 40,000 attendees and 800 exhibitors, Automate 2025 as a prime place to see and learn about the latest industrial automation. The post New enabling technologies from Automate 2025 appeared first on The Robot Report.

In support of the U.S. Navy, SURVICE Engineering today awarded Near Earth Autonomy a $790,000 contract. Under the contract, Near Earth will deliver and support miniaturized autonomy systems under SURVICE’s prime contract for the U.S. Marine Corps Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS) program. The post Near Earth Autonomy to deliver miniaturized autonomy systems for […]

Waymo is sending a small fleet of robotaxis to map the city of Boston. The cars won’t be driving autonomously. Instead, the vehicles will have trained, human autonomous specialists behind the wheel at all times. The post Waymo robotaxis to map Boston appeared first on The Robot Report.

Nearly eight years ago, Harvard University researchers unveiled RoboBee, a small, hybrid robot that could fly, dive, and swim. Now, engineers at the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory have outfitted RoboBee with its most reliable landing gear to date, inspired by the crane fly. The post Harvard equips its RoboBee with crane fly-inspired landing gear appeared first […]

Aurora Innovation Inc. launched a commercial self-driving trucking service in Texas. The deployment will provide autonomous freight transportation between Dallas and Houston. The post Aurora begins driverless commercial trucking in Texas appeared first on The Robot Report.

Researchers at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame, have created a vine-like robot that can squeeze between rubble. The robot could ease emergency responders’ burden following disastrous structural collapses. The post Vine robot from MIT can squeeze through rubble to help emergency responders appeared first on The Robot Report.