Insider Brief San Francisco startup Gatsby announced it completed what the company describes as the first residential cleaning service in the U.S. performed by a humanoid robot for a paying consumer, dispatching a robot to an apartment booked through its app. According to the company’s website, the robot handles routine household tasks such as cleaning […]
Insider Brief China made roughly 90 percent of the world’s humanoid robots last year. It operates the largest fleet of industrial robots on the planet. Its factories installed more robots over the past five years than every other country combined. And yet, at the heart of nearly every intelligent robot rolling off a Chinese production […]
Insider Brief A University of Michigan-led research team has received a $6.2 million grant from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to develop AI systems and autonomous robots designed to help shipbuilders detect construction problems before they cause costly delays. According to the university, the project will focus on developing robotic and AI […]
Insider Brief A coalition of robotics and automation companies launched a new industry group called Robots for America. Unveiled at the SCSP AI+ Expo in Washington last week, the coalition said it was formed following requests from officials at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of Commerce, the Small Business […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — As a proven case of implementing the advancement and productivity innovation of the shipbuilding industry envisioned by the MASGA initiative, HD Hyundai Robotics, the robot manufacturing and solutions subsidiary of HD Hyundai, has made a full-scale entry into the U.S. shipyard automation market and established a strategic foothold for expanding […]
Insider Brief SoftBank Robotics is bringing its autonomous cooking robots to the U.S. market. The company announced it will debut its “STEAMA” and “FLAMA” cooking systems at the National Restaurant Association Show 2026 in Chicago later this month as it expands its food automation business outside Japan. “We’re excited to bring STEAMA and FLAMA the […]
Insider Brief SoftBank Group is planning to create and list a U.S.-based AI and robotics company called Roze focused on building data centers, according to Reuters, citing a report from the Financial Times. The report said the company could go public as early as this year, with executives targeting a valuation of about $100 billion. […]
Insider Brief Chinese warehouse robotics company HyperLeap has entered the U.S. market with its HyperSort flexible robotic sorting system and the HyperWall Node Series, both designed for warehouses looking to automate sorting and fulfillment without large facility overhauls. According to HyperLeap, its U.S. strategy is centered on modular automation systems that can be deployed quickly […]
Insider Brief Zebra Technologies announced a strategic investment in robotics 4D vision developer Apera AI through its corporate venture capital arm Zebra Ventures to further expand into AI-driven automation for manufacturing and logistics. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. Apera AI develops what it calls a 4D Vision system for industrial robots, designed […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Pudu Robotics, a global leader in commercial service robotics, officially opened a new U.S. headquarters in Dallas, Texas, on April 23 as part of its global strategic expansion. The new facility is set to enhance Pudu’s regional capabilities and underscores the company’s long-term commitment to the Americas, marking a new phase […]