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Soft, robotic cells from morph embed physical AI into hardware
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (946+ words) By Brianna Wessling | June 30, 2026 By integrating reinforcement learning with high-fidelity physics-based simulation, morph said it enables a faster translation from concept to product. | Source: morph As advances in AI have made robots smarter and more capable, some developers are increasingly…...
Queue raises funding to build fully autonomous pharmacy
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (744+ words) By Eugene Demaitre | June 30, 2026 Queue is applying automation to improve prescription fulfillment. Source: Queue Queue today emerged from stealth with an autonomous pharmacy system and $12. 6 million in seed funding. The company said its system is designed to make prescription fulfillment…...
BMW Group deploys Figure 03 humanoid after tests with previous version
21+ hour, 51+ min ago (651+ words) By The Robot Report Staff | June 29, 2026 Figure 03 adds tactile-sensor hands, palm cameras, wireless charging, and speech-to-speech audio over its predecessor. | Source: BMW Group BMW Group is doubling down on its deployment of Figure. AI's humanoid robots. The automaker last week…...
We know how to build smarter robots. Now, we need to learn smarter ways to test them
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1060+ words) By Atharv Kolhar | June 27, 2026 Right now, today, you can spend $14, 000 and buy a humanoid robot. There is no safety certification reviewed, no standardized test protocol verified. You get a machine capable of physical force and real-time autonomous decision-making. And the…...
General Intuition raises $320 M to use video game data to train robots
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (357+ words) By The Robot Report Staff | June 26, 2026 General Intuition is testing world models that will act as training environments for agentic models. | Source: General Intuition General Intuition US Inc. this week raised $320 million in Series A funding. The company said it…...
Hirebotics offers no-code, explosion-proof cobot for painting
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (493+ words) By The Robot Report Staff | June 25, 2026 The new Cobot Painter handles liquid paint and powder coating with no dedicated paint cell required. | Source: Hirebotics Hirebotics LLC today launched its Cobot Painter, an explosion-proof system built using its no-code Beacon platform…...
ARM Institute expands Robotics Career. org into physical AI
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (590+ words) By The Robot Report Staff | June 25, 2026 The ARM Institute operates as a nonprofit organization, with the aim of being an honest broker between robotics and manufacturing stakeholders. | Source: ARM Institute The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute today issued…...
Reservoir acquires Contain to scale agtech startups
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (252+ words) By The Robot Report Staff | June 24, 2026 Reservoir VC backs pre-seed founders in robotics, autonomy, precision tools, and AI-enabled software for specialty crops. | Credit: Reservoir In its first-ever corporate acquisition, investment firm Reservoir Co. has purchased agriculture finance and data platform…...
FAULHABER focuses on torque, noise, and power with new GPT gearheads
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (477+ words) By The Robot Report Staff | June 24, 2026 The new GPT gearhead family is designed for high forces. Source: FAULHABER FAULHABER launched its new GPT gearhead family this week. With this new family of drive components, the company said it has focused…...
Humanoid maker Agility Robotics to go public through SPAC merger
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (1152+ words) By Eugene Demaitre | June 24, 2026 The Digit humanoid robot is already at work at several commercial customers. Source: Agility Robotics Agility Robotics Inc. today said that it has agreed to merge with special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, Churchill Capital Corp....