Opinion & Briefings
Industry briefings, distilled for engineers
Daily industry briefings distilled from robotics research and industrial automation news — each links back to its original source.
BriefingOpinion · Mar 15, 2026
Wearable Fabric Robotic Glove with Voice-Bending Fusion Control for Daily Living Assistance
A lightweight fabric-based robotic glove integrates pneumatic actuators and voice-bending signal fusion to assist stroke patients in daily activities without occupying the healthy hand.
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BriefingOpinion · Mar 10, 2026
SS Innovations Raises $18.6M to Fund Global Expansion of Surgical Robot
SS Innovations completes $18.6M private placement to support growth, including FDA and CE certification for its SSi Mantra system.
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BriefingOpinion · Mar 9, 2026
Saildrone Voyager USV Gains Sub-Bottom Profiler for Seabed Imaging
Saildrone integrates Innomar sub-bottom profiler on Voyager USV for high-resolution seabed and sub-seafloor surveys, first deployed in Baltic Sea for Danish defense.
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BriefingOpinion · Mar 9, 2026
ABB Robotics and Nvidia Launch RobotStudio HyperReality to Close Sim-to-Real Gap
ABB integrates Nvidia Omniverse into RobotStudio for physically accurate simulation, enabling manufacturers to deploy physical AI with up to 99% accuracy.
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BriefingOpinion · Mar 9, 2026
DHL and Locus Robotics Hit One Billion Warehouse Picks
DHL and Locus Robotics reach a billion warehouse picks, highlighting the scale and impact of AMR deployments in global fulfillment.
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BriefingOpinion · Mar 9, 2026
TI and Nvidia Partner to Accelerate Humanoid Robot Development
Texas Instruments and Nvidia collaborate to integrate sensing, control, and power with AI compute for safer humanoid robots.
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BriefingOpinion · Mar 8, 2026
Honor Unveils Humanoid Robot and Robot Phone Concept at MWC 2026
Honor debuts its first humanoid robot and Robot Phone concept, signaling a push into embodied AI for retail, inspection, and companionship.
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BriefingOpinion · Mar 8, 2026
Schaeffler Partners with Leju Robotics to Advance Industrial Humanoids
Schaeffler expands humanoid ecosystem with first Chinese partner, targeting industrial applications and integrating thousands of humanoids by 2035.
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BriefingOpinion · Mar 8, 2026
HEBI Robotics Wins $850K NASA Phase II Contract for Space Actuators
NASA awards HEBI Robotics $850,000 Phase II SBIR to develop modular actuation hardware for harsh space environments.
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