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.

ArchiveOpinion · Jul 18, 2025

Neura Robotics and HD Hyundai Partner to Bring Humanoid Robots to Shipbuilding

Neura Robotics and HD Hyundai join forces to develop and test humanoid and quadruped robots for shipbuilding, aiming to boost safety and productivity.

ArchiveOpinion · Jul 16, 2025

Gartner: One in 20 Supply Chain Managers Will Manage Robots by 2030

Gartner predicts that by 2030, one in 20 supply chain managers will oversee robots instead of humans, driven by labor scarcity and rising costs.

ArchiveOpinion · Jul 14, 2025

Zimmer Biomet to Acquire Monogram Technologies for $177M, Advancing Autonomous Surgical Robotics

Zimmer Biomet acquires Monogram Technologies for $177M to expand ROSA platform with semi- and fully autonomous robotic TKA technology.

ArchiveOpinion · Jul 10, 2025

Foundation EGI Raises $23M to Build Engineering General Intelligence Platform

Foundation EGI secures $23M Series A to develop an AI platform that turns manufacturing bottlenecks into breakthroughs using domain-specific engineering intelligence.

ArchiveOpinion · Jul 10, 2025

Outrider unveils first-in-industry safety system for driverless yard trucks

Outrider's new functional safety system, aligned with TÜV SÜD's AVCF, enables scalable driverless yard operations with 14 safety mechanisms addressing over 200,000 hazards.

ArchiveOpinion · Jul 8, 2025

Mendaera gets FDA clearance for handheld robot for ultrasound-guided needle placement

Mendaera's Focalist system, cleared by the FDA, aims to standardize ultrasound-guided needle placement with handheld robotics.

ArchiveOpinion · Jul 5, 2025

RoboCup 2025 Brings Top Robot Soccer Teams to Brazil

RoboCup 2025 in Salvador, Brazil, features 250+ teams from 37 countries competing in autonomous soccer, rescue, home service, and industrial robotics.

ArchiveOpinion · Jul 4, 2025

Global cobot market to grow 11.8% CAGR to $2.2B by 2031, says QY Research

Collaborative robot sales forecast to nearly double from $1.02B in 2024 to $2.2B by 2031, driven by post-COVID recovery and automation trends.

ArchiveOpinion · Jul 2, 2025

Ocean Infinity launches NeedleFish USV for Kuwaiti Coast Guard surveillance

Ocean Infinity launches NeedleFish uncrewed surface vessel in Kuwait for maritime surveillance, integrated with SRT's C5iSR system.