Industrial automation is entering a new era with physical AI, where machine learning meets real-world motion control.

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Robots and cobots are vital to supply chain work, but they are only part of the equation.

While investors focus on AI chips, the real transformation is unfolding in the systems that bring automation into the physical world, from surgical robots to warehouse sensors to emerging humanoid ...

Because we've seen so many robots. We've seen Robbie the Robot from the 1956 movie Forbidden Planet, Rosie the housekeeper from The Jetsons, the animated Gigantor, C-3PO and R2-D2 from late 1970s Star ...

The evolution of wireless power offers new approaches to several structural challenges, including labour shortages, ageing ...

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The return of RoboBusiness, which took place in Silicon Valley, was among the industry highlights of October 2025.

At Automate 2023, Mitsubishi Electric showcased its collaboration with Realtime Robotics to allow multiple robots to work in close proximity for a variety of applications. Patrick Varley with ...

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