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While reshoring manufacturing is a high priority for policymakers and technologists, RoboBusiness panelists will examine how to promote it. The post RoboBusiness 2026 panel to discuss reshoring with robots appeared first on The Robot Report.
Google DeepMind is building a new robotics lab in the Boston area as it expands a hardware team focused on bringing advanced AI into physical systems. Aaron Saunders, former Boston Dynamics CTO and current Google DeepMind vice president of embodied systems and robotics, made the announcement in a…
How better data and human judgment can help robots move beyond demos toward reliable real-world performance. The post Why humanoid robot demos still fail the generalization test appeared first on The Robot Report.
Full-stack safety solution for physical AI is being used by robotics companies.
Rohit Prasad, who led Amazon’s artificial general intelligence division and helped build and scale Alexa, has been tapped as the new CEO of Boston Dynamics. The appointment, announced earlier this week, puts Prasad at the forefront of the increasingly competitive humanoid robotics field.
Boston Dynamics says it's going to build a lot of robots very soon.
Insider Brief Boston Dynamics has named former Amazon AI executive Rohit Prasad as chief executive, saying his experience building large-scale artificial intelligence products will help the company bring more advanced AI into its robotics systems.
Microsoft CVP Ravi Vedula retires; former Amazon SVP Rohit Prasad is now the CEO of Boston Dynamics; and Qualtrics, Overland AI and Fred Hutch name new executives. Read More
Before Boston Dynamics, Prasad served as senior vice president and head scientist for Alexa and artificial general intelligence at Amazon. The post Boston Dynamics appoints former Amazon exec Rohit Prasad as new CEO appeared first on The Robot Report.
Patent protection is important for robotics startups, but they should be strategic in determining what IP is important, says Lightbringer. The post The physical AI race will be won in the patent office appeared first on The Robot Report.
In mobile robotics, software, safety, and fleet management are becoming just as important as the robot itself, according to an OMROM project manager. The post Inside Omron’s next-generation LD mobile robots appeared first on The Robot Report.
Humanoid robots are increasingly being designed to work in environments built for people, but copying...
Boston Dynamics has unveiled a new four-finger hand for its Atlas humanoid robot, designed to combine the dexterity needed for complex manipulation and tool use with the strength and durability required for industrial work.
Boston Dynamics and Hyundai are preparing to bring Atlas humanoid robots to factories, with plans to produce 30,000 robots annually and deploy 25,000 Atlas units for industrial work.
In September 2026, live events such as IMTS, ROSCon, and iROS brought a flood of robotics developments. The post Top 10 robotics stories of September 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report.
Boston Dynamics engineers taped their pinkies and ring fingers together for a day to learn what they weren’t able to do. The post Boston Dynamics drops pinkie on new humanoid hand appeared first on The Robot Report.
Boston Dynamics has released Spot 5.2, a major software update designed to connect its quadruped robots more closely with enterprise systems and enable AI agents to trigger autonomous inspections and other actions on the factory floor.
Today, Boston Dynamics is announcing a redesigned hand for its Atlas robot. The previous generation could do some crazy superhuman things with its three fingers, but it was never intended for mass production in the tens or hundreds of thousands.
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