Robotics and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews

How to Build a Digital Foundation for Your Robotics and Automation Strategy

A strong digital foundation brings everything together, allowing automation initiatives to scale, adapt and perform as intended. Without it, automation efforts often stall before they reach their full potential.

Facility Maintenance: Lavo Bot AI and NVIDIA Bring Autonomy to Exterior Surface Cleaning

Equipped with advanced mapping, multi-sensor vision and zone-based safety, the system navigates real-job sites with confidence—handling up to 6,000 sq ft/hour and supporting pressure-wash rigs up to 12 GPM and 4,500 PSI.

The ifm Obstacle Detection System (ODS)

The ifm Obstacle Detection System (ODS) optimizes the robot's overall performance by treating obstacle detection as a holistic system rather than just a camera. It provides reliable obstacle detection to protect people, equipment, and mobile robots.

Physical AI and Autonomy in the Construction Industry

Bedrock is taking advantage of the dramatic accessibility of GPUs and frameworks for scaled data access and training, combining it with our unique understanding of how to build and create autonomy solutions quickly and efficiently.

Robot-Driven Manufacturing Enables "Lights-Out" Production

The required solution would need to provide seamless connectivity and communication with the RoboDrill machines, as well as additional factory machinery throughout the company targeted for robotic automation moving forward.

Robotecki Redefines Robotics Precision Cutting and Drilling Applications with RoboDK

With their application, the team at Robotecki not only reduced labor-dependency for these key tasks, they improved the quality of production and throughput.

The Future of Autonomous and Wireless Charging

The real driver of change has been the need to reduce manual intervention and lower operational costs. When a robot can charge itself safely and autonomously, maintenance downtime drops dramatically, and so does total cost of ownership.

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Powering Robotics: How Networks Enable the Era of "Physical LLMs"

Physical AI describes intelligent systems that can sense, interpret, and act in real environments. Think of self-driving cars navigating busy streets, robotic arms assembling machinery with precision, or smart grids adapting in real time to energy demands.

International robotic safety conference 2025: Key takeaways shaping the future of safe automation

The International Robotic Safety Conference highlighted how rapidly the safety environment is evolving, driven by new standards that reflect innovative robotics technologies and tightening global regulations.

How to Overcome Cobot Design Challenges

Although collaborative robots have become widely available and used in numerous industries, the professionals who design them frequently encounter and must overcome various challenges in cobot design. How should designers address them?

Robotics and Automation - News Headlines

Comau's Role in Shaping Future Leaders: Harvard Business School Explores Italian Advanced Automation and Robotics

The recently announced acquisition of Automha fits perfectly into this trajectory, further strengthening Comau's ability to offer scalable, high-performance solutions and underscoring the company's commitment to consolidating its roots and operations in Italy.

Autonomy Without Assumptions: infiniDome and Wonder Robotics Introduce IroNav

infiniDome and Wonder Robotics have announced a strategic collaboration to develop IroNav, a new class of full-stack resilient autonomy solution designed for a reality where reliable navigation can no longer be assumed, providing end-to-end mission autonomy that combines vision-based navigation with resilient flight control in a single, integrated architecture.

RoboSense Ranked No.1 in Global 3D LiDAR Sales Volume for Robotic Lawn Mowers

Leveraging the generational-leading advantages of its digital LiDAR, such as the E1R, RoboSense has established deep partnerships with multiple global leading robotic lawn mower companies, including Mammotion and Segway Navimow. These collaborations have set a new benchmark for the next-generation boundary-free intelligent robotic lawn mowers driving industry development.

GrayMatter Robotics Awarded AFWERX Phase II Contract to Develop AI-Powered Robotic System for Canopy Sanding

Advanced Smart Robotic Canopy Sanding System Will Transform Maintenance Operations, Extend Service Life, and Enhance Mission Readiness for Aircraft

RoboSense Achieves 303,000 Robotics LiDAR Sales in 2025, Up 1,142% Year-over-Year; Ranks No. 1

In 2025, the global robotics industry grew at a blistering pace. Leveraging its full-stack in-house chip design, RoboSense built a high-performance digital LiDAR portfolio and gained strong traction across smart robotic lawn mowers, autonomous delivery, and humanoid robots, securing partnerships with leading players.

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