What Role Does Robotics Play in the Manufacturing Supply Chain?

Robotics has moved from "point fixes" on isolated stations to the connective tissue of the entire supply chain. In practical terms, that means robots are continuously progressing from just weld or pick.

GrayMatter Robotics Unveils 100,000-Square-Foot AI Robotics Innovation Center in Carson

Major Facility Investment Brings Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Interactive Robotics Experience to South Bay; New Headquarters Features 20+ Working "Physical AI" Robotic Cells

From Code to Context: How Spatial AI is Powering the Next Leap in Manufacturing

The goal is to leverage the precision and tireless nature of automation while keeping human ingenuity, judgment, and creativity at the core of the operation. This vision promises greater flexibility, higher quality, and improved safety.

Robot Hype vs. Real Risk: Is Your Business Truly Ready for Autonomous Food Delivery?

The core tension is clear: excitement must yield to scrutiny. This post moves businesses past the novelty of robot adoption and into the necessary preparation phase of risk mitigation and compliance review. It's time to build a solid foundation before the next bot rolls out.

Using generative AI to diversify virtual training grounds for robots

New tool from MIT CSAIL creates realistic virtual kitchens and living rooms where simulated robots can interact with models of real-world objects, scaling up training data for robot foundation models.

Improving AGV efficiencies with updated battery technologies

AGV-powered sectors like eCommerce and pharmaceuticals have set the pace for electric adoption, cutting emissions while streamlining operations. Yet, legacy batteries, whether lead-acid's sluggish charging or Li-ion's trade-offs in speed, cost, or size, limit progress.

SwarmFarm Raises $30M AUD to Untether Farm Productivity from Machine Size

By designing autonomy from the ground up — not as a bolt-on feature, but as a fully integrated platform — SwarmFarm gives farmers the ability to scale productivity without scaling machine size.

Beyond the Humanoid Hype: Why Collaborative Mobile Robots Are the Real Factory Floor Revolution

Collaborative mobile robots are already delivering measurable results for companies across a variety of industries, and they're fulfilling promises that the sci-fi-esque robots can only dream of one day tackling.

The Human-Machine Symbiosis: Why Industry 5.0 is the Future of Manufacturing

A new paradigm is emerging—Industry 5.0—that offers a powerful solution, not by replacing the human workforce, but by augmenting it through a revolutionary collaboration with machines.

Why SCARA Robot Flexibility Is Non-Negotiable for Modern Digital Manufacturing

Facilities need SCARA robots to adapt quickly to changing market demands and workforce dynamics. They can mitigate labor strain and human error, improving uptime, throughput and output quality.

Prepare for the Biggest and Most Comprehensive PACK EXPO Las Vegas

PACK EXPO Las Vegas is this year's largest gathering of packaging and processing professionals, offering attendees unique opportunities to uncover key technology solutions and make the connections that drive businesses forward.

More Washing Machines, Fewer Robot Housekeepers

What the field needs is not more capital or bigger promises, but better frameworks for evaluating ideas and guiding innovation. If we can measure opportunities against these structures, robotics can finally move from flashy demonstrations to truly transformative technologies

How an AI Consultant for Small Business Can Leverage Robotics for Smarter Operations

Hiring an AI consultant is like hiring a guide for a journey. They help small business owners avoid costly mistakes and find the quickest route to results. Robotics and AI aren't just for corporations anymore—they're practical, affordable, and powerful tools for growth.

Sensing the Shift: Trends in Smart Industrial Automation

Cutting-edge robotics, sensors, edge computing, IoT and more are at the forefront of smarter manufacturing, bringing together the technology, infrastructure and innovation that power modern automation.

From Centralized Brains to Edge Intelligence: Rethinking Compute Architectures for Autonomous Mobile Robots

Today's AMRs are navigating unpredictable warehouse aisles, adapting to real-time sensor feedback, and running machine learning inference on the fly - meaning developers can ill afford inefficient systems.

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