18+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1657+ words) August 15, 2026 by David Edwards A predictive maintenance system can flag rising vibration, unusual temperature patterns, or a combination of signals that suggests a component is likely to fail. That may be technically impressive, but it does not reduce downtime by…...

17+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1023+ words) August 15, 2026 by David Edwards Making a publishable video no longer requires a full crew, a suite of desktop NLEs, and a week of versioning. AI can now take a brief, a product still, or a script and return motion in…...

2+ day, 24+ min ago   (1570+ words) August 14, 2026 by David Edwards A Node.js vendor that works well for a three-month MVP may be a poor choice for a product you expect to maintain for the next five years. Long-term development puts more pressure on architecture, team…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (665+ words) August 14, 2026 by David Edwards South Korean electronics giant LG is developing a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot built using Nvidia Isaac GR00T, Nvidia’s open reasoning humanoid foundation model, for a public unveiling in the first quarter of next year. LG and Nvidia…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (343+ words) August 14, 2026 by David Edwards Unitree Robotics’ initial public offering has reportedly been oversubscribed more than 5,000 times as investors scramble for shares in one of China’s best-known humanoid robot manufacturers. The Hangzhou-based company priced its IPO at 150.8 yuan ($22.4) per share, raising…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (733+ words) August 14, 2026 by David Edwards Northrop Grumman has launched a sophisticated robotic spacecraft designed to service satellites in orbit, potentially allowing expensive space assets to be repaired, upgraded, moved and kept operational long after their original fuel supplies have been depleted....

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (315+ words) August 14, 2026 by David Edwards The accompanying new Max Workstation enables a dual-point continuous tote-feeding mode that can exceed 800 totes per hour. Throughput is a critical metric for fulfillment operators, and RoboShuttle Hyper was engineered to optimize it at every level....

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (325+ words) August 14, 2026 by David Edwards AutoStore has signed a strategic supply agreement with Amazon, establishing a framework through which the e-commerce giant can procure AutoStore automation systems globally. The agreement sets out terms for the future supply of AutoStore products and…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (474+ words) August 14, 2026 by David Edwards Motion technology company Schaeffler is expanding its humanoid robotics product portfolio and bringing formed strain wave gearboxes to market. Strain wave gearboxes are key components in actuators which make up around half of the total costs…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (872+ words) August 14, 2026 by David Edwards Sony has filed a US patent application for a robotic hand featuring a human-like opposable thumb, providing another intriguing indication of the electronics giant’s continuing research into humanoid and embodied robotics. The application, US 2026/0225261 A1, was published…...