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This article discusses how robotic-assisted surgery relates to post-surgical recovery times, noting that recovery timelines vary widely by procedure type and that, per the author, the gap between traditional open surgery and robotic-assisted techniques has never been wider. The available context provides no specific clinical results.

Boston Dynamics has appointed Rohit Prasad as its new CEO. According to the report, Prasad previously served at Amazon as senior vice president and head scientist for Alexa and artificial general intelligence.

TwelveLabs says its Pegasus 1.6 model can understand first-person video and supports workflows including labeling for robotics developers, positioning it for physical AI applications. The capability claims come from the company.

The Robot Report published commentary on the physical AI race, noting that as alternatives to physical AI architectures grow in number, NVIDIA has adopted a sovereign strategy to secure its role. Further details are not provided in the available context.

FireDome is developing autonomous wildfire defense systems, described as autonomous 'artillery,' intended to protect communities and infrastructure before firefighters arrive. The report provides no further technical details.

Overview AI has launched its OV Spark line of AI inspection cameras, comprising the OV Spark and OV Spark Pro models. According to the report, both cameras are available now through Overview AI and its distribution partners; no further technical details were provided.

An explainer article outlines what security doors are and when they are required. It notes that as automation spreads across manufacturing lines and robotic warehouses, modern facilities rely on sophisticated equipment, connected systems and valuable data, making protection of these spaces increasingly important, with security no longer limited to preventing unauthorised access.

Kodiak Robotics and IKEA Supply are preparing to launch fully driverless freight operations in Texas later this year, building on a four-year autonomous trucking partnership. IKEA will become Kodiak's launch customer for driverless freight, with trucks operating without a human safety driver in the cab.

Aigen says it has developed a simulation and world-model system that can train its autonomous agricultural robots to work with new crops in less than a week. The company's Alchemy simulation platform generates synthetic, pixel-level annotated training data used to train its solar-powered Element robots before they are deployed in fields.

Zhaopeng Chen, CEO of Munich-based robotics company Agile Robots, predicted at the firm's Physical AI Media Day in Munich and Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany, that "physical AI is going to be 10x bigger than automotive." The company says it is expanding its manufacturing, AI development and humanoid robot operations, and opened its engineering laboratories and Robots Academy at the event.

Teradyne has invested in Bright Machines, and the two companies plan to integrate Teradyne's robotics and test technologies with the Bright Machines manufacturing platform, aiming to bring robotics to AI infrastructure manufacturing, according to The Robot Report.

Ency Software and robot manufacturer Estun have begun a technology partnership aimed at giving European users of Estun robots a smooth, fully integrated way to program and simulate their automation cells. Two new Estun robots were delivered to Ency Software's R&D center in Cyprus for integration and testing.

The article argues that warehouse automation projects can encounter constraints before any robot, conveyor or storage machine is selected, since stock location, handling equipment routes and space for people all depend on how the building is organised. It warns that treating storage as a separate facilities decision can create layout constraints for automation planning.

Teradyne, a provider of automated test equipment and advanced robotics systems, has announced a strategic investment in Bright Machines, a next-generation manufacturer bringing AI and data center infrastructure production to the edge. The investment accompanies a strategic collaboration focused on integrating Teradyne's robotics and test technologies with Bright Machines' software-defined approach, as described in the report.

Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi have launched autonomous freight operations in Texas for logistics software company Warp, the first customer operation in the Volvo-Waabi partnership. The Volvo VNL Autonomous, powered by the Waabi Driver, is now transporting freight directly to third-party facilities along the Dallas-Houston corridor.

Excelerate Technology has been awarded a co-funded contract by the European Space Agency's Business Applications and Space Solutions (ESA BASS) program to build and demonstrate an automated robotic response system for perimeter security at a critical UK national infrastructure site, with support from the UK Space Agency.

According to The Robot Report, FCC restrictions on robots could accelerate a shift toward local AI. Companies deploying physical AI must decide which AI workloads belong on the robot, what can remain in the cloud, and whether their technology stacks can meet rising expectations for security, safety, and supply-chain transparency.