The future leaves
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Robotics & Automation News reports that automated filling lines can help new drink brands launch private label sodas, providing the reliable and consistent production needed to compete at scale. The article notes that sourcing, buying or leasing an industrial facility with a drinks filling line is expensive and time-consuming.

GXO Logistics, which has tested humanoid robots from multiple companies, plans to deploy Agility's Digit humanoid at two additional sites, according to The Robot Report.

A start-up has developed technology that uses a biological computer, which has previously been used to play Pong, to control robots.

A Robotics & Automation News article argues that compressed air piping, though often overlooked in automated plants, carries the air that powers much of the motion on the shop floor and can influence how well an automated line runs.

In an interview, an Arthur D. Little consultant says Europe is rapidly becoming one of the most closely watched regions in the global robotaxi race, as autonomous-driving companies from China and the West increasingly target the same cities for commercial expansion. Unlike the US and China, where regulatory, political and market barriers hinder meaningful competition by foreign autonomous-driving companies, Europe remains comparatively — the source text is cut off at this point.

Motion technology company Schaeffler has opened a state-of-the-art lighthouse factory for humanoid robotics in Taicang, China, spanning approximately 7,500 square meters. It houses an intelligent assembly line, a training and data acquisition center, a digital twins platform and a data center, covering the entire process from testing of individual — the source text is cut off at this point.

Automation company beRobox introduced the “3D Dynamic Safety,” a new safety module for its PALTZ robotic palletizers. The design aims to make safety detection move with the robot instead of keeping it fixed around it, providing a new approach to safeguarding palletizing operations.

Teradyne Robotics has partnered with Sereact to scale physical AI in retail and logistics. According to the article's context, the two companies have already shipped hundreds of UR robots in dual-arm systems to live customer sites across Europe.

A wearable system reportedly captures human activity data for robot training. The accompanying context notes that humanoid robots need to reliably coordinate movement, posture, and how they touch or grasp objects to complete everyday tasks.

Researchers have developed a method that keeps computer predictions of a flexible, elephant-trunk-like robot arm's motion on track, even when the arm moves faster than the model was trained for. Such arms can slip into tight spaces and handle fragile objects but are harder to control.

A webinar will bring together industry leaders to discuss what robotics and automation buyers should know about the recent FCC restriction on certain connected systems and how the ruling affects purchasing decisions.

Generative Bionics plans to launch a Physical AI Data Factory in Italy. The company states that this initiative aims to advance European robotics sovereignty by ensuring that humanoid data is generated on the continent.

Intel has received a waiver after worries that the fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs. The company says foreign-made robotic vehicles are crucial to US chip production.

As part of its Phase 1 'Advanced Manufacturing' program, the 140th Canton Fair has launched a dedicated zone for service robots. This move responds to international buyers' demand for real-world performance in robotic hardware.

MIT engineers have built a paper-thin swimming robot powered by living muscle cells that respond to flashes of light, allowing it to swim and steer through water. Researchers say the work could pave the way for tiny, self-healing biological robots for fragile environments.

The article argues that automation engineers typically prioritize PLC logic, motion control, robot cells and system integration, treating the human-machine interface as a final layer configured once the control system works. In GMP pharmaceutical production, the author says, that order of priorities can backfire, citing a pharmaceutical filling line as an example.

Scientists at ETH have created robot actuators containing living skeletal muscle tissue grown from mouse cells, integrated with 3D-printed hydrogel scaffolds. Building life-sized humanoids covered in living tissue is described as a possible next step, not an achieved result.