The future leaves
signals in time.

Italian robotics company Generative Bionics plans to build what it says will be Europe's largest physical AI training facility, a "physical AI data factory" for humanoid robots, using AMD computing infrastructure to combine real-world robot training with large-scale digital twin simulation. The company says the first 5,000-square-metre facility will be built in Italy; its planned operational date is truncated in the source.

A Klipboard analysis of UK search data shows that UK operators are searching 6.7 times more for CRM and ERP software than for cash-cycle tools. This trend occurs as the number of industrial robots in factories worldwide has reached approximately five million.

A guide article covers the personal protective equipment required in warehouses, where automated vehicles, robotic pickers and conveyors now share the floor with people, and explains why automation raises the importance of high-visibility workwear.

ETH Zurich researchers demonstrated that lab-grown skeletal muscle tissue can power tiny biohybrid robots that jump, swim, walk and grasp. They found that how the muscle interacts with the artificial scaffold matters more than the amount of muscle tissue.

Google DeepMind demonstrated a robotics training technique in which its Gemini 4 Argon AI model learns a physical task by watching video and transfers the behavior to Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot. The demonstration was part of the model's launch.

Infineon has named Italian robotics startup AdapTronics the winner of its 2026 Startup Challenge, which focused on technologies for humanoid robots and physical AI. More than 100 startups from 29 countries entered the competition, 15 were selected to develop and present their technologies, and finalists pitched at the challenge's Demo Day.

In an opinion piece, Elimpus electronics engineer Daniela Shchegelskaya, who has spent the last two years working with Boston Dynamics' Spot for hazard-zone inspections in live power substations, explains what inspection robots are really for, addressing common questions about whether robots are needed and what will happen to field service engineers.

Cerence, a developer of conversational AI-powered user experiences, says its collaboration with Geely, one of China's largest automakers, is expanding from intelligent cockpits to embodied robotics, with the two companies working together to advance multilingual human-machine interaction for robotics applications.

Seventy years after the first Canton Fair opened for global sample-based procurement, the 140th edition highlights a pivotal shift in robotics and automation: international buyers are sourcing production-grade robotic systems built for continuous real-world deployment rather than showroom prototypes, a transition the fair's innovation-driven themes reportedly reinforce.

Schneider Electric, Nvidia, and HPE have formed a strategic collaboration to introduce AI agents designed to monitor and optimize industrial operations within factories and process plants. The companies describe this technology as a route to 'physical AI' for industries such as energy, chemicals, and pulp and paper.

Robotiq has launched the 2FC physical AI gripper, a production-ready adaptive gripper featuring tactile sensing and embedded intelligence. This device helps robots learn from physical interaction and reliably act on what they learn, moving from the lab to production. Pre-orders are open, with shipping scheduled for Q1 2027.

Aerospace engineering researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Grainger College of Engineering combined reinforcement learning with control theory in a new method that guarantees robot stability and improves tracking performance by up to 15% compared with existing methods, for wheeled, flying and six-legged robots.

At Nvidia's GTC in Berlin, Jensen Huang unveiled the DSX Pod, a new plug-in data center, positioning it as key to unlocking Europe's AI infrastructure lag. Autonomous humanoid robotics was also part of the presentation.

Agricultural equipment maker AGCO plans to deploy Agility's Digit humanoid robot at its Kansas production facility. According to The Robot Report, the pilot is expected to begin in 2027.

Day 2 of RoboBusiness 2026, which marks the event's 20th anniversary, will feature keynotes on humanoid and social robots. This article serves as a guide to that day's program.

Voxel51 has launched version 3.0 of its data platform, which includes new tools. These tools are designed to help robotics and physical AI developers manage the large amounts of camera, video, and sensor data generated by machines in the real world.

In an opinion piece, Burro CEO Charlie Andersen argues that today's autonomous mobile robots operate with fixed infrastructure in environments designed around them, and that the next generation of AMRs will not need such engineered settings. The article presents a viewpoint rather than reported results.