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Scan Computers has partnered with Sheffield-based OLO Robotics, combining Scan's robotics hardware, AI infrastructure and technical expertise with OLO's browser-based platform and specialist robotics engineering to make advanced robotics easier to access and deploy. OLO's platform brings teleoperation, simulation and autonomous navigation together in the browser.

Symbotic, a specialist in AI-enabled robotics technology for the supply chain, has announced the acquisition of cellumation, a Bremen, Germany-based automation company and creator of the patented, software-driven celluveyor sortation technology. The celluveyor consists of hundreds of independently controlled omnidirectional cells, each able to move an item in any direction.

Researchers have developed a technology that lets a user move a small beetle-inspired soft robot by bending and straightening a finger. According to the report, the robot can walk, grip and move objects while sending back images and contact information for the user to check; no research team or development stage is specified.

Promise Robotics has signed a multi-year partnership with D.R. Horton, described as America's largest homebuilder by volume, to bring physical AI to homebuilding construction. The Robot Report's coverage does not provide further deployment details.

The article argues that despite rapid advances in warehouse automation—including autonomous mobile robots, automated storage and retrieval systems, robotic picking cells, autonomous forklifts, conveyors, vision systems and increasingly sophisticated warehouse software—equipment uptime remains a key dependency. It states the goal of these investments is to move more material with greater consistency, accuracy and efficiency.

This is a practical guide to qualifying SLS PA12 robot tooling before it enters a production cell. It notes that a gripper can look convincing on a CAD screen yet fail in its first week on the line—for example, a fingertip may slip on a slightly different part finish, or a printed bracket may flex enough to move a sensor out of position.

Daifuku's Cecile Dick-Calmes said success is no longer measured solely by automation density or equipment utilization, arguing that real-time execution has become a new competitive advantage. The commentary was published by The Robot Report.

Ars Technica examines Amazon's push into robotics: the second-largest corporate employer has bet big on robot workers to scale its operations, and the report explores what this means for the future of human work.

The Robot Report published a commentary asking whether "boring" robots could win in the real world and arguing that robotic form should follow workflow. It says moving physical AI from social media feeds to sustained commercial viability would require reversing the current approach.

The Robot Report argues that dexterity is physical AI's real bottleneck. According to the article, the next major challenge in robotic dexterity is making the entire system reliable enough to turn capabilities into useful work.

As humanoid robot developers race to move machines from demonstrations and pilot projects into factories and other working environments, manufacturing these highly complex machines at scale is emerging as a key challenge. The report notes that building a handful of working humanoids is one thing; producing hundreds or eventually thousands with consistent quality is another.

The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) has extended its partnership with Intuition Robotics to continue bringing the ElliQ proactive AI companion to aging New Yorkers at risk of loneliness and social isolation. The extension follows three years of reported measurable outcomes said to show ElliQ reducing loneliness and improving health and wellbeing.

The Robot Report examines why humanoid robot demonstrations still struggle with generalization. According to the piece, better data and human judgment can help robots move beyond demos toward reliable real-world performance.

The Robot Report interviewed Alberto Rodriguez, director of robot behavior for Atlas at Boston Dynamics, about the humanoid robot's redesigned hand. Further technical details are not provided in the available context.

A two-armed robot is reported to throw and catch balls with human-like movements. The accompanying context notes that many robots remain less agile than humans and struggle to interact with moving objects of varying shape, weight, and texture, but provides no developer or technical details.

According to The Robot Report, Groceryshop 2026 featured mobile robots for taking inventory and demonstrated how retail automation is evolving, indicating that retail robots are ready to scale and incorporate AI.

An MIT Technology Review commentary argues that people may be placing too much faith in AI's ability to say no. It notes that science fiction has long depicted robotic disobedience, with most such stories serving as cautionary tales.