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Iván Hernández Dalas: Arrive Point smart mailboxes free up hospital staffers for patient care

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The Arrive Point is a secure package storage unit designed to work with people, robots, and drones. | Credit: Arrive AI Arrive AI Inc. has developed technology using artificial intelligence to automate the delivery step of the logistics process. The company described Arrive Point as a delivery network that integrates people, robots, and drones into a shipping ecosystem. Arrive AI’s patented Autonomous Last Mile (ALM) platform enables secure, efficient delivery to and from a smart mailbox, whether by drone , ground robot, or human courier. The platform provides real-time tracking; smart logistics alerts; and advanced chain-of-custody controls to support shippers, delivery services, and autonomous networks. The platform is built around the Arrive Point, which includes features such as Climate Assist for temperature-sensitive goods, security for packages, and 24/7 access for pickups and drop-offs. By managing supply chains and addressing carbon footprints through AI -powered automa...
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Iván Hernández Dalas: Looking back at iRobot’s diversification attempts through the years

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Some of iRobot’s discontinued robots, including the Mirra, Looj, Scooba, and Terra. | Source: iRobot, Wikipedia, and Adobe Stock Right now, iRobot Corp.’s future is uncertain. The company officially started the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process earlier this month. It said it expects the proceedings to be finished by February 2026 and for Roomba robot vacuums to operate normally during the restructuring. While iRobot is best known for the Roomba, in its over 35 years of operation so far, the Bedford, Mass.-based company has developed a range of other robots. Let’s look back at some of the many robots iRobot has developed besides the Roomba. iRobot roots were in space exploration with Genghis The Genghis robot used aircraft servos. | Source: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Genghis was originally developed at the MIT lab of Rodney Brooks, one of iRobot’s co-founders, around 1991. Brooks designed Genghis for space exploration. The six- legged , insect-like robot used airplane s...
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Iván Hernández Dalas: Surgerii Robotics obtains Series D funding to take single-port system global

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The SHURUI SP single-port endsocopic surgical system has CE approval. Source Surgerii Robotics Surgerii Robotics Co. this month closed $100 million in Series D financing. The Beijing-based company said it will use the funding to market its SHURUI single-port surgical robot both domestically and internationally, as well as to accelerate the production of its next-generation products. Single-port surgery is a minimally invasive approach involving endoscope and surgical instruments through a single incision. Surgerii said its SHURUI robot uses snake-like instruments and teleoperation technology to assists clinicians in achieving precise operations. Surgerii develops, produces, and commercializes laparoscopic surgical robotic systems and accessories. In September 2025, it obtained CE approval in Europe for SHURUI. The company claimed that it was the second such approval after Intuitive Surgical received a CE mark for its da Vinci SP system in 2024. Surgerii touts surgical inn...
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Iván Hernández Dalas: MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee

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A time-lapse photo shows a flying microrobot performing a flip. Credit: Courtesy of the Soft and Micro Robotics Laboratory. By Adam Zewe In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through tight spaces larger robots can’t reach, while simultaneously dodging stationary obstacles and pieces of falling rubble. So far, aerial microrobots have only been able to fly slowly along smooth trajectories, far from the swift, agile flight of real insects — until now. MIT researchers have demonstrated aerial microrobots that can fly with speed and agility that is comparable to their biological counterparts. A collaborative team designed a new AI-based controller for the robotic bug that enabled it to follow gymnastic flight paths, such as executing continuous body flips. With a two-part control scheme that combines high performance with computational e...
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Iván Hernández Dalas: RealMan Robotics launches three joint modules for robotics

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RealMan says its joint modules are modular, standardized, and provide high performance. | Source: RealMan Robotics RealMan Intelligent Technology Co. last week unveiled three new joint modules: the ultra-compact WHJ03, the high-torque hollow-core WHJ120, and the WHJ48V Wide-Voltage Series. The company said the new modules enable it to deliver a unified power system for robots ranging from lightweight desktop arms to heavy-duty industrial systems. The High-Power-Density (HPD) servo joints deliver high torque density, fast dynamic response, high precision, reliability, and cost efficiency, claimed RealMan. The three new modules feature compact, integrated, and modular designs for robotics across consumer, commercial, and industrial applications, it said. Founded in 2018, the company  creates robotic arms and mobile robots that cater to retail, food service, commercial services, inspections, healthcare, education, aerospace, and industrial production. Inside the three new joint ...
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Iván Hernández Dalas: CES 2026: LG to debut new CLOiD humanoid robot for the home

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LG plans to debut its latest service robot at CES 2026. | Credit: LG Electronics LG Electronics plans to showcase the newest member of the LG CLOi robot family, the LG CLOiD humanoid robot, at CES 2026 next week in Las Vegas. The company hasn’t shown any full-body views of the robot yet, but it described it as humanoid in appearance, with dual seven degree-of-freedom arms and five-fingered hands. The robot joins the LG CLOi lineup of wheeled service robots . These robots have already been deployed in retail , restaurants, and hospitality . The “D” in the LG CLOiD name stands for “Dynamic,” according to the company , but the “-oid” suffix also suggests a humanoid kinematic for the robot. There is no indication that CLOiD will be a legged robot, and the fact that all the other LG CLOi robots are wheeled robots would suggest that the mobile manipulator ‘s base will also be wheeled. LG Business Solutions’ door-type CLOi ServeBot. | Source: LG Business Solutions CLOiD household ...
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Iván Hernández Dalas: EIB invests $58.7M into Comau’s Italian facilities

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The investment into Comau is intended to boost Europe’s industrial competitiveness. | Source: Comau The European Investment Bank, or EIB, and Comau S.p.A. last week said they have signed a finance contract worth €50 million, or around $58.7 million U.S. The contract will support Comau’s research and development in the fields of robotics, advanced automation, machine tools development, and digitalization. “Comau constantly invests in the development of innovative competencies and technologies,” stated Pietro Gorlier, CEO of Comau. “These are a key driver for the growth of the European manufacturing system, enabling companies to compete globally in sectors of particular importance to the present and future of industry, such as batteries, aerospace, construction, logistics, and renewable energy.” “The support of the European Investment Bank gives us greater strength to pursue our sustainable development strategy, aimed at designing and producing advanced automation solutions that ena...
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