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The Robot Report invites you to submit a session abstract to be considered for presentation at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo , which will be on May 27 and 28 at the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston. The Robotics Summit is the leading event focused on the technical issues involved with developing commercial robots. Sessions should be technical and educational to help robotics engineers overcome common development challenges. Topics can be submitted based on the following tracks: Technologies, Tools and Platforms: Advances in core technologies common to all classes of commercial robots Design, Development & Manufacturability: Technologies and methodologies to simulate, design, prototype and manufacture commercial robots for scale Artificial Intelligence: How machine learning, generative AI, foundation models and other AI technologies impact commercial robotics development Coding & Programming (new for 2026): Learn about coding lan...

Moxi can securely handle high-risk or tightly controlled medications, including pediatric chemo and narcotics. | Source: Swisslog Swisslog Healthcare yesterday announced a strategic alliance with Diligent Robotics, the developer of the Moxie robot for hospitals. The partners said they plan to bring autonomous last-mile delivery robots to hospitals across the U.S. The collaboration complements Swisslog Healthcare’s transport and pharmacy automation suite with Diligent Robotics’ autonomous mobile manipulation robots (AMMRs). The companies said they they will streamline workflows, automate tasks, and empower hospital pharmacies to elevate patient care. “Our strategic alliance with Diligent Robotics adds a complementary pillar to our automation offerings and reinforces our vision to lead change for better care,” stated Cory Kwarta, president and CEO of Swisslog Healthcare. “Last-mile delivery robots reinforce our commitment to innovative solutions and addresses our customers’ evolvi...

Pre-trained models, smart data workflows, and no-code tools can reduce training time by 80% and accelerate deployment, says ABB. Credit: ABB ABB Robotics today said it has invested in LandingAI to make vision artificial intelligence faster, more intuitive, and accessible to a broader range of users. The collaboration includes an investment by the automation provider through ABB Robotics Ventures, but the companies did not disclose financial details. “This announcement is the latest in our decade-long journey to innovate and commercialize AI, benefitting our customers by enhancing robot versatility and autonomy to expand the use of robots beyond traditional manufacturing,” said Sami Atiya, president of ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation. “The demand for AI in robotics is driven by the need for greater flexibility, faster commissioning cycles, and a shortage of the specialist skills needed to program and operate robots,” he added. “Our collaboration with LandingAI will mean in...

Dynda Robotics’ eventual goal is to create general-purpose robots based on its foundation models. | Source: Dyna Robotics Dyna Robotics Inc. yesterday announced that it has closed a $120 million Series A funding round. The developer said it will use the new capital to expand its research and engineering team and accelerate the development of its next-generation foundation model as it works to deliver general-purpose robots in commercial environments. “A strong foundation model is key to scalable distribution,” said Lindon Gao, co-founder and CEO of Dyna Robotics. “Our models continuously improve with each customer deployment, generating high-quality data. We are observing true generalization as our robot enters new environments; it simply works out of the box, with no additional data.” The Series A round followed the company’s $23.5 million seed round in March and the launch of the DYNA-1 model. Dyna said this proprietary foundation model can push the performance of robots to mo...

Investment keeps flowing to humanoid robotics companies. Figure AI Inc. today announced that, with its Series C funding round, it has surpassed $1 billion in committed capital, bringing its post-money valuation to $39 billion. “The funding will accelerate our efforts to bring general-purpose humanoid robots into real-world environments at scale,” said the San Jose, Calif.-based company . “The team’s in place, the robots are built, and the path ahead is clear,” stated Brett Adcock, CEO of Figure. Figure to scale out AI, manufacturing Figure AI said it plans to build out its Helix platform for embodied intelligence platform and the BotQ high-volume production environment unveiled in March. The company plans to ship 100,000 humanoids over the next four years. By expanding manufacturing, Figure said it expects to deploy humanoids into the real world to assist with household and commercial tasks. Last month, it showed how the Helix vision-language-action (VLA) model enables Figu...

Jan Zizka standing next to Brightpick’s Autopicker. | Source: Brightpick While humanoids have been dominating headlines and bringing in massive funding rounds, another kind of technology has been quietly growing: mobile manipulators. Proponents of these robots say they have all of the same flexibility as humanoids while coming in a safer and already proven wheeled form factor. At RoboBusiness 2025, which takes place Oct. 15 and16 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, attendees can learn how mobile manipulators can achieve tasks beyond human capability without the limits of a humanoid form. Equipped with vision, mobility, dexterous arms, and AI-driven controls, these systems can deliver superhuman performance. They can execute multiple tasks at once, handle greater payloads, and move with unmatched speed. Jan Zizka, the CEO and co-founder at Brightpick , will lead a session on “The Rise of Mobile Manipulation” at 1:30 p.m. PT on the first day of the show. He will examine the lat...