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The 1200CX can reduce work at height, cut 70% of repetitive motion, and capture 99% of dust, claims Canvas. | Source: Canvas Construction job sites are dynamic, unpredictable, and inherently complex. Oshkosh Corp. hopes to transform job sites with an intelligent and connected ecosystem. The company yesterday took a step forward in its goals by acquiring the core technology developed by Canvas Construction Inc. Oshkosh didn’t provide any financial details of the transaction.  The Robot Report   reached out to Oshkosh for more details but has not heard back as of press time. This story will be updated with additional details if they become available. San Francisco-based Canvas was founded in 2017. Its flagship construction robot was 1200CX, a worker-controlled drywall finishing robot. The robot precisely sprayed layers of joint compounds onto walls in a single step. This sped up the finishing process from four or five days to just one day of applying the material and one d...

Prototype robotic dogs built by Texas A&M University engineering students and powered by artificial intelligence demonstrate their advanced navigation capabilities. Photo credit: Logan Jinks/Texas A&M University College of Engineering. By Jennifer Nichols Meet the robotic dog with a memory like an elephant and the instincts of a seasoned first responder. Developed by Texas A&M University engineering students, this AI-powered robotic dog doesn’t just follow commands. Designed to navigate chaos with precision, the robot could help revolutionize search-and-rescue missions, disaster response and many other emergency operations. Sandun Vitharana, an engineering technology master’s student, and Sanjaya Mallikarachchi, an interdisciplinary engineering doctoral student, spearheaded the invention of the robotic dog. It can process voice commands and uses AI and camera input to perform path planning and identify objects. A roboticist would describe it as a terrestrial robot that...

ANELLO Aerial INS supports precise navigation for UAVs and autonomous VTOLs. Source: ANELLO Reliable navigation is especially important in GPS-denied or contested environments such as battlefields. ANELLO Photonics today launched ANELLO Aerial INS, a compact, high-performance inertial navigation system built around the company’s Silicon Photonic Optical Gyroscope, or SiPhOG technology. “Customers flying real missions need resilient navigation when GNSS isn’t reliable,” stated Dr. Mario Paniccia, co-founder and CEO of ANELLO Photonics. “By combining our SiPhOGs with our airborne-optimized sensor-fusion algorithms and integrated multi-band GNSS, the ANELLO Aerial INS delivers fiber-optic gyro performance in a cost-effective SWaP [size, weight, and power]-friendly package.” “This allows UAVs to hold course through jamming, multipath, spoofing or outages and complete the mission safely and successfully,” he said. Santa Clara, Calif.-based ANELLO developed SiPhOG based on integrated ...

NVIDIA partners such as Caterpillar (top left), LEM Surgical (top right), AGIBOT (bottom right), and Franka Robotics (bottom left) have used NVIDIA physical AI technologies to power autonomous machines ranging from industrial humanoids to surgical robots. Source: NVIDIA LAS VEGAS — To understand and operate in dynamic environments, physical AI needs to be able to learn, reason, and plan, according to NVIDIA Corp. The company yesterday announced new open models, frameworks, simulation tools, datasets, and artificial intelligence infrastructure for robotics and self-driving vehicle developers. “The ChatGPT moment for robotics is here,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “Breakthroughs in physical AI — models that understand the real world, reason and plan actions — are unlocking entirely new applications.” “NVIDIA’s full stack of Jetson robotics processors, CUDA, Omniverse, and open physical AI models empowers our global ecosystem of partners to transform industries with ...

You can sell Boston Dynamics, but you can’t fully quit it. Nearly a decade after Google sold the robotics company to SoftBank , the two are working together again, announcing at CES 2026 that DeepMind will help make Atlas smarter with its Gemini Robotics foundation models. The event also featured Boston Dynamics ’ first-ever public demo of Atlas, the debut of a productized version of the humanoid, plans for a robot training center, and a roadmap to deploy Atlas in Hyundai factories worldwide. First public demo of Atlas The teleoperated Atlas demo was low-key but served as a fitting CES opener, giving a glimpse into the robot’s future. The version demoed was the electric prototype introduced in early 2024. “For the first time ever in public, please welcome Atlas to the stage,” said Zack Jackowski, GM of Atlas at Boston Dynamics. It stood, walked, waved, spun, bent, and waved again before exiting. Later, a sleek, blue, product-ready version was revealed behind a curtain. You can ...

Hesai’s lidar delivers high-fidelity sensing to enable robots to perceive, localize, and operate safely at scale. | Credit: Hesai Hesai Technology develops and manufactures lidar sensors for 3D perception. The Shanghai-based company provides a range of hardware, including long-range, ultra-wide view, solid-state, and mini 3D sensors. In 2025, Hesai surpassed 2 million cumulative deliveries. To meet rising demand, the company is expanding its annual production capacity to more than 4 million units in 2026, which it said sets a new benchmark for the industry. These products are used in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous mobility, and robotics applications. Hesai integrates research and development with in-house manufacturing to supply its sensors to automotive manufacturers and robotics companies in various international markets. Next-generation L3 automotive suite to enhance safety Hesai has identified the automotive sector, specifically ADAS, as the primary ...