Ivan Hernandez Dalas - Mechatronics

Conventional motors feature copper wrapped around steel, but ETM’s steel stator is wrapped around the outside of the low-resistance copper coil. | Source: ETM Electric Torque Machines, or ETM, last week entered the robotics and advanced actuator market with its transverse flux motor technology. The company said it is offering its TFM technology through a flexible partnership model that allows OEMs to retain manufacturing control, protect margins, and accelerate development timelines. The robotics industry faces converging pressures: aggressive performance targets, thermal management constraints, supply chain volatility, and the need for product differentiation, according to ETM. It said its TFM technology addresses these challenges at the system level, enabling manufacturers to simplify mechanical designs, reduce costs, and achieve performance benchmarks previously requiring significant tradeoffs. “The era of sacrificing thermal performance for torque density is over,” stated Chu...

LimX demonstrates its Tron 1 legged robot skiing in -20°C (-4°F). Source: LimX Dynamics Humanoid robotics developers are continuing to get capital to bring their systems to market. LimX Dynamics Inc. this week said it has completed a $200 million (U.S.) Series B financing round. The company said the funding will further accelerate research and development and market expansion with new and existing shareholders, as well as ecosystem partners. “LimX Dynamics is driving innovation in general-purpose humanoids and foundational platform for modular robots,” stated the Shenzhen, China-based company . “Through continued product engineering optimization and supply chain development, the company is scaling its expansion across both domestic and global markets.” Founded in 2022, LimX said it is developing full-size humanoid robots and embodied AI , with a mission of bringing artificial general intelligence (AGI) into the real world. The company added that it is focused on three core techno...

Developers using OpenRobOps can move up to InOrbit Ground Control as they scale. Source: InOrbit For fleets of mobile robots to scale, they need robot operations tools. InOrbit Inc. today said it will contribute OpenRobOps to the open-source community. The company has also appointed industry veteran Steve Cousins to its board of directors to guide this effort. Robotics developers have had to choose between building proprietary  fleet management  tools or sacrifice control in a “build vs. buy” dilemma, according to InOrbit.AI. “I’ve talked to too many founders in robotics who are reinventing the wheel and failing to scale,” stated Florian Pestoni, founder and CEO of InOrbit. “By open-sourcing the core operations layer, we empower developers to own their data and infrastructure. End users can more easily orchestrate robots across vendors by using InOrbit Space Intelligence, our award-winning, AI-powered platform.” OpenRobOps to help developers operate robots at scale InOr...

The ULTRA UGV maneuvers through woods with a modular and integrated counter-drone capability in a recent field demonstration. | Source: Overland AI Overland AI, a developer of autonomous ground systems for defense, today announced it raised $100 million in funding. The company plans to use the funding to meet the growing demand for its ULTRA vehicle as militaries accelerate the integration of ground autonomy directly into operational units. “Demand for ground autonomy has moved decisively from experimentation to operational integration,” stated Stephanie Bonk, co-founder and president of Overland AI. “This funding allows us to scale alongside the units adopting our technology. We are training warfighters directly and incorporating continuous feedback to ensure our systems perform in real-world conditions, while building the trust required for operational use.” Founded in 2022, Overland AI said it is powering ground operations for modern  defense . The Seattle-based company ha...

The Robot Report Podcast · Road to Rail: Slashing Costs and Carbon with Automation In Episode 229 of The Robot Report Podcast, hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the major robotics news of the week. Kevin Damoa, cofounder and CEO of Glid Technologies. | Credit: Glid Our guest on this show is Kevin Damoa, founder and CEO of Glid Technologies . He is a mechanical engineer, operations executive, inventor, and veteran of the U.S. military. He has developed technologies that have enabled space exploration and the deployment of clean mobility solutions such as hydrogen-powered airplanes. Damoa’s career began in the U.S. Army at age 17, when he served in South Korea for two years before being forward-deployed to Iraq with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. After leaving the U.S. Army after his second tour in Iraq, he joined the U.S. Air Force, where he served as a logistics officer and firefighter, supporting California’s Mobile Air Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) unit for 12 yea...

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the largest trade events in the world. Every year, thousands of companies showcase their state-of-the-art technologies to over 100k attendees.  It brings together global industry leaders, startups, and media, and is used to launch products and signal future tech trends.    Henry Hickson, a Research Associate at the Hauert Lab , attended CES 2026. In this article he reports on the highlights of the show, exploring how physical AI is moving from experimental labs into consumer technology, and what this shift reveals about the future of robotics, autonomy, and real-world deployment.     All photos and videos in this article are credited to Henry Hickson.   CES 2026: Consumer Electronics Meets Physical AI   It doesn’t take long after landing in Las Vegas to see the signs of CES 2026. Within minutes, gleaming LE...