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Radeis Extension for NVIDIA Isaac Sim is designed for pre-deployment robot cyber-safety testing. Source: VicOne As concerns about cybersecurity increase, robotics developers are getting tools to test it in simulation. VicOne Inc. yesterday released the free VicOne Radeis Extension for NVIDIA Isaac Sim, which it said enables developers to test how selected attack scenarios could affect the behavior of their own robot models. “Robotics companies are moving from proving individual use cases to deploying robots at scale in real-world environments. As that shift accelerates, the industry must validate not only whether robots function as designed, but [also] whether they remain reliable when the digital systems they depend on are compromised,” stated Max Cheng, CEO of VicOne. “Cyber-safety validation must become a standard part of robotics development,” he added. “By turning DEF CON research into repeatable simulation scenarios, we are helping developers address these risks ear...

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a tiny seed-sized robot that can navigate across soft and uneven surfaces to perform five surgical functions wirelessly, paving the way for developing robots to make surgeries and medical treatments more precise. The miniature robot, measuring just 4.4 mm in length and controlled by weak magnetic fields, can move, cut biological tissues, release drugs, grip and store tissue samples, or generate heat remotely at any one time. It takes under a second to switch between these functions. Led by Associate Professor Lum Guo Zhan from NTU’s School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), the work was recently published in the academic journal Advanced Materials . Using magnetic coils in the laboratory to remotely control the robot, the team was able to make the robot deploy different tools and perform different functions, such as activating a tiny blade to cut through tissue, or emitting hea...

Analog Garage provides resources for robotics startups. Click here to enlarge. Source: Analog Devices Inc. MassRobotics last week said that Analog Devices Inc. has renewed its commitment as a strategic sponsor. The Wilmington, Mass.-based company supports MassRobotics’ efforts to nurture robotics startups. “We are excited to welcome ADI back as a cornerstone sponsor,” stated Joyce Sidopoulos, co-founder and chief of operations at MassRobotics. “Developing hardware and advanced robotics is notoriously capital- and engineering-intensive. Having ADI’s technical expertise and mentorship directly accessible to our startup community is a great asset for accelerating the development of commercial-ready physical systems.” Founded in 1965, Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) said it combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies to bridge the physical and digital worlds and enable breakthroughs at the intelligent edge. The company said its semiconductors help drive advancements in auto...

From left to right: Rodney Brooks, Jonathan Hurst, and Ken Goldberg. Robotics has evolved from a promising technology into a critical business tool across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, agriculture, defense, and beyond. At RoboBusiness 2026, which takes place Oct. 20 and 21 in Santa Clara, Calif., industry leaders will reflect on the breakthroughs that defined the past two decades. In the show’s opening keynote session, as RoboBusiness marks its 20th anniversary, leaders in robotics will explore the technologies, markets, opportunities, and challenges that will shape the next 20 years. The session, which will start at 9:15 a.m. PT, will feature insights from Rodney Brooks, co-founder and chief technology officer of Robust AI; Jonathan Hurst, co-founder and chief robot officer of Agility Robotics; and Ken Goldberg, William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering at UC Berkeley. Steve Crowe, the executive editor of The Robot Report , will moderate the talk. Meet ...

Tacta’s robotic hand comes in three- and five-finger configurations. | Source: Tacta Systems Tacta Systems last week launched the TactaBot, which includes the company’s Tacta Hand, Skill Capture system, and a Dexterous Intelligence AI model. These three components work together to create capable, scalable, and adaptable robotic hands for high-value work. “We have vison-only robots and a variety of different robots that do really good work today, which is moving objects and so on, but the holy grail is to be able to augment, complement, and expand the potential to use robots to do high value work,” Vikram Pavate, co-founder and CEO of Tacta Systems, told The Robot Report . Pavate said some of the biggest workforce shortages in the world have to do with skilled labor, particularly in manufacturing environments. “Humans have amazing brains, but AI is catching up,” he noted. “We have decent eyes, and that’s an area where computer vision, arguably, has caught up....

The leadership team at Avatar Robotics: Hamid Farzaneh, founding engineer (l); Colin Webb, founder/CEO (m); and Nenye Anagbogu, chief screwdriver (r). | Credit: Avatar Robotics Avatar Robotics this week said it has raised $6.5 million in a seed financing round. AlleyCorp led the investment, which followed a pre-seed round led by defy.vc. Additional participants included Headline, Henry Ford III, Refashiond, Paul Vogel, Jack Huffard, and Samuel Udotong. The funding aims to support the deployment of Avatar Robotics’ semi-humanoid robots across logistics , manufacturing , and warehousing operations. The San Francisco-based startup said it plans to allocate capital toward scaling robot fleets, expanding customer deployments, advancing its autonomy software, and expanding engineering and operations teams. Founding team has autonomous vehicle experience Avatar Robotics was founded in 2024 by Colin Webb and Nenye Anagbogu, both graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog...