Ivan Hernandez Dalas - Mechatronics

The Dawn cafe, in which people with disabilities teleoperate robots, shows the possibility of human-robot collaboration across industries. Source: OryLab In Japan, robot cafes remotely run by people with disabilities reveal a side to the automation story that is not often talked about: Robots can bring people into the workplace rather than replace them. We are now seeing this concept in manufacturing. This is an important counterpoint to the common misconception that robots will replace human workers. In 2024, 542,000 robots were installed, more than double the number 10 years prior, according to the International Federation of Robotics ( IFR ). Robots’ role is being increasingly viewed as a value generator beyond time efficiency. A little over half of global manufacturers are adopting robots for quality improvement. Manufacturers should not focus on whether AI will replace humans. The most important questions they should be asking are: Into which processes should AI be i...

The Robot Report Podcast · Why deterministic real-time systems are more critical than ever in robotics Episode 245 of The Robot Report Podcast features Winston Leung, senior strategic alliances manager at QNX. Podcast guest: Winston Leung of QNX Winston Leung | Credit: QNX Leung is a seasoned innovation strategist with more than a decade of experience in both public and private sectors across North America and Asia. He has led initiatives in autonomous, connected, and electric vehicles, developed policies and strategies to support their adoption, and spearheaded Canada’s first connected vehicle testbed. He has also guided go-to-market strategies for transformative technologies, including quantum and 5G, collaborating with international stakeholders, influencing government policies, and driving startup success. By combining deep technical expertise with business strategy, Leung continues to shape the future of autonomous systems and robotics through impactful leadership and ...

At ICRA 2026, GENISOM AI may have been new to many international attendees — but it is not a concept-stage robotics startup. Founded in December 2023, the company said it has already produced and delivered more than 10,000 units, making it one of the few robotics companies to reach production scale in under three years. GENISOM AI said that milestone puts it in a different position than many early-stage physical AI companies entering the global market. Like Unitree, GENISOM AI is building around manufacturable platforms designed to move beyond laboratory demonstrations and reach customers at scale. However, the Beijing-based company said it puts greater emphasis on industry deployment, combining robotics hardware and software, in-house core technologies, and real-world application capabilities. M1, the company’s industrial-grade quadruped robot GENISOM AI builds platforms for real-world deployment At ICRA in Vienna last week, GENISOM AI showcased its M1 and L1 -series robots ...

Claire chatted to Maria Koskinopoulou from Heriot-Watt University about autonomous robotic manipulators for surgery, industry, and beyond. Maria Koskinopoulou is an Assistant Professor in Robotics and Computer Vision at Heriot-Watt University. She co-leads the ARM²Lab – Autonomous Robotic Manipulation & Multi-Agent Systems Lab at Heriot-Watt and the National Robotarium, alongside Ignacio Carlucho. Her research interests include robotic manipulation, perception, robot vision, medical robotics, human-robot interaction, and machine learning. She is involved in major UKRI and EU-funded research projects advancing robotic manipulation, surgical and underwater robotics, autonomous assembly, and waste sorting. View Source

Serendie Street Boston is designed to enable co-creation, real-world testing, and scalable solutions across industries. Source: Mitsubishi Electric Global enterprises know where to put innovation centers to gain access to partners, customers, and research expertise. Mitsubishi Electric US Inc. yesterday celebrated the grand opening of Serendie Street Boston, its first Western digital transformation hub. “Serendie” combines “serendipity” and “digital engineering” (DX), and the company first launched the co-creation initiative last year in Yokohama, Japan. Mitsubishi said it is evolving into a “circular digital-engineering” company and that the center will enable continuous improvement as it “integrates devices, systems, and multi-domain services into unified solutions.” “Serendie Street Boston represents a significant step forward in our global strategy to integrate digital intelligence with physical systems and create last...

A concept design illustration of the Vimana Aero drone. | Source: SS Innovations Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, CEO of SS Innovations International Inc., said he hopes the medical device company will have a functional, flying surgical robot sometime in mid-2026. SS Innovations unveiled its conceptual plan for the Vimana Aero drone in April, raising two questions: Can it be done? And if so, why? Srivastava told Medical Design & Outsourcing  that the Indian Army approached SS Innovations with a predicament. Hemorrhage is the leading cause of death among soldiers because the wounded cannot be evacuated out of war zones quickly enough. Inspired by U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ) research in the 1980s, Srivastava developed a concept design that combined SS Innovation’s technology and teleconnectivity, which could minimize the time between the point of injury and medical care. SS Innovations pushes the envelope for robotics in healthcare A concept design of the A...