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Iván Hernández Dalas: AI Robotics: Moving from the lab to the real-world factory floor

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From left to right: Andy Lonsberry, Path Robotics, Anders Beck, Universal Robots, Dave Coleman, PickNik Robotics. Artificial intelligence is now a key component of every robotic solution. AI changes the way robots process sensor data, make decisions, and react to the world around them. With AI, robotic systems no longer require manual programming to define the robot’s motions and task sequencing in the workcell. But is AI ready for real deployments into real-world production applications? What does it take to deliver an AI-driven robotic system for the end customer? At the 2026 Robotics Summit and Expo , a panel from leading AI-driven robotics companies will share their views and best practices learned from the field and real-world deployments. The panel will seek to answer the following questions: Is AI making robots easier to program, use, and deploy? How does AI change the world of production automation? How quickly can robots learn new tasks? How much effort and handholdi...
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Iván Hernández Dalas: German court rules in favor of Teradyne Robotics, issues injunction against Elite Robots

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Teradyne unit Universal Robots recently displayed its mobile manipulator with a UR cobot arm at MODEX. Source: Teradyne As the Hannover Messe trade show began in Germany this week, the Regional Court of Hamburg has issued a preliminary injunction against Elite Robots Deutschland GmbH as Teradyne Robotics A/S sues it for copyright infringement. Teradyne Robotics , a subsidiary of Teradyne Inc., had begun legal proceedings against Elite Robots’ Germany subsidiary last month. It had already sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing the Chinese force- and power-limited robot maker of infringing on the proprietary software of Universal Robots A/S , a Teradyne unit and cobot market leader. “At Teradyne Robotics, we have chosen to take a stand against any competitors copying our proprietary hardware or software design, and we are of course pleased with this ruling,” stated Jean-Pierre Hathout, president of the Teradyne Robotics Group. “We believe we have irrefutable evidence of copyright...
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Iván Hernández Dalas: Rovex and BayCare partner to explore in-hospital transport robots

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The Rovex robotic transport system navigates a hospital corridor at BayCare’s Morton Plant Hospital. Source: Rovex BayCare Health System and Rovex today said they have entered a strategic partnership to explore how robotics could support hospital operations and patient-transport workflows. The pilot began this month at BayCare’s Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla. “We are excited to join forces with Rovex to shape the future of hospital robotics and introduce this cutting‑edge innovation to BayCare, the health care industry, and the communities we serve,” stated Craig Anderson, BayCare’s vice president of innovation. BayCare’s healthcare system includes 16 hospitals, including a children’s hospital, and hundreds of other locations throughout the Tampa Bay and central Florida regions. It said it is West Central Florida’s largest provider of behavioral health and pediatric services. The BayCare Medical Group is one of the largest provider groups in the region. The company sa...
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Iván Hernández Dalas: Report finds that while 500k+ robots were installed last year, partner layer is still hard to map

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A recent study examined the relationship between robot vendors and integrators worldwide. Click here to enlarge. Source: STIELER Technology & Market Advisors, RSI Market Intelligence The real bottleneck: You can build the most advanced AI robot in the world, but it will not deploy itself. The promise that cobots would make the system integrator obsolete has proven to be a myth. Even supposedly simple robots require application expertise, peripheral integration, risk assessments, and process-specific know-how. The system integrator is not a downstream service layer but the true enabler. Without one, even the best technology stalls in the showroom. A database makes the ecosystem visible More than half a million industrial robots are installed worldwide every year. But the ecosystem that actually deploys them — the system integrators, machine builders, and distributors that turn hardware into working applications — remains largely unmapped. There is no consolidated, cross-borde...
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Iván Hernández Dalas: Drones & Robotics AI Summit 2026: Entering the quantum era of autonomy

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Heven AeroTech has developed the Z1 hydrogen drone for the defense industry. Source: IonQ Ghost Robotics’ crouching mechanical dog kicked off The Drones & Robotics AI Summit last month at Pillsbury’s New York offices. Watching CEO Gavin Kenneally present the company ‘s Vision 60 system and hearing about its hundreds of deployments with the U.S. military, everyone in the packed house buzzed with excitement. Physical AI has finally come of age. According to most estimates, venture and private equity investments in the space have exceeded $30 billion in the past 12 months, more than double last year’s activity. A lot has changed in the year since hosting the last summit: humanoid buzz, OpenClaw, and now autonomous weapons are reshaping warfare across the Middle East and Europe. The opportunities will only be amplified with advances in generative AI and the promise of quantum computing. Gavin Kenneally, CEO of Ghost Robotics, demonstrated the Vision 60 robotic dog at The Dr...
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