Ivan Hernandez Dalas - Mechatronics

NVIDIA is offering AI agent tools to robotics and autonomous vehicle developers. At GTC Taipei and Computex today, NVIDIA Corp. revealed several open-source physical AI skills and tools to help developers of robotics, autonomous vehicles, visual AI, and industrial digital twins. The company claimed that they can help reduce the costs, time, and complexity of building physical AI workflows at scale. Available as part of the  NVIDIA Agent Toolkit , the new skills will let AI agents speed the data generation, simulation, training, evaluation, and deployment pipelines behind robots, autonomous vehicles ( AVs ), factories, and laboratories, said the company . “AI agents are revolutionizing software development, and that shift is now coming to physical AI, extending into the systems that will transform transportation, manufacturing, healthcare, and robotics,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, at GTC Taipei . “When agents can directly use NVIDIA libraries, models and framework...

ANSCER Robotics provides autonomous mobile robots and software for industrial material handling. | Credit: ANSCER Robotics Aiming to capture a larger share of the American logistics market, deep-tech startup ANSCER Robotics has raised $5.4 million (₹45 crore) in Series A funding to scale its fleet of hybrid warehouse robots globally. ANSCER offers autonomous mobile robots ( AMRs ), intelligent fleet management software, and next-generation industrial systems. The company said it is designing and building automation for the realities of modern manufacturing and logistics by helping enterprises improve productivity, safety, and operational efficiency at scale. IAN Group led the Bengaluru, India-based company ‘s funding round, with participation from Info Edge Ventures and other angel investors. ANSCER Robotics designs for complex environments According to ANSCER Robotics, this latest investment will accelerate its mission to build India’s AI-native industrial automation plat...

May 2026 was a busy month full of robotics news, topped off by last week’s Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston. The event brought together thousands of robotics experts to discuss the latest technology and industry advances. Here are the 10 most popular articles on  The Robot Report  in the past month. Subscribe to  The Robot Report  Newsletter  and listen to  The Robot Report  Podcast  to stay up to date on the latest robotics developments. 10. Humanoid partners with Bosch, Schaeffler to scale robot production in May 2026 The race to develop commercially viable humanoid robots continues to prompt industry partnerships. London-based Humanoid said it is working with Bosch to scale production after the successful completion of a joint proof of concept in March. Read more . 9. 1X begins production of NEO humanoids in California facility 1X Technologies launched full-scale production at its new facility in Hayward, Calif. It serves as the primary hub for NEO, the company’s hu...

Order fulfillment is accelerating with robotic case and each picking. Source: Anastasila AI, via Adobe Stock From robotic grippers to machine vision and artificial intelligence, progress is accelerating in automated manipulation. In this week’s webinar on robotic case and each picking, industry leaders will discuss technologies and widening use cases. Until recently, humans could pick and place individual SKUs and cases faster and more accurately than robots. However, people tend to work in bursts, affecting accuracy; repetitive motion can lead to injury; labor is increasingly scarce and expensive. In this free webinar, attendees can learn how robots plus people can improve productivity, from collaborative picking to human-supervised exception handling. The virtual panel will also discuss challenges in  manipulating  different shapes, materials, and weights, as well as how their organizations have addressed them with physical AI. The editorial roundtable, which will be on  Wednesda...

Modern CNC machine tending involves multiple operations. Source: FANUC America Robotic arms and CNC machines have always operated in the same facilities, but they’re now working in direct coordination, effectively changing what manufacturers can accomplish. What started as simple, single-task automation has grown into full production integration. Robots can support and actively extend the capabilities of CNC machines , including longer runtimes, higher production, and requiring far less human intervention. The driving forces behind a new era of CNC machine tending For years, automation in CNC environments meant a dedicated unit performing one task. Modern integrations look different. A robotic arm now loads a raw blank, transfers it between machines, inspects the finished part, and routes it downstream — all without human involvement. A Deloitte study showed that up to 1.9 million of the 3.8 million manufacturing positions that need to be filled by 2033 could go unfilled due...

MISUMI and Fictiv offer standard, configurable, and custom robot parts. Source: MISUMI Americas MISUMI Group Inc. this week launched MISUMI Americas, which integrates Fictiv Inc.’s digital expertise with MISUMI’s legacy of more than 60 years in industrial precision. The company said it combines standard, configurable, and custom-fabricated parts for engineers and manufacturers. This latest expansion follows MISUMI Group’s recent announcement of its ¥150 billion ($1 billion U.S.) “global investment vision.” It acquired Fictiv last year for $350 million and partnered with Oishii Farm Corp. in March 2026. MISUMI has also appointed Dave Evans as its first American CEO to spearhead U.S. expansion by combining Japanese operational precision with American digital innovation. The Tokyo-based company is changing its role from a trusted component supplier to a comprehensive digital manufacturing and supply chain partner. “Whether we’re helping ve...