Iván Hernández Dalas: Top 10 robotics developments of March 2026

March 2026 was a non-stop month for the robotics industry. Smart Factory & Automation World, or AW 2026, and NVIDIA GTC both brought an avalanche of new robotics and AI news. New robots, show recaps, and big acquisitions grabbed our readers’ attention this month.

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.

Agibot X2, Unitree G1, and Leju Kuavo 4th Generation Pro humanoid robots make their debuts in South Korea at AW in March 2026.

10. AW 2026 features Korea humanoid debuts as industry seeks digital transformation

In early March 2026, Smart Factory & Automation World, or AW, occupied the entire Coex venue in Seoul and featured 2,300 booths. Chinese humanoid robot makers showed off their wares in a show within the show. Read more.

noble machines humanoid robot picks up a wooden board from a pile.9. Noble Machines exits stealth with Moby humanoid

Noble Machines has emerged from stealth mode. The startup, formerly known as Under Control Robotics, was founded by former engineers from Apple, SpaceX, NASA, and Caltech. It said it has deployed its first humanoids at a Fortune Global 500 customer within 18 months of its launch. Read more.

AEON, Hexagon's humanoid robot, working in a BMW facility.8. BMW pilots Hexagon’s wheeled humanoid in March 2026

BMW has deployed wheeled humanoids from Hexagon Robotics at its plant in Leipzig, Germany. The automaker wants to integrate humanoid robots into car production and explore future applications for them in battery and component production. Read more.

LimX Dynamics demonstrates safe motion with RealSense cameas and NVDIA CuVSLAM at GTC 2026.7. RealSense unveils autonomous humanoid navigation at GTC 2026

As robots including humanoids move from novelty to everyday reality, perception is no longer just about performance; it’s about safety, according to RealSense. At NVIDIA GTC, the Intel spinoff demonstrated humanoid navigation with LimX Dynamics in March 2026. Read more.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang showed some of the robotics developers in NVIDIA's ecosystem at GTC in March 2026.6. NVIDIA works with global robotics leaders to make physical AI a reality

At its annual GPU Technology Conference, or GTC, NVIDIA showed off its partnerships with the global robotics ecosystem, including 110 developers, industrial automation leaders, and humanoid pioneers powering “production-scale physical AI.” Read more.

With advanced motion control, the UR8 Long can conduct automotive quality inspection.5. Teradyne Robotics sues Chinese cobot maker over UR software

Teradyne Robotics, a subsidiary of Teradyne Inc. and parent company of Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots, is suing the German subsidiary of Elite Robots. Teradyne Robotics has accused the Chinese collaborative robot maker of infringing on UR’s proprietary software. Read more.

Two robot arms opening a box. Rhoda AI emerged from stealth in March 2026 to provide motion planning software.4. Rhoda AI exits stealth with $450M to train robots from video

Rhoda AI raised Series A funding in March 2026. The company also unveiled FutureVision, an approach to robotic intelligence based on video-predictive control. Traditional industrial robots perform well in structured environments but remain limited to pre-programmed trajectories. Read more.

Fauna Robotics' Sprout humanoid robot is small, lightweight, and soft to touch, making it safer than the average humanoid robot.3. Amazon acquires humanoid developer Fauna Robotics

Amazon is acquiring the New York-based humanoid robot developer Fauna Robotics. Its Sprout robot is a research platform. Fauna’s around 50 employees, including its founders Rob Cochran and Josh Merel, will join Amazon. Read more.

The RIVR TWO delivery robot.2. Amazon acquires robotic doorstep delivery provider RIVR

Amazon also acquired physical AI and robotics developer RIVR in March 2026. Formerly known as Swiss-Mile, RIVR has developed quadruped wheeled robots for doorstep delivery. Amazon had shut down its own Scout delivery robot program back in 2022. Read more.

K-Scale Labs open-source humanoid1. Six lessons I learned watching a robotics startup die from the inside

Rui Xu spent a year as chief operating officer of a Y Combinator-backed startup trying to build affordable humanoid robots. At the time, he had 15 years of experience shipping hardware products, and he ran supply chain and product operations. Read more.

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