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Robotics & Drones
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Wing and Walmart are adding Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area and St. Louis to the country's largest drone delivery network, the companies said in June 2026. The move puts drone delivery…
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Robotics & Drones
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The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously on November 4, 2026, to allow drones to communicate over 800 MHz cellular spectrum, unlocking nearly 50 megahertz of low-band airwaves that had been off-limits to aerial use for 35…
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Robotics & Drones
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Humanoid robots moved past the demo stage in 2026, but the gap between stage and shop floor is still wide. Figure AI and Agility Robotics hold the clearest operating records among Western programs, while Tesla's Optimus remains the least…
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Robotics & Drones
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SoftBank Corp. and Sceye, Inc. completed Japan's first trial service from a high-altitude platform station (HAPS) operating in the stratosphere, the companies announced on September 2, 2026. Sceye's lighter-than-air platform departed…
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Robotics & Drones
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Mantis Robotics showed up at Automate 2026 with the MR-X, a dual-arm robot built to work at full industrial speeds without a surrounding safety cage. The machine handles payloads up to 70 pounds in a compact footprint and draws on…
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Robotics & Drones
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Humanoid robotics startups have raised $11 billion so far in 2026, more than double the $4.8 billion raised across all of 2025, according to Dealroom data from July. Figure AI leads the pack with roughly $1.9 billion in total funding and a…
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Robotics & Drones
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The global logistics and defense landscapes are undergoing a transformative shift driven by autonomous robotics and drone technologies. As organizations face increasing pressure to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance…
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Robotics & Drones
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The U.S. Navy has quadrupled its contract with Gecko Robotics to up to $300 million, six months after the initial $54 million deal was signed, in a bet that wall-climbing robots and AI can cut ship inspections from months to days. Gecko…
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Robotics & Drones
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The robotics and drone industry is undergoing a transformative shift as physical AI technologies move from laboratory demonstrations to commercial deployment across diverse sectors. October 2026 marked a pivotal month with significant…
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Robotics & Drones
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A drone race in Abu Dhabi last year ended with a result that will bother a lot of pilots: the winner was not a person. MonoRace, an onboard system built by a team led by Stavrow A. Bahnam and Guido C. H. E. de Croon, took the Abu Dhabi…
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Robotics & Drones
1,454 words 7 min read
The robotics and drone industry is experiencing a period of unprecedented transformation, driven by rapid technological advancements, evolving regulatory frameworks, and emerging business models. In late 2026, three significant…
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Robotics & Drones
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Humanoid robots are leaving the demo floor. In 2026 they started showing up on actual production lines and in distribution centers, doing the kind of repetitive, physically demanding work that factories have struggled to staff. The…