Humanoid robots keep showing up in headlines, but many of the most innovative robots doing actual work neither resemble humans nor are built to be general-purpose replacements for them. Instead, companies are designing and building these more ...

Relocation into JU's engineering and innovation hub deepens student access to applied robotics and workforce developmentJACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chang Robotics and Jacksonville University (JU) are expanding their Robot Studio partnership by relocating the facility to JU's STEAM Institute,

Construction firm Tilbury Douglas has become the first major UK builder to use a

"Ancient Japanese Art Brings Spineless Robot To Life!" Sounds very much like a movie plot summary. In reality, it perfectly describes the work of Princeton University engineers who have created a robot that moves without a single motor or gear,

Destiny can run, dance and even perform Kung Fu moves, and Wallace, from Gedling in Nottinghamshire, expects to see humanoids programmed to do laundry or cooking and cleaning. He describes the humanoid as an "embodied AI model with the ability to speak, react and manipulate the real world".

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (CLP Power) have jointly developed a smart “Generator Inspection Robot”. By integrating robotics with fibre-optic sensing technology for generator inspections,

A student-led engineering club on the Polytechnic campus will travel to St. Louis, Missouri, in late April to compete in the 2026 VEX Robotics World Championship. The Rossum Rumblers Robotics Club works to create robots for various competitions, including VEX.

Nohtal Partansky’s Sorting Robotics equipment is used by some of the biggest names in the cannabis industry, from Stiiizy to Tilray. Now he’s gearing up for when Big Tobacco is ready to roll. Inside the Los Angeles headquarters of Stiiizy, America’s ...

Robotics development hinges on critical physical components like actuators, sensors, and AI compute, which are concentrated in specific countries, creating chokepoints that influence global dominance. Leading nations control key supply chains—Japan with ...

Given all of the attention it’s been getting recently, robotics may seem like a brand-new industry. But two of the firms on our list have been around for decades—and one is a conglomerate of companies that date back to the 19th century. But there’s ...