PAL Robotics will present its TIAGo Pro Arm, a standalone robotic arm for manipulation and robot-learning research, at IROS 2026 in Pittsburgh. The robotics conference is scheduled for September 27 to October 1 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

Anduril’s YFQ-44A autonomous combat aircraft has completed a second exercise with the U.S. Air Force’s Experimental Operations Unit, with Air Force personnel taking greater responsibility for mission execution and autonomous flight operations. Separately, the U.S. Army has demonstrated Anduril’s ALTIUS-700 launched from an H-60M Black Hawk as part of a networked reconnaissance and strike sequence.

New research into robot learning suggests that simply collecting more demonstrations may not be enough to improve performance. Three recent studies examine different parts of the same problem: how robots obtain useful training data, how they learn from their own failures and how their performance is evaluated. Together, the results point to a growing challenge for physical AI. Progress depends not only on the volume of available data, but also on its relevance and on the ability to recognise when a robot has failed.

Caterpillar is working with FieldAI to develop and deploy AI-powered robotics and autonomous systems for jobsites and manufacturing facilities. The collaboration focuses on autonomous inspections, digital twins, situational awareness and operational optimization.

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Edinburgh Napier University have identified signs of AI-assisted writing in almost one in ten motions submitted to the Swedish Parliament during the 2025–2026 parliamentary year, according to a study examining the language used in political proposals.

Like many other industries, the facility services sector is facing a growing labour shortage. At the same time, robotics technology is developing rapidly. For CSU, one of the Netherlands’ major facility service providers, this is reason to actively explore how robots and AI could take on a structural role in cleaning and other facility-related work. Rocking Robots spoke with Kos Fourkiotis, Innovation Manager at CSU and T-Zorg, both part of Total Care, about the opportunities, challenges and future of robotics in the facility services market.

Aescape, the company behind a robotic massage system, is working with former NFL player Tom Brady on a new recovery program that will be introduced this fall. The company says the program has been developed over the past year and will run across its existing network of robotic bodywork systems.

B’Robotics, formerly Breda Robotics, is expanding its ambitions beyond the regional level. According to Steven Verstraeten, the organisation is increasingly looking at opportunities for collaboration across the Netherlands and internationally. That makes cooperation within the robotics sector more important than ever. B’Robotics is therefore closely involved in NLRobotics’ Future Pulse, the first Dutch robotics congress. Ahead of the event, Rocking Robots, media partner of Future Pulse, spoke with Verstraeten about the role of collaboration in building the robotics sector of tomorrow.

Enovis has made an offer to acquire French surgical robotics company eCential Robotics, adding its robotic surgery platform to Enovis’ portfolio of digital technologies. Financial terms of the proposed transaction were not disclosed. Following an information and consultation process with eCential Robotics’ Works Council under French law, the companies plan to enter into a definitive acquisition agreement. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.

Geek+ reported new signed orders of RMB2.385 billion for the first half of 2026, an increase of 35.5% from the same period a year earlier, as the warehouse robotics company recorded growth in its subscription services and automation businesses. Revenue for the six months ended June 30 increased 25.3% year on year to RMB1.284 billion. Gross profit rose 27.8% to RMB460 million, while gross margin increased from 35.1% to 35.8%. The company remained loss-making during the period. Its adjusted net loss narrowed 32.1% to RMB60.6 million.