RoboParty has launched RP1, a humanoid robot intended for robotics research and embodied AI development. Also known as ROBOTO 01, the platform gives researchers access to hardware designs, control software and development tools so they can modify the robot and test algorithms on physical hardware.

Industrial robot manufacturer Standard Bots has introduced an AI-based programming platform designed to allow factory workers to configure and modify robotic tasks without writing code. Using an iPad, operators can describe what they want a robot to do, demonstrate movements or identify objects through a camera interface. The system then generates robot routines that can be adjusted by workers without requiring specialist programming knowledge.

A Performance Drone Works C100 drone equipped with a Leonardo DRS sensor and laser target designator supported mortar engagements during a military test at the White Sage Mortar Range in Dugway, Utah, the companies announced. The Iron Sting Precision Mortar Validation Event evaluated the safety, accuracy and extended-range performance of precision mortar munitions. It also gave operators hands-on experience with the equipment in test scenarios. 

Beijing-based Benewake has launched the NOVA20, a solid-state multi-point LiDAR sensor designed to provide close-range distance measurements for robotic platforms. The sensor is intended to complement existing LiDAR and camera-based perception systems by detecting obstacles and changes in terrain within one meter of a robot.

Chinese robotics developer NeodraDynamics has teamed up with JD Industrial to showcase the Neo1, a 4-meter-tall, 1.2-ton humanoid robot built to take on heavy industrial work. Presented at the 2026 China International Industry Fair (CIIF), the machine combines hydraulic power with electric drives in a bid to bring humanoid robots out of the laboratory and onto demanding industrial worksites.

More than $3.5 trillion in AI infrastructure investments could be at risk of write-downs by the end of 2030 as technology companies continue spending heavily on data centres, GPUs and computing capacity without generating sufficient revenue to justify those investments. That is the warning from Gartner, which also predicts that more than 80% of specialist AI cloud providers will cease operating independently by 2030 as financial pressure forces consolidation across the industry.

German robotics company NEURA Robotics has introduced Neuron AI, a multimodal foundation model designed to combine sensory information, memory and physical action in robots. Developed and trained at the company’s headquarters in Metzingen, Germany, the model integrates 3D vision, touch, audio, robot state and language to support robotic tasks that require more than visual perception.

Agility Robotics has moved a step closer to becoming a publicly traded company after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared its registration statement for a proposed merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI effective. The transaction values the humanoid robot manufacturer at $2.5 billion before new investment and could provide more than $620 million in funding to expand production and commercial deployments of its Digit robots.

Silicon Valley investor and Humanoids Summit founder Modar Alaoui has authored The Humanoid Economy: What Physical AI Means for Investment, Industry, and the Future of Work, a new book published by Wiley that examines the economic, industrial and policy factors shaping the development and commercialization of humanoid robotics.

SUITX has developed the IX BACK VOLTON, a motorized exoskeleton designed to reduce physical strain during lifting, carrying and bending activities in logistics, manufacturing and other industrial environments. The wearable system incorporates a customized drive solution developed in cooperation with FAULHABER to provide motorized back support while allowing users to move naturally.