Symbotic, a company focused on robotics, acquired OhmniLabs, a developer of healthcare robots. OhmniLabs specializes in disinfection and telepresence robots and is known for its in-house manufacturing capabilities.

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Sanctuary AI demonstrated its 21-degree-of-freedom robotic hand performing in-hand object manipulation with a hydraulic actuation system, offering higher power density but requiring more maintenance.

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Apptronik has partnered with Google DeepMind's robotics team to integrate AI with robotics hardware, aiming to create intelligent, versatile, and safe humanoid robots for addressing global challenges and transforming industries.

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DoorDash and Wing partner to launch drone delivery service at two malls in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, allowing customers to select drone delivery on the checkout page.

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The University of Michigan's Mcity Test Facility has released an open-source digital twin, allowing researchers worldwide to access a free tool for testing autonomous and connected vehicle software.

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The market for humanoids is rapidly expanding, with private capital investments exceeding $1.4 billion in 2023. Experts predict a market size of $7 trillion by 2050, driven by advancements in generative artificial intelligence.

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Waymo is partnering with Nihon Kotsu and GO to bring its autonomous vehicles to Tokyo in early 2025. Nihon Kotsu will manage and service the all-electric Jaguar I-PACEs. Initially, drivers will operate the vehicles manually to map key areas of Tokyo.

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Realbotix Corp. secured a $100,000 subsidy from Amazon Web Services and partnered with Compass UOL to support the development of its AI and Robot Controller 3.0.

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SiLC Technologies unveils the Eyeonic Trace, a laser line scanner designed to address labor shortages in factory and warehouse operations with sub-millimetric precision for distance measurement up to 10 meters.

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NVIDIA released the Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit, increasing generative AI workload performance and memory bandwidth, suitable for battery-powered mobile robotics.

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