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Toyota Connections to Walden, Digit and Atlas
Toyota’s connections to Walden Robotics, Agility Digit and Boston Dynamics Atlas span a TRI spinout, a deployment agreement and a research partnership.
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insightsNEURA and Bosch Plan Sensor-Suit Data Collection
NEURA and Bosch plan sensor-suit data collection at Bosch facilities, joint AI software work and possible hardware support for humanoid robots.
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insightsKinetic Blocks and Skild AI: How Each Uses Robot Data
Kinetic Blocks grades and sells robotics datasets; Skild AI says it combines simulation, internet video and real-world data to train the Skild Brain.
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insightsToyota Research Institute and Atlas: How the LBM Works
How Toyota Research Institute and Boston Dynamics train Atlas with language-conditioned models, teleoperation data, whole-body tasks, and simulation.
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insightsAgility Digit at Toyota Canada: Tasks and Expansion
Toyota Canada is deploying Agility Digit robots to move parts totes. We separate the three-robot rollout, seven-unit expansion plan and safety limits.
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insightsEnigma STS3215 Servo Tests: Failures and Fixes
Enigma’s STS3215 tests show how shared IDs, USB jitter, heat and gear wear complicated maintenance across its online fleet of SO-101 robot arms.
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insightsApptronik Apollo 2: How Robot Park Trains Its AI
Apptronik says Apollo 2 collects training data at Robot Park and customer sites, using teleoperation and autonomous execution to refine Gemini Robotics.
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insightsHexagon AEON at BMW Leipzig: Tasks, Pilots and Plans
Hexagon reports AEON production tasks at BMW Leipzig, while battery assembly remains in pilot plans. We separate the March timetable from the June update.
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insightsWandercraft Calvin at Renault: Trial and Rollout Targets
Renault describes a 30 kg tire-handling trial for Wandercraft Calvin at Douai. We separate the factory test, fleet targets and manufacturer product claims.
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insightsUnitree Superman: 2-Meter Jump and Speed Claims Explained
Unitree reports a 2-meter jump and 12.66 m/s top speed for its Superman prototype. We examine the figures, the human benchmark and the limits of the demo.
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insightsFCC Humanoid Robot Rules: Exemptions and Import Limits
The FCC restricts new foreign robot models but preserves prior authorizations. September exemptions and IDC forecasts explain the scope for humanoids.
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insightsLattice FPGA Security for Humanoid Robots, Explained
Lattice's FPGA root of trust uses lockable on-chip memory, firmware checks, attestation and encryption in security-sensitive humanoid robots.
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insightsBoston Dynamics Atlas: Production, Plans, and Early Milestones
Details on Atlas’s 2026 production launch, Hyundai-backed factory plans, pilot program, and recent demo highlights for investors and industry professionals.
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insightsHarmonic Drive Systems: The Strain‑Wave Gearbox Powering Humanoid Actuators
How Harmonic Drive (TYO:6324) supplies default strain‑wave gearboxes for humanoid robots, its market position, cost impact and rising competition.
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insightsFigure AI After Figure 03: BMW Rollout, Scale‑Up, and Next Steps
We break down Figure AI’s post‑Figure 03 rollout, its BMW partnership, manufacturing scale‑up, and what the data tells investors and industry watchers.
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insightsNASA‑partnered Mission Robotic Vehicle aims to extend GEO satellite life
Northrop Grumman''s Mission Robotic Vehicle launched in July 2026 with robotic arms and extension pods to service and extend the life of GEO satellites.
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insightsBioflexBot: A Pneumatic Robot Hand That Outmoves Humans, But Can't Feel Like One
BioflexBot's two-channel pneumatic hand out-reaches and out-rotates a human hand several times over — but tactile sensing remains robotics' harder problem.
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insightsEnigma Robots.online: What the Interface Experiment Showed
Enigma reports a four-day robot interaction experiment using text, voice and pointing. We distinguish its observed interfaces from its model roadmap.
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insightsTeradyne vs JAKA Patent Fight: IP’s Impact on Cobot Tooling
Explore the Teradyne Robotics‑JAKA patent lawsuit, the hardware specs at stake, and how copyright and design IP are reshaping the collaborative‑robot market.
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insightsPhysical AI Robots Advance in Farming, Rescue and Logistics
How physical AI robots are transforming farming, warehouse logistics and disaster response, with real specs, funding rounds and deployment data.
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insightsATDev autonomous wheelchair with robotic arm tackles care‑facility labor gap
ATDev’s RAMMP wheelchair adds a robotic arm and shared‑autonomy to serve the 3.5 M US power‑wheelchair users, with market forecasts and a five‑year FDA path.
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insightsSchaeffler’s 2027 Strain‑Wave Gearbox Production: Scaling Humanoids
Schaeffler will start mass‑producing formed strain‑wave gearboxes in 2027, cutting cost and material use – a key step for scaling humanoid robots.
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insightsEnigma’s $71M Seed Round Signals New Path for Human‑Robot Interaction
Enigma raised $71 million to build foundation-model robot control and opened robots.online, a public demo letting anyone operate its machines live.
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insightsHexagon & Schaeffler Train AEON Humanoids in Germany: Roadmap & Use Cases
AEON humanoid enters Schaeffler’s German Humanoid Gym as the partners outline a six‑month training plan and a goal of 1,000 units across factories.