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Signals shaping collaborative robotics.
Selected developments from across the robotics world, translated into practical questions for manufacturers.
Image: Universal Robots / Vitesco TechnologiesAgentic AI is moving from one robot to the whole cell
A Universal Robots research demonstration used an AI agent to discover and coordinate four cobots through the Model Hardware Standard. The important signal is a possible common layer for orchestrating complete automation systems.
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Image: Hexagon Robotics / SchaefflerHumanoid deployment starts with a training system
Schaeffler and Hexagon are building a dedicated environment to teach, validate and refine humanoid tasks before factory rollout - a useful model for any new form of flexible automation.
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Image: LG ElectronicsRobot learning is becoming a production capability
LG's new Data Factory shows that collecting, validating and improving robot data is becoming infrastructure in its own right - not merely an AI research activity.
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Photograph adapted from Figure 3: Biton, Cohen and Shoval / Frontiers in Robotics and AI, CC BYBetter cobot feedback is designed around the task
New research shows that cobot feedback should be matched to the type of collaboration. More guidance can improve understanding and coordination, but the most effective interface depends on how closely the operator and robot work together.
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Image: Universal Robots / Mobile Industrial RobotsMobile cobots turn hidden waiting into measurable flow
A new UR and MiR session reframes intralogistics as a production-system problem: parts should arrive ready for work, rather than wait between isolated processes.
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Image: KUKARobot cybersecurity becomes a cell-design question
KUKA’s new security certification is a useful reminder that connected automation must be engineered for digital resilience as well as physical safety.
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Image: Universal RobotsRobotics education is moving from programming to systems thinking
A new university-led curriculum shows why future automation skills must cover complete applications, data and responsible deployment - not only robot code.
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Graphic: International Federation of RoboticsRobot demand growth is spreading beyond automotive
New IFR figures show US installations returning to double-digit growth, with food and non-manufacturing sectors becoming more important automation buyers.
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Image: FANUCPhysical AI moves closer to the factory floor
FANUC’s collaboration with Google shows how natural-language instructions and adaptable robot behaviour are moving from research demonstrations toward industrial platforms.
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Image: FANUCPortable cobots bring welding automation to the work
FANUC’s compact CRX-3iA reflects a shift from bringing every part to a fixed cell toward taking automation to large structures and changing work areas.
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Image: Universal RobotsImitation learning connects robot AI training to production hardware
Universal Robots and Scale AI are bringing force-aware demonstration data into the same industrial platform intended for deployment.
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