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summarized on 2026-09-03 16:30:40 PDT.
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Published: 2026-09-03T19:53:54
- Medtronic announced a $700 million investment in Cornerstone Robotics and gained rights to distribute Cornerstone's Sentire surgical robotic system in select markets outside the U.S.
- The Sentire system received CE Mark in May 2026 for minimally invasive general, gynecologic, thoracic, and urologic procedures, complementing Medtronic's existing Hugo robotic-assisted surgery platform.
- Medtronic's Hugo RAS system is currently used in more than 35 countries, with procedure growth more than double the robotic surgery market rate, and the company expects total procedures to exceed 50,000 globally by fiscal year end.
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artificial intelligence · ce mark · cornerstone robotics · distribution · healthcare · investment · medical device · medtronic · minimally invasive surgery · partnership · robotic surgery · surgical robot
Published: 2026-09-03T18:44:20
- JAKA Robotics initiated legal action seeking injunctive relief against Teradyne Robotics, claiming Teradyne made false and misleading public statements about an alleged patent infringement lawsuit that JAKA says was never formally filed.
- JAKA asserted it develops its own technology, holds over 300 patents worldwide, and commissioned two independent freedom-to-operate analyses before entering the European market, neither of which flagged infringement concerns.
- Teradyne's CTO responded that the case has been filed in Copenhagen and defended the company's right to protect its intellectual property, dismissing JAKA's patent count as irrelevant to the infringement claim.
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collaborative robot · competition · freedom to operate · intellectual property · jaka robotics · lawsuit · legal action · patent dispute · robotics · teradyne robotics · universal robots
Published: 2026-09-03T16:28:02
- NVIDIA announced it is acquiring Hugging Face, an open platform for artificial intelligence developers, for $12.9 billion, with CEO Jensen Huang committing to keep the platform open and not requiring NVIDIA compute for deployment.
- Hugging Face, which hosts over 3 million models, 500,000 datasets, and 1 million applications used by more than 18 million developers, said the acquisition will provide more compute, support, and visibility for open-source artificial intelligence at scale.
- The acquisition supports NVIDIA's strategy to drive demand for its artificial intelligence processors while also helping the company re-enter the cloud computing market and remain competitive in the growing artificial intelligence infrastructure space.
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acquisition · artificial intelligence · cloud computing · cybersecurity · data model · developer platform · hugging face · infrastructure · machine learning · nvidia · open source · robotics
Published: 2026-09-03T11:00:14
- PlusAI, a developer of artificial intelligence-based virtual driver software for autonomous trucks, is going public through a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp., valuing the company at $800 million in pre-money equity.
- The company is already operating autonomous freight routes in Texas with Ryder and International Motors, and is working with global truck manufacturers including TRATON, Hyundai, and IVECO toward a 2027 commercial launch of factory-built self-driving trucks.
- PlusAI has generated $25 million in revenue through its HyperFoundry software development platform and is targeting $40 to $50 million in contracted revenue for 2026, with the SPAC deal expected to net up to $236 million in cash proceeds.
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artificial intelligence · autonomous truck · commercialization · freight · logistics · partnership · plusai · public offering · self driving vehicle · software · special purpose acquisition company · transportation
Published: 2026-09-03T06:11:05
- The article argues that rebar processing automation must establish a continuous workpiece datum before optimizing transport, as handling equipment only confirms presence while fixtures establish position relative to robot frames.
- When two robots work from opposite sides of a long assembly, each should have a primary region with clear geometric ownership, and only features requiring cross-boundary access should be assigned to a coordinated zone with defined safety controls.
- Material transfer must progress through detectable states — material present, assembly referenced, restraints confirmed, and robot access enabled — with a state table proving more useful than a single ready signal for recovery after interruptions.
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automation · datum · fixture · industrial robot · integration · manufacturing · material handling · rebar processing · safety · welding · workpiece
Published: 2026-09-03T02:20:17
- Robotic die-casting tending should be planned as one continuous route starting from the gripping face, through approach and exit, to pose change and release, rather than focusing solely on robot reach.
- The exit from the die area is typically the narrowest part of the route because the robot carries the workpiece outside the end-tool envelope, making it critical to verify the complete swept volume along the first clearance segment before rotating.
- Acceptance evidence requires representative part trials through normal and abnormal states, machine handshake observation, grip verification in the least favorable pose, and downstream release repetition — none of which can be inferred from smooth-looking video footage.
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acceptance test · automation · cycle time · die casting · end effector · gripper · industrial robot · manufacturing · path planning · robotic tending · safety
Published: 2026-09-02T20:45:19
- NexCOBOT's general manager Jenny Shern noted that Big Tech companies are accelerating physical artificial intelligence innovation through acquisitions of robotics startups, citing Mobileye's acquisition of Mentee Robotics, Amazon's purchase of Fauna Robotics, and Meta's acquisition of Assured Robot Intelligence.
- Shern described AI-native robots as systems designed from the ground up to incorporate artificial intelligence for perception, decision-making, and environmental interaction, but emphasized that reliability and safety requirements mean industrial adoption will advance in stages.
- Open robot control platforms and modular architectures allow new artificial intelligence capabilities to be deployed on existing hardware without waiting for new generations, with one client case showing a development cycle shortened from three to five years down to two years.
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acquisition · artificial intelligence · functional safety · humanoid robot · logistics · manufacturing · modular platform · nexcobot · open source · physical artificial intelligence · robot controller · venture capital
Published: 2026-09-02T18:37:50
- Chef Robotics has built the largest real-world dataset of deformable material manipulation, completing over 118 million servings across more than a dozen food manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe.
- CEO Rajat Bhageria will speak at RoboBusiness 2026 about why food is physical artificial intelligence's hardest problem, covering sensor-fusion challenges, force-control precision, and the irreplaceable value of real-world variation at scale for training robust policies.
- Techniques developed at Chef Robotics — including adaptive grasping, tactile feedback integration, and high-variance training distributions — may transfer to medical devices, flexible packaging, agriculture, and other domains involving deformable materials.
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automation · chef robotics · conference · deformable material · food manufacturing · food robotics · force control · machine learning · physical artificial intelligence · robotic manipulation · sensor fusion
Published: 2026-09-02T16:29:23
- AIR VEV partnered with Elmo Motion Control to integrate high-performance Gold HV servo drives into its AIR 120D uncrewed aerial system, powering eight electric propulsion motors for the vertical takeoff and landing cargo drone.
- Elmo's high-efficiency drive system enables air-cooled operation, eliminating the need for complex liquid cooling, which reduces weight, lowers system complexity, and increases payload capacity for the 550-pound-capacity cargo aircraft.
- Over 25 units of AIR's Heavy Lift drones have been ordered and paid for, with the dual-use aircraft designed for flexible logistics, mid-mile delivery, maritime resupply, and rapid aid deployments in both defense and commercial sectors.
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autonomous aircraft · cargo drone · defense · delivery · electric aviation · elmo motion control · logistics · motion control · partnership · propulsion · servo drive · uncrewed aerial system