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Latest robotics news and industry updates from Global.

General

Early life may have breathed oxygen earlier than believed

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

Around 2.3 billion years ago, a pivotal period known as the Great Oxidation Event set the evolutionary course for oxygen-breathing life on…

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Research

This tool could show how consciousness works

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

How does the physical matter in our brains translate into thoughts, sensations, and emotions? It’s hard to explore that question without ne…

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General

A natural protein may protect the GI tract from infection

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

Embedded in the body’s mucosal surfaces, proteins called lectins bind to sugars found on cell surfaces. A team led by MIT chemistry profess…

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Construction

The new word in home construction could be “plastics”

MIT Technology Review·Apr 21, 2026

Single-use plastics are a persistent source of environmental pollution, and the need to house a growing global population puts increasing p…

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General

AI robotics: Moving from the lab to the real-world factory floor

The Robot Report·Apr 21, 2026

Learn the real-world infrastructure and effort required to deploy AI robotics from leaders at Universal Robots, PickNik, and Path Robotics.…

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Medical

Rovex and BayCare partner to explore in-hospital transport robots

The Robot Report·Apr 21, 2026

Rovex pilot at Morton Plant Hospital will evaluate how robotics can support patient transport workflows and hospital staff. The post Rovex…

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General

Report finds that while 500k+ robots were installed last year, partner layer is still hard to map

The Robot Report·Apr 21, 2026

Identifying the leading robotics vendors and regions is straightforward, but mapping integrator partners is not, found Georg Stieler. The p…

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General

The forces of scarcity hitting Asia may soon spread across the world

Japan Times Technology·Apr 21, 2026

Many countries across the region are experiencing sudden jolts of disruption that they are struggling to manage.

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Medical

1 dead, 6 hurt as trolleybus crashes into supermarket in Austria

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 20, 2026

One person died and six were injured on Monday after a trolleybus veered off the road and crashed into a supermarket in Salzburg, Austria’s…

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General

RBR50 Gala returns in the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo

The Robot Report·Apr 20, 2026

The RBR50 gala at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo offers a chance to honor and connect with the world’s leading robotics innovators. T…

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AMR

AI system learns to keep warehouse robot traffic running smoothly

Robohub·Apr 20, 2026

This new approach adapts to decide which robots should get the right of way at every moment, avoiding congestion and increasing throughput.

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General

Los Angeles woman charged in US with trafficking arms to Sudan for Iran

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 19, 2026

US federal prosecutors said on Sunday an Iranian national was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly trafficking arms…

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General

Improving mobile robot stability on uneven terrain through vibration monitoring techniques

The Robot Report·Apr 19, 2026

Vibration sensors can aid in stability and navigation, particularly for field robots in varied terrain, writes a columnist. The post Improv…

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Research

Fail fast, fail small, fail safe: A practical model for robotic automation

The Robot Report·Apr 18, 2026

In testing robotic systems, developers can fail and learn, as long as they control risk, explains Bullen Ultrasonics' research and early in…

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General

MODEX 2026 recap

The Robot Report·Apr 17, 2026

Missed MODEX? Hear what you missed through the eyes of editors Gene Demaitre and Sarah Wynn. The post MODEX 2026 recap appeared first on Th…

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General

Pie Day 2026

MIT Technology Review·Apr 17, 2026

Ellie’s Pi Day post: https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/pi-day-2026-food-institute/ How Ellie orchestrated the baking of 30 pies: https:…

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Manipulation

Robot Talk Episode 152 – Dexterous robot hands, with Rich Walker

Robohub·Apr 17, 2026

Claire chatted to Rich Walker from Shadow Robot Company about their advanced robotic hands for research and industry. Rich Walker has been…

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General

The Download: bad news for inner Neanderthals, and AI warfare’s human illusion

MIT Technology Review·Apr 17, 2026

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of t…

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General

Chef Robotics completes 100M meal servings milestone

The Robot Report·Apr 17, 2026

Chef Robotics hits 100 million servings, using real-world physical AI to automate high-volume meal production across the globe. The post Ch…

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Research

How robots learn: A brief, contemporary history

MIT Technology Review·Apr 17, 2026

Roboticists used to dream big but build small. They’d hope to match or exceed the extraordinary complexity of the human body, and then they…

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Manipulation

The case for fixing everything

MIT Technology Review·Apr 17, 2026

The handsome new book Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One, by the tech industry legend Stewart Brand, promises to be the first in a series…

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Humanoid

AGIBOT deploys semi-humanoid robots in electronics manufacturing

The Robot Report·Apr 16, 2026

Longcheer has integrated multiple AGIBOT G2 robots into its tablet production lines, and plans to deploy 100 by Q3 2026. The post AGIBOT de…

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General

Skild acquires Fetch Robotics assets from Zebra

The Robot Report·Apr 16, 2026

Skild AI acquires Zebra Technologies’ robotics arm to deploy its hardware-agnostic "brain" and automate end-to-end warehouse fulfillment. T…

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Startup

Antioch raises funding to bring ‘software speed’ to robot development

The Robot Report·Apr 16, 2026

Antioch has raised money to scale its team and apply simulation to accelerate robotics testing and validation. The post Antioch raises fund…

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