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Applications ·
Long Beach Medical Center Performs First ROSA Robotic Shoulder Replacement
The MemorialCare Orthopedic & Spine Institute at Long Beach Medical Center has performed its first ROSA Shoulder System robotic-assisted shoulder replacement, becoming the first hospital in South Los Angeles County to offer the platform.
Source: Surgical Robotics Technology
Company news ·
Deadlock Hits New Steam Concurrent Player Record of Over 260,000, Ranking Third in Valve History
Valve's unannounced Deadlock set a new Steam concurrent player record, reaching 262,145 on October 9, surpassing Team Fortress 2 to become Valve's third-highest peak.
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Applications ·
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Performs First ROSA Shoulder Robotic Replacement
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center has performed its first ROSA shoulder robotic-assisted replacement, becoming the first hospital in South Los Angeles County to offer the platform. ROSA uses CT-based 3D modeling and real-time navigation to aid implant positioning for anatomic and reverse shoulder replacement.
Source: Surgical Robotics Technology
Technology ·
Robot Automation Backends: SAST Tool Selection for Python and Java
Robot automation relies not only on controllers but also on Python task queues and Java API backends. This article focuses on code defects in these areas and introduces SAST tools suitable for Python and Java automation backends, helping to find issues such as weak validators.
Source: Robotics & Automation News
Technology ·
Ericsson and Verizon Complete World's First Outdoor 6G Call Test
Ericsson and Verizon completed the world's first 6G pre-standard live call test on a commercial site in Concord, California, using 7GHz spectrum and 400MHz bandwidth concept-validation equipment to assess outdoor and indoor penetration performance, but stressed it remains pre-standard validation, not commercial service.
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Technology ·
Magnetic-Footed Robots Walk on Giant Ships to Scrub Off Marine Growth
Tech Xplore reports that a Roomba-like robot with magnetic feet can walk on giant ship hulls to remove unwanted sea matter. The idea traces to founder Timothy Wong's diving and robotics research. Information compiled by AI.
Source: Tech Xplore · Robotics
Technology ·
Automated Plants Close the Loop: Turning Wastewater into Process Water
Robotics & Automation News notes that automation projects often overlook water management, with plants draining rinse water, cooling tower blowdown and process effluent, then buying fresh water. Industrial water reuse can return treated effluent as cooling tower makeup, washdown water and more, closing the loop.
Source: Robotics & Automation News
Analysis ·
Warehouse Robots Crossing Borders: Common International Shipping Mistakes by Global Automation Teams
According to Robotics & Automation News, a Skypod system that took 18 months to engineer can be stuck in a port warehouse for six weeks because of a wrong harmonized tariff code on a customs form. The article notes technical teams are often blameless, with the problem lying in paperwork, and analyzes common mistakes in cross-border robot shipping.
Source: Robotics & Automation News
Company news ·
JD.com Builds World's Largest Blue-Collar Training System, Moves Toward Modern Productive Service Enterprise
At the 2026 Double 11 launch event, JD.com announced it has built the world's largest blue-collar training system, having trained over one million blue-collar workers cumulatively, with plans to train another million in the next three years, while advancing toward becoming China's largest modern productive service enterprise.
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Technology ·
Dutch Team's AI Drone With One Camera and No GPS Outraces Former World Champions
An AI system developed at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands enables a racing drone to navigate demanding courses at high speed using only a single camera and no GPS, defeating former world champion human pilots in a race.
Source: Tech Xplore · Robotics
Technology ·
UNCAP Framework: Natural Language Communication for Cooperative Autonomous Driving
The UNCAP framework lets autonomous vehicles communicate observations in natural language, select information via trust reasoning, cutting bandwidth by 63% and raising driving score by 31% in CARLA simulation.
Source: Robohub
Company news ·
DJI ROMO 2 Series Discounted for 11.11, A2 Water Tank Version at 3823 Yuan After Subsidy
The DJI ROMO 2 series is discounted during JD.com's 11.11 promotion, with the A2 water tank version at 3823.3 yuan after national subsidy and the P2 water tank version at 4248 yuan. The series features AI smart cleaning and drone-grade obstacle avoidance, supporting an ultra-wide mechanical arm and 36000Pa suction.
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Technology ·
Laplace Intelligence Red-Teams Robots with AI Simulation
University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Source: TechCrunch · Robotics
Technology ·
MIT Startup LNK Develops Technology to Convert Diesel Heavy Trucks to Hydrogen Power
MIT startup LNK Energies has developed a system that can convert existing diesel heavy trucks into hydrogen-powered trucks, using liquid organic hydrogen carrier technology with a reactor shrunk to mini-fridge size, eliminating high-pressure compression.
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Technology ·
Chinese Academy of Sciences Develops Electrohydraulically Actuated Soft Robotic Fish Combining High-Speed Swimming and 3D Maneuverability
Researchers at the Shenyang Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an electrohydraulically actuated soft robotic fish that uses a rigid-flexible coupled propulsion system and dynamic buoyancy regulation to achieve high-speed swimming and agile 3D maneuvers, as reported by Tech Xplore.
Source: Tech Xplore · Robotics
Technology ·
Perseverance Rover Sets Mars Distance Record of 45.22 Kilometers, Driving Autonomously 90% of the Time
The Perseverance rover has traveled a total of 45.22 kilometers on Mars, breaking the record held by Opportunity. Its autonomous driving system is used 90% of the time, far exceeding predecessors. NASA JPL engineer Mark Maimone spoke with IEEE Spectrum, explaining the evolution of autonomous driving technology and attempts at AI path planning.
Source: IEEE Spectrum · Robotics
Technology ·
Hello Robotaxi Releases Generative Driving World Model HelloWorld
Hello Robotaxi launched the generative driving world model HelloWorld, integrating scene control, continuous generation, multi-sensor observation, and efficient inference. It supports natural language or direct editing to generate multi-view video and LiDAR observations for expanding long-tail scenarios.
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Product launches ·
UCLA Builds Bipedal PhoneBot Using an Old Smartphone as Its Brain
UCLA researchers have developed PhoneBot, a small humanoid robot that uses a smartphone as its brain, giving idle old phones a new purpose. The information comes from New Atlas · Robotics and was organized by AI.
Source: New Atlas · Robotics
Company news ·
XPeng Unveils New European Strategy, Targets 1 Million Global Annual Sales by 2030
XPeng launched its new European strategy at the Paris Motor Show, with the G9L trial-produced at Magna's Austrian plant and XPENG AI ENGINEERING introduced. He Xiaopeng said the goal is 1 million global annual sales by the end of 2030, half in Europe.
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Technology ·
NVIDIA Shows Developers Building Simulation Apps with Frontier AI Agents
NVIDIA blog describes how developers combine frontier AI models with Omniverse libraries to build simulation applications via natural-language instructions, covering humanoid robots, autonomous driving, sensor digital twins, robot motion tests, disassembly simulation, a space station browser app, and room reconstruction.
Source: NVIDIA · Robotics
Company news ·
Stryker and CMR Surgical Announce Strategic Alliance
Stryker announced a strategic equity investment of approximately $400 million in CMR Surgical, with an exclusive option to acquire its remaining equity and an exclusive U.S. commercial agency agreement for the Versius portfolio.
Source: Surgical Robotics Technology
Analysis ·
Why Warehouse Automation Still Depends on Equipment Uptime
Warehouse automation is evolving rapidly, with autonomous mobile robots and automated storage systems transforming logistics. But according to Robotics & Automation News, the core goal of these investments still hinges on whether equipment can run continuously and reliably.
Source: Robotics & Automation News
Company news ·
Cevotec Partners with KCLab to Bring Robotic Composite Lamination to South Korea
Cevotec has appointed Korean composites company KCompositeLab as its sales partner for South Korea, representing the SAMBA robotic lamination equipment and providing local application engineering support for aerostructure and composite pressure vessel manufacturers.
Source: Robotics & Automation News
Analysis ·
Yann LeCun in Seoul: Next-Generation AI Must Understand the Real World
Yann LeCun said in Seoul that AI's next breakthrough will not come from large language models but from systems that can understand and predict the physical world, namely 'world models.' He stated that machines can easily read language but understanding the real world is not easy, noting there are currently no robots that can complete tasks without any training and no L5 autonomous vehicles.
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