Walk through almost any small or mid-sized machine shop in the United States today and a new scene is emerging. Amid the familiar soundtrack of mills and grinders, a robotic arm might be tending a ...

Aging populations and wage inflation are making automation economically compelling across warehouses, factories, hospitals, and service industries. The robotics market encompasses a range of ...

SoftBank Group's agreement to acquire the robotics division of Switzerland's ABB for approximately US$5.4 billion is a significant strategic move. The deal highlights Japan's increasing dominance in ...

The field of soft robotics creates robots made of materials such as elastic, silicone rubber, or gels for the purpose of working in conjunction with people. Extremely maneuverable and often lacking ...

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe connect SoftBank’s robotics deal to the rise of additive manufacturing and the next wave of AI-powered production. On October 8, 2025, SoftBank Group announced ...

We have long been fascinated with our own image. In the 1920s play Rossum’s Universal Robots, Czech writer Karel Čapek coined the term robot to describe human-looking creatures forced to work in ...

More than a decade ago, in my role as a union man, I spoke before the Santa Fe City Council, asking for wage increases for Santa Fe Trails bus drivers. The issue then, as it is today, was that Santa ...

Robotics companies building enabling systems like sensors and LiDAR attracted $1.6 billion in 2025, as every robot needs vision capabilities. Medical robotics shows the clearest path from startup to ...