Topic: industrial automation
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Siemens Deploys Nvidia-Powered Humanoid Robot
In early 2026, a wheeled humanoid robot (HMND 01 Alpha) from Humanoid, Siemens, and Nvidia successfully performed autonomous logistics tasks for over eight hours in a live Siemens factory in Germany, achieving a pick-and-place success rate above 90%. The deployment's success relied on deep integr...
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Iranian Hackers Target US Critical Infrastructure
Multiple U.S. federal agencies warn that an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group is actively targeting and disrupting American critical infrastructure, a campaign believed to be a response to the ongoing geopolitical conflict. The attackers are compromising programmable logic controllers (PLCs),...
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Unlikely Path to Silicon Valley: An Edge in Industrial Tech
Thomas Lee Young, CEO of Interface, leverages his background from Trinidad and Tobago's oil and gas industry to enhance safety protocols in heavy industries using AI, turning his unique perspective into a competitive advantage. After facing visa and financial setbacks that altered his education p...
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e& UAE & Siemens Forge 5G Alliance to Boost Industrial Innovation
e& UAE and Siemens have partnered to accelerate 5G deployment in the UAE's energy and critical infrastructure sectors, combining telecommunications and industrial expertise. The collaboration merges Siemens' industrial automation with e& UAE's 5G to enable IoT advancements, remote monitoring, and...
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Agility’s Humanoid Robot Squats to Safely Avoid Hitting Coworkers
Agility Robotics has introduced the Digit 5, a humanoid robot engineered with advanced safety protocols to operate safely alongside human workers in warehouses and factories without physical barriers. The robot uses sophisticated sensors to detect personnel and responds with autonomous precaution...
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Sereact raises $110M to scale adaptable AI for any robot
Sereact raised a $110 million Series B, led by Headline, to advance its software-defined robotics intelligence platform, more than quadrupling its Series A from 15 months ago. Its core technology, Vision Language Action Models (VLAMs), enables robots to perceive, interpret, and act adaptively wit...
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Lucid Bots Secures $20M for Window-Washing Drone Expansion
Lucid Bots focuses on practical, field-tested drones and robots for dangerous tasks like skyscraper window washing, positioning itself as an antithesis to industry hype by emphasizing real-world results over prototypes. The company recently secured $20 million in Series B funding to scale operati...
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Montis VC Secures €50M to Fuel European Energy & Industrial Tech
Montis VC, a new Warsaw-based venture capital fund, has raised €50 million to invest in early-stage European startups at the intersection of energy transition, industrial automation, and AI. The fund's first close is anchored by institutional investors like the European Investment Fund and the Po...
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Jeff Bezos Seeks $100 Billion to Revive Factories With AI
Jeff Bezos is reportedly leading an effort to raise a $100 billion fund to acquire and modernize traditional manufacturing companies using advanced automation and AI, linked to his AI venture, Project Prometheus. The capital would target strategic sectors like aerospace, automotive, and chipmakin...
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Japan's Cellular IoT Subscriptions to Hit 110 Million by 2030
Japan's cellular IoT subscriptions are projected to reach about 110 million by 2030, driven by 5G deployment, digital infrastructure improvements, and adoption in industrial automation and smart cities. The growth is supported by aggressive 5G network expansion from providers like KDDI and SoftBa...
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10 Teams Advance in Milken-Motsepe AI Manufacturing Prize
Ten companies have each received $50,000 in funding as semifinalists in the Milken-Motsepe Prize, which aims to boost AI adoption in Africa's manufacturing sector to potentially add $3 trillion to the economy. The semifinalists will compete for a share of a $2 million prize pool, with a $1 millio...
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Top Cybersecurity Products Launched This Week
Major cybersecurity product releases this week focus on AI integration, quantum-resistant cryptography, and operational technology (OT) security to defend complex infrastructures. Axonius enhanced its platform with AI-powered remediation and OT/IoT support, while Siemens and Broadcom introduced A...
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Travis Kalanick's robotics startup lands $1.7B from a16z
Travis Kalanick's robotics venture Atoms raised $1.7 billion from Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital, Fifth Wall, and notably Uber, with Ben Horowitz joining the board. Atoms, rebranded from Cloud Kitchens, aims to expand into mining and industrial automation, building on the acquisition of Pronto...
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Boston Dynamics tests robot dogs for delivery service
Boston Dynamics is testing a new conveyor belt accessory for its robot Spot, aiming to automate package delivery from trucks to customers' front steps. This initiative targets last-mile logistics, where humans are still needed for navigating obstacles like stairs and uneven terrain that wheeled r...
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Former Tesla scientist launches UMA to build Europe’s humanoid robot
Former Tesla scientist Rémi Cadene has launched UMA, a Paris-based startup developing a lightweight, AI-driven humanoid robot called Northstar for manufacturing, logistics, and eventually homes, with an initial focus on Europe. UMA's founding team includes experts from Google DeepMind and Hugging...
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Toyota Invests $1.5B More in Startup Funding Across All Stages
Toyota is investing $1.5 billion in startup funding to drive innovation in mobility, AI, climate technology, and industrial automation, integrating these into future projects like Woven City. The company has established Toyota Invention Partners with $670 million to support early-stage Japanese s...
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Atoms taps ex-Uber finance chief as new CFO
Travis Kalanick's industrial robotics venture, Atoms, has appointed Gautam Gupta as its new CFO, reuniting with the former Uber finance chief who helped scale the company during its explosive growth from 2013 to 2017. The hire signals a strategic push to accelerate Atoms' commercial operations, l...
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NEURA Robotics raises $1.4B in record round backed by Nvidia, Amazon
NEURA Robotics raised up to $1.4 billion in Series C funding, led by Tether with participation from Amazon, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Bosch, achieving a $7 billion valuation in what it calls the largest capital raise for a full-stack robotics firm. The company plans to use the funds to ramp up mass p...
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Iranian Hackers Target US Critical Infrastructure Networks
U.S. authorities warn of an active, state-sponsored Iranian cyber campaign targeting critical industrial control systems, specifically from manufacturers like Rockwell Automation, across vital sectors including manufacturing and energy. The attackers exploit known vulnerabilities and weak passwor...
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Alva Industries raises €16M to scale ultra-compact electric motors
Alva Industries has secured €16 million in new funding led by Nysnø Climate Investments, Sandwater, and Emerald Technology Ventures to ramp up production of its ultra-compact electric motors. The company's patented FiberPrinting technology weaves conductive fibers directly into the stator, creati...
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