News / Robotics
Atlas Robotics raises $220m to put humanoids on the line
The Austin firm's Series C values it at $2.1bn as paid pilots with three Fortune 500 operators move from proof-of-concept to production deployment.
Sector
Industrial Automation
Factory and process automation, warehouse orchestration and the shift from fixed lines to flexible, software-defined production.
News / Maritime
Landmark labour agreement clears path for automation at US East Coast ports
The six-year master contract trades automation consent for wage gains and a retraining fund — a template both sides say could travel.
Intelligence / Robotics
Industry intelligence: what humanoid pilots actually cost
Autonomous Systems gathered deployment data from eleven warehouse humanoid pilots. The headline: uptime is improving fast, but integration costs still dwarf the robot itself.
News / Vehicles
FieldPilot signs OEM deal to bring yard autonomy stack to agriculture
The Toronto company's driver-out track record in intermodal yards becomes the springboard for factory-fitted autonomous tractors from 2028.
Feature / Machine Vision
The camera that never blinks: event vision comes to the production line
Neuromorphic cameras that report change rather than frames are finding their killer application in high-speed inspection — and quietly rewriting the machine vision playbook.
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