Waymo is starting manual driving in its newest cities this week. The company did not specify a timeline for commercial robotaxi launch.
EY rolls out physical AI platform, opens EY.ai Lab, and names global robotics lead
EY does not make robots, but it is working on a platform and a lab to help companies simulate and manage physical AI.
Humanoid says its first bipedal robot can start walking just 48 hours after assembly
The bipedal robot expands Humanoid’s portfolio, following the wheeled Alpha platform, which has completed its first commercial POCs.
AILOS Robotics introduces drive technology to make robots lighter, more agile, and safer
VUB spinoff AILOS Robotics said its patented gearbox heralds a new era for humanoids, cobots, and wearable robotics.
Top 10 robotics developments of November 2025
From promising startups to setbacks for iRobot and Teradyne, here are the top robotics stories of November 2025.
ROBOTERA gets Series A funding, partners with UNIDO on embodied intelligence
ROBOTERA has raised funding toward general-purpose humanoid and service robots, which it is developing with UN support.
Popular AI models aren’t ready to safely run robots, say CMU researchers
CMU and King’s College London evaluated how robots using LLMs behave when they have access to personal information.
ARM Institute earns $87M agreement with the Air Force Research Lab
The ARM Institute will perform research, development, testing, and evaluation to advance dual-use robotics for the U.S. Air Force.
Surgical robotics market to double by 2029
New report from The Robot Report’s sister publication delivers detailed forecasts, market share insights, and competitive breakdowns about the global surgical robotics market.
Advantech integrates compute with D3 Embedded sensing for mobile robots
D3 Embedded and Advantech said their integrated vision systems can help autonomous mobile robots come to market faster.
Inside Glacier’s mission to modernize recycling
Glacier’s robots promise to help the circular economy become more efficient and to improve sustainability.
Agile Robots acquires thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering
thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering will provide automotive expertise and expand market access, says Agile Robots.
Sovato CEO says big telesurgery advances are coming soon
Sovato co-founder and CEO Cynthia Perazzo offers a forecast of telesurgery tech and her perspective on the biggest opportunities.
Parallax Worlds raises funding for hyper-realistic digital twins to test robots
Parallax Worlds is creating hyper-realistic digital twins for stress-testing robots and accelerating reliable deployments.
Sweetgreen sells Spyce robotics unit to Wonder for $186.4M
As part of the Sweetgreen agreement, 38 Spyce engineers and support staffers, including its co-founders, will move to Wonder.
How miniaturization is making robots smarter and more autonomous
Miniaturization offers robotics designers new levels of power efficiency, nimbleness, and precision for a range of applications.
Forterra brings in $238M to scale AI platforms for defense applications
Forterra said this latest funding round follows a year of deployments with the U.S. military, partnerships, and the acquisition of goTenna.
Waymo is starting robotaxi testing in three more cities
Waymo plans to more than double the number of cities it will operate a commercial robotaxi service in next year.
Armstrong Robotics wants to create general purpose kitchen robots, starting with dishwashing
Armstrong Robotics has already deployed autonomous dishwashing robots at restaurants for a year and a half.
Foxconn, Intrinsic building flexible robots for U.S. factories
Foxconn and Intrinsic will develop and test robotics solutions for use across a wide variety of common manufacturing tasks.
Bedrock Robotics announces autonomous excavation milestone
Bedrock Robotics automates large excavators for construction earthmoving, freeing skilled human operators for complex tasks.
Viam software to enable UR cobots for industrial applications
With Universal Robots cobots and its own software, Viam has developed an AI-powered surfacing system for shipbuilding.





















