Waymo is starting manual driving in its newest cities this week. The company did not specify a timeline for commercial robotaxi launch.

Ubicept says its new toolkit uses SPAD sensors for low-light imaging and reduced motion blur in videos.

EY does not make robots, but it is working on a platform and a lab to help companies simulate and manage physical AI.

Yaskawa Electric and Softbank plan to enable human-robot collaboration and more tasks by integrating AI and communications. 

Zipline said the deal could triple the number of hospitals and health facilities it serves from 5,000 to 15,000.

The bipedal robot expands Humanoid’s portfolio, following the wheeled Alpha platform, which has completed its first commercial POCs.

VUB spinoff AILOS Robotics said its patented gearbox heralds a new era for humanoids, cobots, and wearable robotics.

iRobot negotiations with another potential acquirer fell through, and its main creditor has set a deadline of Jan. 15 for certain conditions.

From promising startups to setbacks for iRobot and Teradyne, here are the top robotics stories of November 2025.

ROBOTERA has raised funding toward general-purpose humanoid and service robots, which it is developing with UN support.

The Physical AI Fellowship provides robotics and AI developers with access to MassRobotics, AWs, and NVIDIA resources and mentorship.

CMU and King’s College London evaluated how robots using LLMs behave when they have access to personal information.

The ARM Institute will perform research, development, testing, and evaluation to advance dual-use robotics for the U.S. Air Force.

New report from The Robot Report’s sister publication delivers detailed forecasts, market share insights, and competitive breakdowns about the global surgical robotics market.

D3 Embedded and Advantech said their integrated vision systems can help autonomous mobile robots come to market faster.

Glacier’s robots promise to help the circular economy become more efficient and to improve sustainability.

thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering will provide automotive expertise and expand market access, says Agile Robots.

Flexion is using generative AI to build AI models that can automate tasks involving reasoning, writing, and creativity.

Sovato co-founder and CEO Cynthia Perazzo offers a forecast of telesurgery tech and her perspective on the biggest opportunities.

Physical Intelligence says Version 6 of its vision-language-action model can reduce failure rates over hours of operation.

Parallax Worlds is creating hyper-realistic digital twins for stress-testing robots and accelerating reliable deployments.

As part of the Sweetgreen agreement, 38 Spyce engineers and support staffers, including its co-founders, will move to Wonder.