Robotics Business News

• Annual “State of the Industry” deep dive.
• Key growth sectors: manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, hospitality.
• CEO roundtable: defining the decade of generalist robotics.

Companies to engage: NVIDIA, ABB, FANUC, Yaskawa, Siemens, Rockwell Automation, Universal Robots, Omron, KUKA.

• Next-generation cobots with built-in AI and adaptive learning.
• Safety, insurance, and regulation updates.
• SME adoption stories: high-ROI automation.

Companies to engage: Universal Robots, Techman, Doosan Robotics, ABB, Mitsubishi Electric, Fanuc, Staubli Robotics.

• Warehouse orchestration and mobile robotics ecosystems.
• The economics of RaaS (Robotics-as-a-Service).
• Vision-guided picking, last-mile robotics and drone delivery.

Companies to engage: Amazon Robotics, Geek+, Locus Robotics, GreyOrange, AutoStore, DHL Supply Chain, Cainiao.

• Foundation models meeting embodied intelligence.
• Edge computing and robot learning in real-time environments.
• Predictive maintenance through generative AI.

Companies to engage: NVIDIA, Boston Dynamics AI Institute, Figure AI, Sanctuary AI, OpenAI Robotics, Microsoft, Alphabet’s Intrinsic.

• Surgical robots, rehabilitation systems, and hospital logistics.
• AI-enabled diagnostic support robots.
• Ethical frontiers of human-robot care.

Companies to engage: Intuitive Surgical, Stryker, Asensus Surgical, Diligent Robotics, Fourier Intelligence, Smith+Nephew.

• Drone regulations and aerial logistics.
• Autonomous mobility for agriculture, defence, and inspection.
• Integration of robotics in smart transport networks.

Companies to engage: Skydio, Zipline, DJI, Nuro, Wayve, TuSimple, AgEagle, Hyundai Robotics.

• Reshoring, smart factories, and sustainable automation.
• AI-driven quality assurance.
• Workforce upskilling and cobot training ecosystems.

Companies to engage: Siemens, Rockwell Automation, Bosch Rexroth, ABB Robotics, Schneider Electric, FANUC.

• Domestic robots for cleaning, cooking, security, and companionship.
• Service robotics in hospitality, tourism, and retail.
• The evolving human-robot emotional interface.

Companies to engage: Samsung, LG, SoftBank Robotics, Dyson, Miko, Temi, Bear Robotics.

• Agri-bots for planting, harvesting, and soil monitoring.
• Aquaculture and food-processing automation.
• Sustainability and precision farming.

Companies to engage: John Deere, Naïo Technologies, AgXeed, Blue River Technology, Iron Ox, Fendt.

• Defence robotics and unmanned systems.
• Robotics in disaster management and hazardous environments.
• Dual-use technologies and international export control debates.

Companies to engage: Anduril Industries, Ghost Robotics, Sarcos Technology, Boston Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, QinetiQ.

• Safety standards, liability and cross-border compliance.
• Ethics of autonomous decision-making.
• Workforce displacement vs. augmentation debate.

Companies to engage: ISO, IEEE Robotics, EU AI Office, NIST, global think tanks, leading academic labs.

• “2030 Vision” whitepaper featuring global leaders.
• Top 10 robotics breakthroughs of 2026.
• Emerging investment clusters and startup ecosystems.

Companies to engage: Global VCs, emerging robotics startups (Deep Robotics, ANYbotics, Apptronik, Neura Robotics, Agility Robotics).