collaborative robots

A new market analysis projects the global market for collaborative dual-arm robots to roughly double by 2035, driven largely by demand from electronics and semiconductor manufacturing. These two-armed robots can work safely alongside people, handling assembly and inspection tasks where single-arm cobots fall short. Analysts point to the chip industry's push for automation and precision as the key growth engine.

Agility Robotics and FORT Robotics have announced a strategic partnership aimed at advancing safety standards for humanoid robots. The collaboration will focus on safety technologies and practices as humanoid robots like Agility's Digit move into industrial and commercial workplaces. The companies say the goal is to enable safe human-robot interaction as deployments scale.

Humanoid robots have demonstrated coordinated soccer play, described as a significant advance in robotics. Researchers say getting bipedal machines to run, kick and work together on a field tests some of the hardest problems in balance, perception and teamwork. Roboticists are watching closely, as such skills could transfer to real-world tasks requiring agile movement and collaboration between machines.

Destro AI is drawing attention for its approach to robotics: building technology that helps robots and human workers coordinate effectively. The startup's so-called secret sauce lies in improving communication and collaboration between automated machines and the people working alongside them, a persistent challenge in factories, warehouses and other workplaces adopting automation.

Geekplus and LPP Logistics have announced a partnership to transform retail logistics through intelligent warehouse automation. The collaboration centers on deploying Geekplus's robotics technology within LPP Logistics' warehouse operations to streamline fulfillment for the retail group. The news was distributed via PR Newswire as a corporate press release, though no detailed performance figures or rollout specifics were included in the coverage.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is putting autonomous drone technology to the test in the final round of an international NATO competition focused on disaster support. The event challenges teams to demonstrate how unmanned systems can aid emergency response in disaster scenarios, and the university's participation highlights growing collaboration between US academia and NATO allies on disaster-relief robotics.