Manufacturing Wire

A humanoid robot developer with roots in Pittsburgh is heading to Wall Street, according to the headline.

BMW’s U.S. smart factory is adding the Figure 03 humanoid robot for advanced logistics work, according to the headline.

Industrial automation is reported to be accelerating in 2026 as AI, humanoid robotics, and facility investments come together.

Military robots have been deployed with the stated purpose of saving young soldiers. The headline frames robotics as a protective tool in military operations.

The headline reports that the crimp-on ferrule assemblies market is forecast to grow toward 2035, supported by industrial automation and semiconductor growth.

The headline reports that China is pursuing robotics as a response to demographic decline.

The headline reports that a humanoid robotics CEO says the first pure-play robot company is close to going public.

The headline says Robo Global Robotics & Automation ETF (ROBO) is being presented as a top ETF buy for robotics investors.

CATL and Galbot are partnering to scale embodied AI robots for industrial deployment.

The headline reports that Boston Dynamics is expanding in Massachusetts with a new 323,000 square foot facility in Waltham.

The headline reports that Morgan Stanley has doubled its forecast for China humanoid robot shipments as commercialization accelerates.

Vention is collaborating with FANUC and Universal Robots on software-defined automation.

The headline reports that Vention and FANUC are expanding their collaboration on robot deployment.

Vecow will be at AUTOMATE 2026 with a focus on building the compute foundation for industrial AI robots.

Vention and FANUC America are partnering to bring industrial robots to Vention's AI-driven hardware and software platform.

The headline asks whether Analog Devices can sustain margin expansion throughout 2026.

Robotics & Automation News reports an interview with Clearpath Robotics co-founder Ryan Gariepy, who says most industries in Canada are under-automated.

Standard Bots has raised $200 million to scale American-made AI-native industrial robots.

Automate 2026 opens Monday, with an NVIDIA pavilion described as marking a shift for humanoid robots toward production.

The headline reports that 2026 industrial automation trends include robots and edge AI, with the final term appearing truncated as “grow.”