Academia / Research

Research around the Universal Manipulation Interface is enabling Generalist, Walden Robotics, and others to turn data into robot behaviors.

Researchers created the BioflexBot, a novel robot that mimics and even exceeds core motions of the hand with a simple design.

At RoboBusiness, leaders in robotics will explore the technologies, opportunities, and challenges that will shape the next two decades.

Fueled by Autodesk, UF opened a robotics lab for industrialized construction to fight housing shortages and labor declines.

NEURA Robotics has partnered with a German university for NEURA Gym RWTH Aachen, one of 10 facilities for training physical AI.

Alphabet’s Intrinsic has debuted its AI-powered “Intelligence Cell” to simplify factory automation and eliminate complex robot programming.

xLAB and Built Robotics partner to capture additional data, advancing AI models to improve construction site safety.

Allison Okamura and Ayoung Kim won MassRobotics’ 2026 Robotics Medal and Rising Star Medal, which honor women in robotics.

X Square Robot has open-sourced XRZero-G0, a framework that reduces real-robot training data requirements by up to 20x.

Mitsubishi Electric opened Serendie Street Boston, its first Western digital transformation hub dedicated to collaboration and innovation.

MassRobotics awarded prizes to university teams and showcased healthcare innovators, physical AI developers, and startups.

NIST has proposed a standardized performance benchmark and testing procedures to help developers and evaluators of humanoids.

Opentrons says that 10,000 laboratory robots deployed worldwide can comply with strict FDA regulations thanks to its new software.

A3 said its Q1 data reinforces a broader industry trend: robotics adoption is expanding well beyond traditional automotive manufacturing.

Users describe the behavior they’d like to see in plain English, and the agent writes, tests, and ships the code to Reachy Mini.

Project CETI has deployed a new underwater glider that can monitor whales for longer than the organization’s previous methods.

Scientists at Binghamton University have developed a robotic guide dog that uses large language models to communicate in real time with the visually impaired.

As humanoid robotics approach commercialization, developers are still working to improve navigation, manipulation, and skills learning.

For International Women’s Day, Dr. Maja Matarić and Dr. Tania Morimoto discussed their current robotics research and student development.

The Sonoran Desert Institute is offering the ASUT program to train pilots and technicians in drone operations for a variety of industries.

Gartner says that relatively few humanoid robot developers will progress proofs of concept beyond experimentation.

The Rho-alpha model incorporates sensor modalities such as tactile feedback and is trained with human guidance, says Microsoft.