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Faraday announces EAI robot & vehicle delivery plans

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:32:38 +0000

California-based global Embodied AI (EAI) ecosystem company Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. has announced plans for its first EAI Robotics deliveries. Faraday began deliveries of FF 91 in 2023, with [...]

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UKRI lays out AI strategy

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:01:11 +0000

UKRI has set out its first-ever plan to put AI to work for the nation’s world-leading innovators. In the recent Spending Review settlement, UKRI committed £1.6 billion of funding directly [...]

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Onconetix acquires AI-powered robotics company Realbotix

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:43:21 +0000

Onconetix, Inc. and Realbotix LLC. have signed a share exchange agreement pursuant to which Onconetix will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Realbotix. Realbotix LLC is [...]

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Apptronik announces $520m in Series A funding

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:20:45 +0000

AI-powered robotics company Apptronik today announced a US$520 million (c. £381m) Series A-X funding round. Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots, with specific interest in humanoid robotic [...]

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SAMS develops AI & autonomous environmental courses

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:16:44 +0000

The Scientific Robotics Academy, based at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, will host two courses to help researchers, engineers, planners and environmental managers. The courses, to [...]

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Barnsley the UK’s first AI town

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:00:45 +0000

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has set out plans for Barnsley to become the UK’s first Tech Town. Reportedly, over the next 18 months the UK government [...]

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Aston University and Aurrigo streamline airport fleet AI

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:30:06 +0000

Aston University has partnered with Aurrigo, a provider of autonomous vehicles (AVs) and related software for international airport operations, to develop fleet AI. Under the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), Aston University’s [...]

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KITA reports outlines South Korean robotics advancements

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:39:47 +0000

Korea International Trade Association’s (KITA) Institute for International Trade and Commerce Research has published a report stating that South Korea ranks near the top globally in robot utilisation. Titled, ‘Changes [...]

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Lancashire AI Growth Zone backed by £8.2bn

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:10:59 +0000

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced that more than £8.2bn in private investment with an additional £540m community fund has been committed to support Lancashire’s AI Growth [...]

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Microsoft announces Rho-alpha robotic model

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:38:21 +0000

Microsoft has announced Rho-alpha (ρα), its first robotics model derived from Microsoft’s Phi series of vision-language models. Rho-alpha translates natural language commands into control signals for robotic systems performing bimanual [...]

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