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Robotics & Automation in review 2025: the stories, signals and shifts that shaped the year

John Thornton — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:16:59 +0000

If 2024 was the year robotics and automation proved it could scale, 2025 was the year the conversation moved on to how it scales: skills, integration, capital, regulation and measurable [...]

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HyConstruct launches to decarbonise heavy-duty off-highway equipment

Reuben Henry-Fellows — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:31:56 +0000

Hydrogen technology company ULEMCo has announced the launch of HyConstruct, an industry wide collaborative R&D project aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from construction site heavy-duty off-highway equipment. The company and [...]

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DB Cargo and Bosch develop fully automated shunting locomotive for series production

Michelle Mooney — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:18:59 +0000

DB Cargo is working with Bosch to digitise and automate rail freight transport, particularly the shunting locomotives that are required for processes such as trains being taken apart, wagons being [...]

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Flexiv expands operations in Singapore

Michelle Mooney — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:01:54 +0000

Flexiv, a developer of general-purpose robotics solutions, is expanding its operations in Singapore, a market the company considers critical for its growth. The decision to expand comes as the country [...]

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ANYbotics opens office in Silicon Valley

Michelle Mooney — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:59:32 +0000

Industrial inspection robotics company ANYbotics has opened an office in Silicon Valley. San Fransisco, California, to advance autonomous inspections in the US. The company’s flagship robot ANYmal, has an IP67 [...]

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Gresco chooses ANYbotics to transform power and utility inspections

Michelle Mooney — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:51:42 +0000

Gresco has announced a strategic partnership with ANYbotics, integrating the company’s advanced autonomous robot, ANYmal, into its service offerings. This collaboration aims to transform inspections across the US power and [...]

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Beam deploys AI-driven autonomous underwater vehicle

Michelle Mooney — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:39:45 +0000

Offshore wind services provider Beam has deployed an autonomous underwater vehicle controlled by artificial intelligence (AI). The technology has already been used to inspect jacket structures on Seagreen wind farm, [...]

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Rapid brick-laying robot to be trialled in Florida

Ursula O’Sullivan-Dale — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:00:10 +0000

A robotic truck equipped with a 105-ft telescopic boom arm, named Hadrian X, has been shipped from Australia to Florida to demonstrate its utility in construction settings. Developed by robotics [...]

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Florida asphalt manufacturer introduces autonomous heavy equipment

Ursula O’Sullivan-Dale — Tue, 21 May 2024 08:00:52 +0000

Ajax Paving, a Florida-based asphalt manufacturer in Florida, has turned to automation in response to a severe labour shortage. Operating eight asphalt plants and responsible for paving thousands of miles [...]

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Bricklaying robot start-up secures US$25m

Ursula O’Sullivan-Dale — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:42:31 +0000

Amsterdam-based start-up Monumental has developed a robot that can lay bricks and recently closed a US$25m (£19.7m) funding round. Established in 2021 by the duo behind the data visualisation firm [...]

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