Extreme Environments News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/extreme-environments Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:17:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Favicon-1-e1705495184773-32x32.png Extreme Environments News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/extreme-environments 32 32 Robotics & Automation in review 2025: the stories, signals and shifts that shaped the year https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/robotics-automation-in-review-2025-the-stories-signals-and-shifts-that-shaped-the-year.html Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:16:59 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28826 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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]]> Unitree launches new industrial robot dog https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/international/unitree-launches-new-industrial-robot-dog.html Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:20:49 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28054 Robotics company Unitree has announced the release of its latest quadruped robot, the A2, designed for use in industrial settings including inspection, logistics, and research. The A2 weighs 37 kilograms [...]

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]]> GITAI to develop robotic arm concept for JAXA lunar rover https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/international/gitai-to-develop-robotic-arm-concept-for-jaxa-lunar-rover.html Fri, 23 May 2025 10:08:44 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27505 Space robotics company GITAI, headquartered in the United States, has announced that its Japanese subsidiary, GITAI Japan Inc. has secured a contract from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to [...]

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]]> First large-scale CCU plant built for the German cement industry https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/first-large-scale-ccu-plant-built-for-the-german-cement-industry.html Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:49:00 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27343 The first large-scale Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) plant serving the German cement industry has been completed at Heidelberg Materials’ Lengfurt site, representing a major step in efforts to decarbonise [...]

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]]> Near Earth Autonomy secures US Marine Corps contract for miniaturised flight systems https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/drones/near-earth-autonomy-secures-us-marine-corps-contract-for-miniaturised-flight-systems.html Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:04:04 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27328 Near Earth Autonomy has been awarded a contract worth US$790,000 to supply miniaturised autonomous flight systems as part of the US Marine Corps Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS) programme. [...]

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]]> Cartken launches autonomous hauler robot https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/international/cartken-launches-autonomous-hauler-robot.html Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:43:52 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27226 Cartken, an autonomous robotics company, has launched the Cartken Hauler, a manoeuvrable robot with increased payload capacity designed to automate mixed outdoor and indoor environment material handling for manufacturing facilities, [...]

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]]> BRINC secures US$75m in funding to expand emergency response drone technology https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/drones/brinc-secures-75-million-in-funding-to-expand-emergency-response-drone-technology.html Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:39:50 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27212 BRINC, a US-based manufacturer specialising in emergency response drones, has raised US$75 million in a new funding round aimed at accelerating its technology development and scaling production. The funding round [...]

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]]> Shanghai Electric supports launch of China’s first heterogeneous humanoid robot training facility https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/international/shanghai-electric-supports-launch-of-chinas-first-heterogeneous-humanoid-robot-training-facility.html Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:02:08 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27135 Shanghai Electric has partnered with nine other leading research institutions and enterprises to launch China’s first heterogeneous humanoid robot training ground. The new facility, the Humanoid Robot Kylin Training Ground, [...]

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]]> Nauticus Robotics set to buy SeaTrepid International https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/autonomous-vehicles/nauticus-robotics-set-to-buy-seatrepid-international.html Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:02:53 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27056 Autonomous subsea robotics and software provider Nauticus Robotics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the assets and business of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) provider SeaTrepid International. Nauticus [...]

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]]> A ‘golf bag’ of robotics could handle dangerous jobs instead of humans, says UK government https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/extreme-environments/a-golf-bag-of-robotics-could-handle-dangerous-jobs-instead-of-humans-says-uk-government.html Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:00:13 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27051 Defence scientists, in collaboration with industry pioneers and academic institutions, are advancing a new suite of autonomous tools aimed at protecting lives by replacing humans in hazardous situations involving chemical, [...]

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