Services News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/services 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 Services News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/services 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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]]> Robotic hippotherapy brings horse-free rehabilitation to patients https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/soft-robotics/robotic-hippotherapy-brings-horse-free-rehabilitation-to-patients.html Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:33:53 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28126 Austrian company intelligent motion has developed a new robotic device that replicates the movements of a horse, offering a high-tech alternative to traditional hippotherapy for patients undergoing neurological and musculoskeletal [...]

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]]> Richtech Robotics joint venture partner secures US$4m sales agreement to expand in Asia’s AI robotics market https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/robotics-as-a-service/27969.html Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:06:35 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27969 Richtech Robotics, a Nevada-based developer of AI-powered service robots, announced today that its Chinese joint venture, Boyu Artificial Intelligence Technology has signed a multi-million-dollar sales agreement with Beijing Tongchuang Technology [...]

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]]> WeRide expands autonomous vehicle reach in Saudi Arabia https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/autonomous-vehicles/weride-expands-autonomous-vehicle-reach-in-saudi-arabia.html Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:41:43 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27943 Autonomous driving technology company WeRide has announced its official expansion into Saudi Arabia. The China-based company has begun deploying and testing its core autonomous driving products, including Robotaxis and Robobuses, [...]

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]]> UK’s industrial strategy puts robotics and automation at core of manufacturing, digital and services growth https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/ai/uks-industrial-strategy-puts-robotics-and-automation-at-core-of-manufacturing-digital-and-services-growth.html Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:55:40 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27765 Robotics, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) have been positioned as foundational technologies for economic transformation under the UK government’s ‘Modern Industrial Strategy’, which outlines a 10-year vision to 2035. While [...]

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]]> Firefighting robot arrives in Kent https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/extreme-environments/firefighting-robot-arrives-in-kent.html Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:10:41 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=26740 Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has become one of the first services in the UK to add a firefighting robot to its armament of equipment. The robot will be [...]

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]]> US Air Force chooses Knightscope https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/security/us-air-force-chooses-knightscope.html Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:16:56 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=26733 Robotics and artificial intelligence technologies provider Knightscope has been chosen by AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, for a Phase I SBIR contract to streamline [...]

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]]> Pudu Robotics unveils latest version of FlashBot https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/robotics-as-a-service/pudu-robotics-unveils-latest-version-of-flashbot.html Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:49:00 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=26000 Service robot provider Pudu Robotics has launched an upgraded building delivery robot FlashBot. The latest version has been designed to facilitate intelligent delivery across various environments including hotels, office buildings, [...]

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]]> HL Robotics buys Stanley Robotics https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/autonomous-vehicles/hl-robotics-buys-stanley-robotics.html Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:35:22 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=25911 HL Robotics, a subsidiary of HL Holdings, signed an agreement last month to acquire valet parking robotics company Stanley Robotics, with the acquisition set to be finalised before the end [...]

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]]> Special guest host of Robotics & Automation Awards 2024 revealed! https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/awards/special-guest-host-of-robotics-automation-awards-2024-revealed.html Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:27:22 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=25893 Renowned British stand-up comedian, writer and actress Jo Caulfield has been announced as the special guest host of this year’s Robotics & Automation Awards. A TV and radio regular, Caulfield [...]

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