Cyngn wins repeat tugger order from Fortune 100 manufacturer

Cyngn secured a repeat order for its DriveMod Tugger from a Fortune 100 heavy equipment manufacturer, expanding autonomous material handling to a new assembly line application. The follow-on order demonstrates a familiar adoption pattern: manufacturers start with a single use case, validate the technology, then scale to additional workflows using existing infrastructure and operational knowledge.

Hello Robot awarded $3M to develop Stretch for elder care

Hello Robot has secured a $3M Phase IIB SBIR grant from the National Institute on Aging to develop its Stretch mobile manipulator for supporting older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's dementia. The three-year project, in partnership with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will focus on commercializing Stretch for in-home and professional care environments as the US faces a caregiver workforce crisis with 9.7M direct care job openings projected by 2034.

Agility Robotics formalizes FORT partnership for Digit 5 safety architecture

Agility Robotics has formalized a strategic partnership with FORT Robotics to integrate a multi-layer safety architecture into Digit 5, its next-generation humanoid robot designed for cooperative work alongside humans. The system combines onboard safe human detection with FORT's pendant controls and an offboard safety bridge that connects the robot to external facility systems, extending safety coverage beyond the robot itself.

MIT robot swims using living muscle cells controlled by light

MIT researchers built a chewing gum-sized robot powered by a single layer of living muscle cells that contracts when exposed to light. The thin construction uses fewer cells than competing biohybrid designs and demonstrates basic navigation through a water maze, though it remains lab-bound and requires external steering.

Boston Dynamics ships four-finger hand for Atlas humanoid

Boston Dynamics has released a new four-finger hand for its Atlas humanoid robot, featuring 13 degrees of freedom and dense tactile sensing across fingertips and palm. The design deliberately omits the fifth finger to reduce cost, actuator count, and failure points while retaining manipulation capability for industrial tool use including drills, welders, and grinders.

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