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188 storiesFastTrack: GPU-Accelerated Tracking for Visual SLAM
arXiv:2509.10757v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The tracking module of a visual-inertial SLAM system processes incoming image frames and IMU data to estimat…
Rollon launches two telescopic rails with integrated magnets
Rollon said the magnets deliver improved load management, smoother extension, and increased durability, even under intensive operating conditions. The post Roll…
Calling all robotics startups: apply to RoboBusiness Startup Alley
We're looking for robotics startups that are creating a full system, component, or software system to show off their work at RoboBusiness. The post Calling all …
LIPP: Load-Aware Informative Path Planning with Physical Sampling
arXiv:2603.06924v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: In classical Informative Path Planning (C-IPP), robots are typically modeled as mobile sensors that acquire …
Worldscape-MoE: A Unified Mixture-of-Experts World Model for Scalable Heterogeneous Action Control
arXiv:2607.03964v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: World models are rapidly becoming a core infrastructure for embodied intelligence and interactive agents: they p…
Anytime Plug-and-Play Control with Contract-Based Distributed MPC
arXiv:2607.04215v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: A central challenge in many mobile multi-robot applications is that communication topologies are inherently ti…
AnchorDream: Repurposing Video Diffusion for Embodiment-Aware Robot Data Synthesis
arXiv:2512.11797v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The collection of large-scale and diverse robot demonstrations remains a major bottleneck for imitation lear…
GDPR-Aware Trajectory Sharing for ISAC-Assisted Robot Navigation: A Case Study on FID-Constrained Collision Prediction
arXiv:2607.03254v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) enables intelligent wireless infrastructure but raises growing regul…
Look Before You Leap: Distilling Tree Search into Action Evaluation for Frozen VLA Models
arXiv:2607.03751v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models acquire broad embodied capabilities through large-scale pretraining, yet the…
WinTA-GIL: Windowed Trajectory Alignment for GNSS-IMU-LiDAR Heading Refinement in Intermittent Signal Environments
arXiv:2607.04879v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Although multi-source fusion positioning systems have achieved significant progress, accurate and reliable headi…
A User-driven Design Framework for Robotaxi
arXiv:2602.19107v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Robotaxis are emerging as a promising form of urban mobility, but removing human drivers fundamentally resha…
Kraken Robotics acquires Covelya Group for $615M
Covelya Group expands Kraken Robotics' product offerings and total addressable market in subsea technology. The post Kraken Robotics acquires Covelya Group for …
Quantum Systems raises $1.2B to expand drone production and deployments
Quantum plans to use the proceeds to expand production capacity, strengthen supply chain resilience, and more. The post Quantum Systems raises $1.2B to expand d…
Embodied.cpp: A Portable Inference Runtime of Embodied AI Models on Heterogeneous Robots
arXiv:2607.02501v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Embodied AI models now span vision-language-action (VLA) models and world-action models (WAMs), but practical de…
Regression Test Selection for Updated Capability Modules in Compositional ML Systems via Atomic-Quality Probes
arXiv:2604.26689v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Compositional machine-learning (ML) systems assemble runtime behavior from libraries of independently re-tra…
Imagining the Sense of Touch: Touch-Informed Manipulation via Imagined Tactile Representations
arXiv:2607.01684v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Tactile sensing can substantially improve contact-rich robotic manipulation, yet its practical deployment remain…
HEFT: Heavy-Payload Full-size Humanoid Teleoperation with Privileged Motion Guidance and Windowed Payload Curriculum
arXiv:2607.02332v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: General motion tracking and teleoperation offer a promising path to scalable humanoid skill acquisition, yet mos…
Robotics Funding Tracker: Every VC Round, Acquisition & Launch (2024–2026)
Luxonis closes Series A round to scale physical AI perception layer
Luxonis said it plans to scale production of its OAK camera and refine its platform to support robotics and industrial automation. The post Luxonis closes Serie…
Blattner awards Built Robotics $75M contract for physical AI to help meet energy demand
Blattner has expanded its partnership with Built Robotics to scale autonomous systems for solar construction. The post Blattner awards Built Robotics $75M contr…
KungfuBot: Physics-Based Humanoid Whole-Body Control for Learning Highly-Dynamic Skills
arXiv:2506.12851v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Humanoid robots are promising to acquire various skills by imitating human behaviors. However, existing algo…
FastBridge: Closing the Model-Based Realization Gap in Safety Filters on 3D Gaussian Splatting for Fast Quadrotor Flight
arXiv:2607.01200v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Fast quadrotor flight requires safe obstacle avoidance under tight onboard compute limits. While 3D Gaussian Spl…
Apptronik unveils Apollo 2 and a flagship data collection and training facility
Built as a data collection and training platform, Apollo 2 enables continuous learning through deployment, Apptronik said. The post Apptronik unveils Apollo 2 a…
Designing Privacy-Preserving Visual Perception for Robot Navigation Based on User Privacy Preferences
arXiv:2604.06382v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Visual navigation is a fundamental capability of mobile service robots, yet the onboard cameras required for…
From Grasps to Dexterity: Large-Scale Grasp Pretraining for Dexterous Manipulation
arXiv:2606.30749v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large-scale dexterous grasp datasets encode rich priors over hand-object interaction, but their use has largely …
X Square Robot brings its valuation to $2.8B with four consecutive funding rounds
X Square Robots' system combines foundation models, robotics hardware, a data pipeline system, and real-world deployments. The post X Square Robot brings its va…
Queue raises funding to build fully autonomous pharmacy
Queue is developing automated pharmacies to expand access to prescriptions in hospitals, retail sites, and underserved communities. The post Queue raises fundin…
An Overview of Formulae for the Higher-Order Kinematics of Lower-Pair Chains with Applications in Robotics and Mechanism Theory
arXiv:2309.05055v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The motions of mechanisms can be described in terms of screw coordinates by means of an exponential mapping.…
Vision-Language-Action Models: Experimental Insights from a Real-World UR5 Platform
arXiv:2606.30456v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This project investigates whether recent Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models can be transferred from controlled …
Insights behind Kinisi’s acquisition by Bear Robotics
Brennand Pierce, founder and CEO of Kinisi Robotics, discusses the company's approach to physical AI and its acquisition by Bear Robotics. The post Insights beh…