Robotics is transforming how industry automates processes, improves operational precision and responds to complex or high-risk environments. This section covers news on industrial robots, autonomous systems, advanced automation and technological developments reshaping productivity across multiple sectors.
Coverage includes applications in manufacturing, inspection, maintenance, logistics, mining, energy and other industrial environments where robotics reduces exposure, improves timing and increases operational efficiency. It also highlights advances in artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensors, remote operation and collaborative systems that continue to expand the reach and value of industrial automation.
Through these stories, Robotics tracks the tools, systems and strategic deployments turning automation into a key driver of industrial competitiveness, adaptability and technical performance.
Robotic industrial inspection in maritime infrastructure applications
Xiaomi unveils its first humanoid robot that detects human emotions
Shell partners with Nauticus Robotics for autonomous subsea operations
Sichuan University researchers develop a robot fish that could clean the oceans of microplastics
They present the first robotic dump truck for mining use
Amazon unveils its first “fully autonomous” mobile warehouse robot
Energy company Woodside develops an innovative robotic inspection tool for offshore platforms
Petrolera YPF acquired the Colossus firefighter robot
Yokogawa and Mitsubishi to build robots for the inspection of offshore platforms
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