Four Physical AI Predictions for 2026 (and Beyond)

Let's discuss four trends that will redefine how robots create value — from smarter math and cooperative behaviors to ...
Arise News

Robotics Startup Skild AI Surges Past $14 Billion Valuation After $1.4 Billion SoftBank-Led Funding Round

Skild AI raises $1.4 billion, triples valuation in months, and accelerates its push toward general-purpose robotic ...
The Robot Report

4 physical AI predictions for 2026 — and beyond, from UR

Trends such as industry-specific AI and a new data economy will affect physical AI in 2026, says a Universal Robots executive ...

Robotics Market Projected to Reach US$ 199.50 Billion by 2035, Supported by Continued Investment Activity Says Astute Analytica

By 2026, the convergence of Generative AI and humanoid form factors will enable robots to autonomously execute complex tasks.
IEEE

Dual-Arm Robotic Fabric Manipulation With Quasi-Static and Dynamic Primitives for Rapid Garment Flattening

Abstract: Service robots across industrial, medical, and domestic environments face significant challenges in flattening garments, due to their nearly infinite degrees of freedom and complex dynamic ...

RoboChallenge's Top-Ranked Embodied AI Model Goes Open Source, Challenging Clean Data Collection Paradigm

Spirit AI, an embodied AI startup, today announced that its latest VLA model, Spirit v1.5, has ranked first overall on the RoboChallenge benchmark. To drive industry transparency and collaborative ...