Today in Robotics — Monday, September 28, 2026
Deployment is the theme today: Boston Dynamics puts Atlas to work on Hyundai's factory floor, while Elroy Air and Matternet chase the leap from pilot programs to production-scale delivery. Elsewhere, safety and infrastructure get their due, from NVIDIA agent guardrails to warehouse Wi-Fi sensors and a stubborn robotic arm on the ISS.
- 01 Boston Dynamics eyes 25,000 Atlas rollout as it begins robot testing at Hyundai plant
The viral parkour stunts and backflips are officially over. Boston Dynamics is putting its famous...
Read at source ↗ - 02 Gecko Robotics works with NVIDIA to add AI agent security and control
As autonomous agents take control of critical systems, Gecko's use of NVIDIA's Open Agent Safety Platform underscores that industrial AI now needs guardrails as much as capability.
Read at source ↗ - 03 Elroy Air secures fresh funding to scale Chaparral drone production
Fresh capital gives Elroy Air the runway to turn its autonomous Chaparral cargo drone from prototype into a production aircraft — the hard part of any drone dream.
Read at source ↗ - 04 Matternet unveils new M3 drone with 11-pound payload and 10-mile range
Matternet's new M3, with an 11-pound payload and 10-mile range, is aimed squarely at the scaling problem that has kept drone delivery stuck in pilot mode.
Read at source ↗ - 05 Raise Robotics to discuss scaling field robots at RoboBusiness
Raise Robotics promises a decision rule for allocating engineering capacity and a vocabulary for two hidden failure modes — practical wisdom for anyone deploying robots in the field.
Read at source ↗ - 06 7SIGNAL offers client-side Wi-Fi sensors for warehouse uptime
Unglamorous but essential: 7SIGNAL's client-side sensors continuously watch warehouse Wi-Fi, because automated fleets are only as reliable as the network keeping them connected.
Read at source ↗ - 07 $75M US grant converts EV battery line into drone cell factory with 12M yearly capacity
A $75M grant repurposes an EV battery line for drone cells with 12 million yearly capacity, signaling how seriously the US is treating domestic drone supply chains.
Read at source ↗ - 08 NASA, for the time being, is unable to move the space station's large robotic arm
The ISS's large robotic arm has stopped moving and NASA is staying tight-lipped, a reminder that even flagship space robotics can quietly seize up.
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