Today in Robotics — Sunday, October 25, 2026
Sunday's lineup leans heavily toward the skies, with counter-drone arsenals, recycled Navy helicopters, and new production deals sharing space with DJI's cinematic tweaks. On the ground and underwater, physical AI heads to retail floors while biomimetic beetles and feather stars show nature still writes the best robotics specs.
- 01 Teradyne Robotics partners with Sereact to scale physical AI in retail and logistics
With hundreds of dual-arm UR systems already live across Europe, this partnership signals physical AI is moving from demos to working retail and logistics sites.
Read at source ↗ - 02 7 ways the US military can detect, disrupt and destroy drones
A rundown of microwave weapons, interceptors, and electronic warfare shows how seriously militaries now take the problem of stopping cheap, swarming drones.
Read at source ↗ - 03 DJI Avata 360 drone just got better at capturing cinematic shots
DJI's firmware adds waypoint flight, tracking zoom, and RC Pro 2 support, making the 360-capture Avata smarter about where it flies next.
Read at source ↗ - 04 Finger-controlled robo beetle sports artificial muscles & two-way feedback
Artificial muscles and two-way finger feedback give this beetle-inspired bot both agility and a tangible link back to its human operator.
Read at source ↗ - 05 Reprieved from the boneyard: how the US military is saving $70m by recycling its robot helicopters
Instead of mothballing four retired Navy drones, the Army repurposed them as sensor testbeds—a rare and refreshingly frugal win for taxpayers.
Read at source ↗ - 06 GA-ASI Partnering With Spirit Defense For FQ-42 CCA Production
GA-ASI's production contract with Spirit Defense moves the FQ-42 collaborative combat aircraft from concept toward real manufacturing.
Read at source ↗ - 07 Wearable system captures human activity data for robot training
A wearable that records how people actually perform chores could help humanoids learn everyday manual tasks from real human demonstration data.
Read at source ↗ - 08 Subaquatic robot leverages biomimetics for natural movement
NC State's feather-star-inspired robot aims for the natural, inconspicuous movement that underwater exploration demands without spooking the environment it studies.
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