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DOE’s robot testbeds put scientific validity beyond motion success

Four national-lab selections connect robot learning, transfer tests and experimental provenance. Planned funding and earlier prototypes still leave scientific reliability to be demonstrated.

Sample racks and automated equipment in ORNL’s INTERSECT chemistry lab, pictured in a February 2023 report; archival context for TRACE.

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22:17France / United States

Funding · Inbolt / Shift4Good / Bridges Fund Management

Inbolt’s €11m raise tests the economics of robot retrofits

Robotics & Power4 min read

03:18Switzerland / Ireland

Partnership · ANYbotics / dormakaba / LEGIC / GE Vernova

ANYmal’s door access still needs a site integration plan

Deployment Desk4 min read

03:13United States

News · NASA / PickNik

NASA’s robot testbed makes the spacecraft part of the test

Deployment Desk4 min read

03:07United States / European Union

Research · Unitree Robotics / NEURA Robotics

Humanoid price lists put capital below labor—but leave payback unproven

Companies Desk8 min read

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Robotics & Power · Research

China Took 59% of 2025 Industrial Robot Installations

Industrial robot installations grew in China and the Americas while Europe contracted in 2025. Separate production, order and shipment records show why the global total cannot stand in for a local buyer pipeline.

Global / China · 7 min read

Companies Desk · Research

Anthropic’s robot study tests the cost of replacing work

The new index separates capability from estimated costs. Its public data and a factory example show what buyers must verify before treating task exposure as payback.

United States · 3 min read

Capital, policy, leadership and competitive position

Companies & Markets

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Qualcomm Incorporated / PickNik · Acquisition

Qualcomm’s PickNik deal: open code, commercial integration

United States / Global · 03:20

IDC / International Federation of Robotics / AGIBOT / Chimelong Group · Research

Humanoid shipments broaden beyond research, display and data

Global / China · 09:16

Signal before consensus

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