🤖 Bubbles Start Reading Divers
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Robots are getting their senses one piece at a time: eyes underwater, skin on their hands, and instincts in the field.
Bubbles Start Reading Divers
TL;DR: University of Minnesota researchers developed an AI vision system that lets underwater companion robots estimate a scuba diver's breathing rate by watching exhaled bubbles. Tested from Minnesota lakes to Barbados waters, the system classifies breaths as below-normal, normal, or above-normal, giving autonomous underwater vehicles a noncontact way to spot stress or exhaustion during longer buddy dives. Read more →
Warships Want Drone Nests
TL;DR: The Royal Navy is testing ACUA Ocean's Pioneer uncrewed surface vessel with Teledyne FLIR Defense's SkyCarrier and SkyRanger R70 drone. During two days of trials for the UK Ministry of Defence and offshore partners, the robotic boat autonomously launched and recovered a tethered aerial sensor at sea, extending maritime surveillance without crew onboard for longer missions. Read more →
Robotic Legs Face Clinic Reality
TL;DR: REEV launched a pivotal clinical study for DREEVEN, its intelligent robotic knee-ankle-foot orthosis for stroke survivors with chronic gait impairment. Encompass Health, Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Bradford, Massachusetts, and Boston University will test the device across clinic and home settings, measuring walking, stairs, sit-to-stand transfers, safety, and daily mobility outcomes for real-world rehabilitation use in practice. Read more →
Rural Scans Need Robot Arms
TL;DR: Dopl Technologies raised $6.3 million in seed funding to advance Traverse, its remote robotic ultrasound system, toward FDA clearance. The Bothell, Washington startup says its platform combines off-the-shelf robots, ultrasound systems, haptic controllers, cameras, secure connectivity, and distributed clinical staffing so sonographers can perform diagnostic exams across multiple rural hospitals while reducing rural wait times. Read more →
Autonomy Moves Into Shipyards
TL;DR: Saronic signed a strategic partnership with Samsung Heavy Industries to support autonomy-capable vessels at U.S. shipbuilding facilities. The agreement pairs Saronic's autonomous surface vessel technology with Samsung's shipbuilding and production automation expertise, while both companies explore AI-enabled digital systems and robotics-based process automation for Saronic's planned Port Alpha yard in Texas and future defense fleets. Read more →
Shoulder Surgery Joins The Robot Era
TL;DR: CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado says it will offer robot-assisted shoulder surgery, with the first patient scheduled for July 29. The limited-market-release system supports reverse shoulder replacement by combining robotic execution with 3D planning, helping surgeons customize implant placement for individual anatomy and bring joint-replacement robotics beyond hips and knees for patients there soon. Read more →
Robot Skin Leaves The Lab
TL;DR: LG Innotek and TDK formed a physical AI partnership to develop next-generation vision and tactile sensing modules for robots. The companies plan to fuse cameras with inertial, position, microphone, and pressure sensors, aiming for vision modules in 2027 and flexible tactile modules that let robot hands, arms, and bodies detect contact, pressure, and force during motion. Read more →
AI Farming Wants A Body
TL;DR: Daedong was selected to lead South Korea's National Agricultural AX Platform project, a 254.6 billion won public-private program combining AI greenhouses, data platforms, autonomous agricultural machinery, and farm robots. The consortium plans a special purpose company this year and a 21.6-hectare greenhouse in Muan-gun as a long-term automation testbed for commercial farms and growers nationwide. Read more →
Warehouse Robots Eye Wall Street
TL;DR: Agility Robotics announced its path toward a public listing and scale-up for Digit v5 deployments. Agility says Digit has logged more than 65,000 operating hours across nine customer facilities, secured over $300 million in multi-year orders, and built its next phase around commercial humanoid work in manufacturing, distribution, and logistics. Read more →
Robot IPO Meets Hard Math
TL;DR: Topstar filed for a Hong Kong listing while trying to shift from older energy and environmental products toward industrial robotics. Benzinga reports the company has introduced single-arm, dual-arm, and injection-molding humanoid robots, but revenue has fallen more than 40 percent over three years as its automation business searches for steadier growth through its latest IPO push. Read more →
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