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Romulus manufactured by robots
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HII Launches Robotics Initiative for Unmanned Vessel Manufacturing

Moore
JJ Moore
May 14, 2026

NEW IBERIA, La. — HII plans to expand automated production capabilities for its ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel program through a new assembly facility in Louisiana and a robotics-focused manufacturing initiative aimed at increasing production speed and scalability.


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Robotic systems automating assembly, testing and welding operations in advanced manufacturing facility
National Robotics Week

Where Robotics Is Headed: From Pilot Projects to Production Reality

April 8, 2026

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — As National Robotics Week highlights advances in automation, one trend is becoming clear: robotics is no longer confined to pilot projects or isolated applications. It is being deployed across production lines to solve specific manufacturing challenges. In many cases, the shift is happening at the process level.


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AI-powered humanoid robot operating in a factory environment handling assembly and material tasks
National Robotics Week

Where Robotics Is Headed: AI, Humanoids and the Rise of Physical Intelligence

April 6, 2026

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — As National Robotics Week highlights the rapid evolution of automation, manufacturers are beginning to deploy a new generation of intelligent robotic systems capable of adapting to real-world production environments. Robotics is no longer defined by motion alone. The next phase of automation is being driven by intelligence — systems that can perceive, decide and adapt in real time on the factory floor.


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Advanced robotics including humanoid robots and automated systems transforming manufacturing production
National Robotics Week

Where Robotics Is Headed: From Tools to Teammates on the Factory Floor

April 3, 2026

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. —  As National Robotics Week highlights advances across automation and AI, manufacturers are seeing those innovations move rapidly from concept to production environments. Industrial robotics is entering a new phase. What began as fixed automation for repetitive tasks is evolving into flexible systems designed to work alongside people, adapt to changing conditions and take on increasingly complex assembly work. Recent developments across manufacturing show a clear shift: robots are no longer just improving efficiency — they are expanding what can be automated. 


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Allonic works on advanced robotics components
Robotics

Allonic Raises $7.2M for Automated Platform to Build Advanced Robot Parts

Moore
JJ Moore
February 25, 2026

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Allonic, a robotics manufacturing startup founded in Hungary with a joint U.S. headquarters, has raised $7.2 million in pre-seed funding to develop an automated production platform aimed at speeding the manufacture of advanced robotic hardware.


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Victor Scheinman, Inventor of Assembly Line Robot, Dies at 73

September 23, 2016

PETROLIA, CA—Victor Scheinman, the Stanford engineering professor whose electrically powered, computer-controlled robot would become the Programmable Universal Machine for Assembly (PUMA) robot, has died at age 73.


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Engelberger, the Father of Robotics, Dies

December 2, 2015

NEWTOWN, CT—Joseph F. Engelberger, an engineer and entrepreneur who pioneered the robotics field, died Dec. 1, 2015, at age 90. Engelberger was founder and president of Unimation Inc., the world’s first industrial robotics manufacturer, which he launched in 1956 and grew into a company with more than 1,000 employees before the enterprise was acquired by Westinghouse.


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Robotics Pioneer Dies

December 2, 2013

ZURICH—Björn Weichbrodt, who lead the team that developed the first commercially available, all-electric, microprocessor-controlled robot has died at age 76.


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