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AI, SaaS, robotics, and industrial automation signals for September 2, 2026
HowToRobot and Robotics Australia Group partner on platform to encourage robot adoption
The initiative is intended to help businesses in Australia identify automation opportunities, test them, and connect with local suppliers.
Top 10 robotics stories of August 2026
August 2026's top 10 stories included large funding rounds, updates in the humanoid robot industry, and the latest physical AI models.
Cosmic Robotics: Building Cities on Mars with Autonomous Robots
Cosmic Robotics: Building Cities on Mars with Autonomous Robots
Teaching a 7 axis arm to use a watercolor brush: what the first calibration run looked like
The setup: Secondhand UFactory xArm 7. A size-4 round watercolor brush in a 3D-printed compliant side mount (leans roughly 16° from the paper). A cheap 24-well tray for paint, two water wells and a...
Nav2 MPPI skid-steer robot does not align with global path yaw — drives straight first, then makes a sudden turn
Hi everyone, I’m debugging a navigation issue with a 4-wheel skid-steer robot using ROS 2 Nav2. Setup ROS 2 Nav2 Global planner: Theta* Local controller: MPPI Kinematics: Skid steering / differential drive Compute: NVIDIA...
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Teaching a 7 axis arm to use a watercolor brush: what the first calibration run looked like
The setup: Secondhand UFactory xArm 7. A size-4 round watercolor brush in a 3D-printed compliant side mount (leans roughly 16° from the paper). A cheap 24-well tray for paint, two water wells and a...
Cosmic Robotics: Building Cities on Mars with Autonomous Robots
Cosmic Robotics: Building Cities on Mars with Autonomous Robots
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