Articles about Robotics

Combination image: Illustration showing Astrobee robot with Orbital Robotics' arms at left, and picture of astronaut and Astrobees on the ISS at right

Orbital Robotics gets set to send up a pair of arms for International Space Station’s robots

Space station astronauts will install Seattle startup’s arms on one of NASA’s cube-shaped robots for a milestone in-orbit demonstration. Read More

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IEEE SMC 2026: International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics

The IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics comes to Bellevue for four days under the theme “Human-Centric Intelligence:… Read More

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AI in Manufacturing: Space Edition

A Seattle Space Week program on where robotics, AI and manufacturing meet, hosted by Seattle Hardware Week with Space Northwest… Read More

Agility’s new Digit 5 robot lifts 50 pounds, works 20+ hours a day and operates alongside people

Agility Robotics, which is preparing to go public through a SPAC merger, unveiled Digit 5, a humanoid robot it says can work safely alongside people in warehouses and factories. The company says the new robot can lift 50 pounds, reach shelves 7.2 feet high and work more than 20 hours a day. Read More

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Manufacturing the Future in the PNW: Space, Defense and Robotics

A Seattle Space Week session making the case for the Pacific Northwest as the place where space and defense hardware… Read More

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Seattle Physical AI Workshop and Meetup

A meetup-and-workshop evening on physical AI, hosted by Voxel51 with Nebius in Kane Hall’s Walker-Ames Room at the University of… Read More

General Robotics, led by Microsoft vets, says its AI has cut robot setup from a month to hours

A Redmond startup founded by former Microsoft researchers says its GRID platform now automates much of the engineering that keeps robots stuck in pilot projects. CEO Ashish Kapoor says the company has roughly a dozen customers and revenue in the millions of dollars. Read More

Tech industry’s robotics talent crunch has UW’s new grad program nearly full before day one

The University of Washington is launching a Master of Science in Robotics and a professional certificate this fall. More than 30 people signed up for an information session before applications even opened, a sign of how fast demand for engineers trained across AI, software and hardware is growing. Read More

Report: Amazon eyes ‘fully automated’ delivery stations to bring robotics to the last mile

Amazon is developing an internal initiative called Project Tetromino to build “fully automated” delivery stations, according to an internal planning document obtained by Business Insider. The effort could rely on technology from Boxbot, a robotics startup that uses AI-driven storage trays to sequence packages for vehicle loading. Read More

North America’s biggest book sorter just opened in the Seattle area

The King County Library System opened a $5.2 million sorting installation in Renton that handles the 25,000 items moving through its 50 libraries each day. Robotic arms destack totes every 15 seconds and route materials into 186 delivery chutes. Read More

Seattle’s Overland AI opens Bay Area outpost, flipping the regional tech talent script

The autonomous ground vehicle maker announced Wednesday that it’s opening an office in Burlingame, Calif., to tap into what it calls a world-leading AI and robotics talent pool in the Bay Area. Read More

Etzioni on AI: Elon Musk promised humanoid robots, but China delivered

While American tech giants are valued for the anticipation of perfect prototypes, Chinese manufacturers are winning the robotics race by getting paid for delivery. Read More

Overland AI lands Marine Corps deal worth nearly $20M to build self-driving military vehicles

Seattle-based Overland AI won a Marine Corps contract to produce more than a dozen autonomous ground vehicles, which the startup says makes it the first ground autonomy company to serve as the prime contractor on a military production deal. Read More

GeekWire 200 update: New unicorns and a hardware surge remake our list of top Pacific NW startups

The latest GeekWire 200, our quarterly ranking of the top Pacific Northwest startups, reflects a shift toward companies building physical products — rockets, fusion reactors, robots and space-based data centers. Starcloud was the biggest mover, two new unicorns joined the list, and Helion held the No. 1 spot. Read More

‘Digit’ maker Agility Robotics to go public in $2.5B deal — here’s what the filings say about its finances

Salem, Ore.-based Agility Robotics, whose two-legged Digit robots have been tested inside Amazon warehouses, is set to become the first publicly traded U.S. company dedicated solely to humanoid robots, beating its Silicon Valley and East Coast rivals to Wall Street. Read More

This 3-foot-tall robot wants to be your kid’s classroom buddy and your mom’s new friend

Mind Children Robotics, a Seattle-area startup co-founded by AGI researcher Ben Goertzel, is building Codey — a child-sized social robot priced under $10,000 and aimed at classrooms, hospitals and senior care. The company plans its first pilots in South Korea. Read More

Show-and-tell panel with Paul Mikesell at podium and Otter Pup spacecraft in foreground

Founders on the frontiers of space and robotics show off their gadgets and tell the stories behind them

Carbon Robotics, Overland AI, Starcloud and Starfish Space get their share of the spotlight at a DeepTech session featuring AI chips, satellites and more. Read More

Seattle teens to take on real-world ocean science challenges in underwater robotics championship

This year’s tasks include mapping cold-water coral ecosystems, deploying ocean observatory instrumentation, modeling offshore wind turbines, and operating profiling floats beneath sea ice. Read More

No dirt, no tractor, no problem: Canopii aims to tuck robotic farms into tennis court-sized urban spaces

Oregon startup Canopii is tackling the food supply system by launching automated, tennis court-sized greenhouse franchises that use robots to grow 40,000 pounds of greens a year. Read More

Robot pizza startup runs out of dough: Picnic shuts down, sells assets to mystery buyer

Picnic, the Seattle startup that raised about $50 million on a vision of robots churning out pizzas in restaurants, stadiums, and other high-volume venues, has shut down and liquidated its assets after it was unable to pay its debts. A buyer has already been found for the company’s assets and intellectual property. Read More

From Pokémon GO to physical AI: Niantic Spatial unveils its global 3D mapping platform

Niantic Spatial, the company spun out of Pokémon GO maker Niantic, is launching a revamped version of its Scaniverse platform and a new global visual positioning system, in its biggest release since becoming an independent company last year. Read More

A whole new ballgame for trading cards: Startup uses robots and AI to sort and analyze collections

Gradient’s Renton, Wash., office space is home to 10 million sports and gaming cards, where a team of card geeks and engineers are using technology to upend a $15 billion U.S. market. Read More

Amazon lays off robotics staff in latest cuts

The layoffs are separate from Amazon’s broader cuts announced in January that impacted more than 16,000 corporate workers. Read More

TerraClear launches autonomous farm robot to capture images for tackling rocks, weeds and more

The startup says the TerraScout can collect ultra-high-resolution imagery across an entire field and convert the data into plans which can be executed by existing farm equipment. Read More

Illustration: Hubble Space Telescope with spacecraft equipped with robotic arms, shown in Earth orbit

Orbital Robotics reaches out with a plan to build robotic arms that use AI

Seattle-area startup recruits investors and partners to support the development of space manipulator systems with built-in smarts. Read More

Drone capital of the world? Seattle could be a big winner in the U.S. crackdown on DJI and others

New U.S. restrictions on foreign-made drones could reshape the industry — and give Washington state a major opening. Brinc Drones CEO Blake Resnick says the region’s existing players and aerospace talent position Seattle to benefit as domestic manufacturers scale up. Read More

Robotics

Orbital Robotics gets set to send up a pair of arms for International Space Station’s robots

IEEE SMC 2026: International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics

AI in Manufacturing: Space Edition

Agility’s new Digit 5 robot lifts 50 pounds, works 20+ hours a day and operates alongside people

Manufacturing the Future in the PNW: Space, Defense and Robotics

Seattle Physical AI Workshop and Meetup

General Robotics, led by Microsoft vets, says its AI has cut robot setup from a month to hours

Tech industry’s robotics talent crunch has UW’s new grad program nearly full before day one

Report: Amazon eyes ‘fully automated’ delivery stations to bring robotics to the last mile

North America’s biggest book sorter just opened in the Seattle area

Seattle’s Overland AI opens Bay Area outpost, flipping the regional tech talent script

Etzioni on AI: Elon Musk promised humanoid robots, but China delivered

Overland AI lands Marine Corps deal worth nearly $20M to build self-driving military vehicles

GeekWire 200 update: New unicorns and a hardware surge remake our list of top Pacific NW startups

‘Digit’ maker Agility Robotics to go public in $2.5B deal — here’s what the filings say about its finances

Founders on the frontiers of space and robotics show off their gadgets and tell the stories behind them

Seattle teens to take on real-world ocean science challenges in underwater robotics championship

No dirt, no tractor, no problem: Canopii aims to tuck robotic farms into tennis court-sized urban spaces

Robot pizza startup runs out of dough: Picnic shuts down, sells assets to mystery buyer

From Pokémon GO to physical AI: Niantic Spatial unveils its global 3D mapping platform

A whole new ballgame for trading cards: Startup uses robots and AI to sort and analyze collections

Amazon lays off robotics staff in latest cuts

TerraClear launches autonomous farm robot to capture images for tackling rocks, weeds and more

Orbital Robotics reaches out with a plan to build robotic arms that use AI

Drone capital of the world? Seattle could be a big winner in the U.S. crackdown on DJI and others

How Amazon is bringing name brands to Whole Foods, without putting them on the shelves

Amazon layoffs reaction: ‘Thought I was a top performer but guess I’m expendable’

Amazon and the media: Inside the disconnect on AI, robots and jobs

Fertile ground for innovation: A list of agriculture tech startups in Seattle and Washington state