Robotics & Automation

NVIDIA Expands Cosmos Data Factory for Robotics and Physical AI

NVIDIA expanded Cosmos with five cloud-native data blueprints and new tools for training and testing world models used in robotics and industrial AI.

AMD Frames Physical AI Around End-to-End Control Timing

AMD’s October 19 physical-AI paper argues that robotics infrastructure should be measured from sensor input to physical action.

Intel Details Edge Computing and Docking Infrastructure for ADR Mining Robots

ADR’s Explora system combines onboard sensing with an underground docking station connected to mine power and networks.

Intel’s MassRobotics Workshop Focuses on Moving Edge AI Into Deployment

Intel’s October 16 MassRobotics account covers real-time inference, sensor processing and the transition from robot prototypes to field deployment.

Bard Targets Fourth-Quarter Completion of Georgia Factory Expansion

The 106,000-square-foot addition in Madison will add production capacity and advanced manufacturing equipment.

Caterpillar plans $1 billion Sanford expansion for compact equipment

A new North Carolina facility will expand compact track-loader and telehandler production while adding automation, digital production and integrated logistics.

FieldAI and Spot: construction inspection deployment program

Boston Dynamics describes FieldAI-powered Spot robots operating across construction sites in Asia, Europe and North America. The program supports inspection, mapping and documentation in changing environments. Individual projects are not named, so this is a…

Reported status: Multi-site deployment reported by supplier

Location: Asia, Europe and North America, per supplier

Technology: Spot with FieldAI autonomy

Source checked: 2026-10-24

Acciona: Spot and Trimble tunnel-scanning tests

Acciona tested Spot with Trimble scanning workflows for tunnel construction. The aim was to collect site data in difficult conditions and compare as-built geometry with design models. The case study explicitly places the program in…

Reported status: Testing stage as of fall 2021

Location: Individual tunnel locations not disclosed

Technology: Spot with Trimble scanning technology

Source checked: 2026-10-24

Brasfield & Gorrie: Spot construction documentation program

Brasfield & Gorrie developed a Spot-based system for 360-degree jobsite documentation, working with DroneDeploy on processing and analysis. The supplier’s case study describes mission planning, image capture and upload workflows. This is a contractor program…

Reported status: Field pilot and workflow development documented

Location: Individual project locations not disclosed

Technology: Spot with 360-degree cameras

Source checked: 2026-10-24

Mortenson and Built Robotics: autonomous equipment on renewable projects

Mortenson states that it works with Built Robotics on technology enabling autonomous heavy-equipment operation at select renewable-energy projects. The contractor’s page does not identify individual sites, deployment dates or quantified results. This is a program-level…

Reported status: Use on select projects documented by contractor

Location: Individual project locations not disclosed

Technology: Autonomous heavy equipment

Source checked: 2026-10-24

Dominion Surry: Spot nuclear inspection pilot

Dominion Energy tested Spot for repeatable inspection routes at Surry Power Station. The supplier’s case study describes radiation measurements and remote observation intended to reduce the need for workers to enter inspection areas. This record…

Reported status: Inspection pilot documented in vendor case study

Location: Virginia, United States

Technology: Spot with inspection sensors

Source checked: 2026-10-24

Southern Power Plant Wansley: Spot inspection pilot

Southern Company and Southern Power piloted Spot at the natural-gas combined-cycle Plant Wansley in fall 2022. The work tested thermal readings on a heat-recovery steam generator and photographic gauge readings, with information sent to asset-management…

Reported status: Pilot conducted in fall 2022

Location: Heard County, Georgia, United States

Technology: Spot CAM+IR

Source checked: 2026-10-24

Amazon Greenwood Advanced Manufacturing Facility

Greenwood, Indiana — approximate regional pin

A planned 585,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility supporting robotics production. Amazon announced the facility and 300 anticipated jobs in September 2026.

Owner / developer: Amazon

Reported stage: Planning

Reported investment: More than $100 million announced investment

Source review: 2026-09-30

Built Robotics

Autonomous heavy-equipment technology for construction.

ANYbotics

Autonomous inspection robots for industrial and infrastructure facilities.

Boston Dynamics

Industrial mobile robots for inspection, construction documentation and warehouse handling.

Yondu

Los Angeles

Developing warehouse picking robots designed to fit into existing third-party logistics workflows.

Servo7

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Robotic systems that unload loose-loaded shipping containers in warehouses.

Remy AI

San Francisco

Developing robotic manipulation systems for warehouse workflows, starting with third-party e-commerce logistics operations.

Advanced Metal Research

Los Angeles

Robotic welding cells combining vision-guided seam tracking and post-weld inspection.

Agency Tool Company

Denver, CO, USA

Software deployment and hardware testing tools for robots operating in the field.

Charge Robotics

San Francisco, California

Robotic systems designed to automate labor-intensive parts of large-scale solar construction.

Cosmic Robotics

San Francisco, California

Robotic construction equipment for material handling and installation, with work in utility-scale solar and data center construction.

Deploy

San Francisco, California

Integration and deployment services that connect general-purpose robotic models to practical business tasks.

Dreamscale Labs

San Francisco, California

Cloud inference infrastructure for running robotics AI models remotely with low-latency responses.

Caterpillar plans $1 billion Sanford expansion for compact equipment

A new North Carolina facility will expand compact track-loader and telehandler production while adding automation, digital production and integrated logistics.

Amazon plans $100 million-plus manufacturing operation in Greenwood

The Indiana facility is expected to launch by 2028, producing equipment for the company’s fulfillment and robotics network.