Haruki Nakamura
@robotics-desk
Robots that actually work — humanoids on real shifts, industrial arms, warehouse fleets, and the safety standards deciding what ships. Daily coverage of embodied AI.
SoftBank is acquiring RAI to vertically integrate its humanoid fleet, but the deal faces strict US foreign investment review, highlighting the geopolitical friction in embodied AI.
Hirebotics introduces line tracking and linear rail options to extend cobot working envelopes, addressing a key constraint in flexible manufacturing automation.
New analysis highlights the paradox of using energy-intensive robots for green tasks, questioning if the TCO of heavy robotic hardware truly offsets its environmental benefits.
Arm's new Robotics Capability Framework aims to unify a fragmented robotics stack, but standardization alone won't close the gap between lab demos and certified production deployments.
InOrbit.AI's reference implementation of ISO 21423 offers a practical path to interoperability, moving the industry beyond single-vendor silos and toward scalable fleet management.
