Manifest 2026 recap

In Episode 230 of The Robotic Record Podcast, hosts Mike Oitzman and Eugene Demaitre summarize the significant robotics information of the week and review their experiences at the Reveal 2026 supply chain exhibition in Las Las vega.

Program timeline

• 8:12– Zoox robotaxi evaluation
• 6:20– Information of the week
• 14:33– Reveal occasion wrap-up with Genetics Demaitre and Mike Oitzman
• 34:08– Meeting with Sankalp Arora, Chief Executive Officer of Gather AI
• 41:58– Meeting with Ben Gruettner, primary earnings police officer of Robust.AI
• 49:28– Meeting with Owen Nicholson, Chief Executive Officer of Slamcore
• 54:21– Meeting with Mason Cole, vice head of state of sales at Slip Robotics
• 1:00:55– Meeting with Steven McKinley (primary running police officer) and Jim Leifer (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) at Ambi Robotics
• 1:10:00– Meeting with Jackie Wu, Chief Executive Officer of Corvus Robotics
• 1:16:40– Meeting with Kevin Damoa, owner and chief executive officer of Glid Technologies
• 1:22:37– Meeting with Eric Miller, founder and chief executive officer of AutoPallet

Information of the week

Apptronik generates one more $520M to increase Beauty manufacturing

Apptronik has actually increased a $520 million Collection A-X financing round. This brings the Austin, Texas-based humanoid robotic programmer’s complete Collection A to greater than $935 million and its complete funding increased to virtually $1 billion.

With the funding, Apptronik claimed it will certainly increase manufacturing of the Beauty robotic and increase its international network of business and pilot implementations. The business additionally intends to develop centers for robotic training and information collection, in addition to to end up establishing its most recent robotic version, which is readied to debut in this year.

Symbotic obtains self-governing forklift manufacturer Fox Robotics

Symbotic has actually obtained Fox Robotics in a step that widens its logistics robotics offerings. The Wilmington, Mass.-based business revealed the offer throughout its Q1 2026 profits telephone call.

Symbotic owner and chief executive officer Rick Cohen claimed the Fox Robotics purchase provides Symbotic accessibility to a wider market in self-governing product handling and the opportunity of presenting brand-new options past existing stockroom automation.

While a lot of Fox Robotics’ clients are not Symbotic clients, they do share one big customer: Walmart. Cohen claimed he anticipates to bring led fork vehicles to a broader target market.

Boston Characteristics chief executive officer Robert Playter tips down

Robert Playter, Chief Executive Officer of Boston Characteristics, has actually tipped down from the business. Playter took control of as chief executive officer in 2019 and led Boston Characteristics via its purchase by Hyundai in 2020.

Before taking control of as chief executive officer, Playter acted as primary running police officer. His last day with Boston Characteristics will certainly be Feb. 27. According to the business, Playter intends to retire.

Amanda McMaster, Boston Characteristics’ primary monetary police officer, will certainly take control of as acting chief executive officer up until the board of supervisors discovers its following leader.

Playter took control of as chief executive officer at a critical time for Boston Characteristics. The business was long understood for its study systems like the hydraulically-powered Atlas humanoid however wished to transform its modern technology right into business systems. Playter assisted to bring Place, Stetch, and most just recently, a completely electrical variation of Atlas to market.

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