Robotics News Brief – Thursday, 26 February 2026

📊 Sentiment: Neutral

📝 Summary

Robotics Startup X Square Secures Fresh Funding Amid Valuation Surge – Caixin Global Robotics Startup X Square Secures Fresh Funding Amid Valuation Surge – SAIC- and CICC-backed investors lead deal as embodied AI startup claims. Cofounder of bankrupt robot vacuum maker iRobot says Elon Musk's vision of robots is 'pure fantasy' While investors are busy pouring billions of dollars into humanoid robots, an MIT roboticist who has been making robots for three decades claims. Former Alphabet 'moonshot' robotics company Intrinsic is folding into Google – CNBC Alphabet is bringing its robotics software company into Google.

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Quantum Surgical acquires Neuwave Medical from J&J to form new surgical robotic venture

This is a Quantum Surgical marketing image of its Epione robotic surgery system for treating cancer The Epione robotic surgery system is designed to ….

Robotics Startup X Square Secures Fresh Funding Amid Valuation Surge – Caixin Global

Robotics Startup X Square Secures Fresh Funding Amid Valuation Surge – SAIC- and CICC-backed investors lead deal as embodied AI startup claims ……

Inside the Factory of the Future | AI, Robotics, and Software-Defined Automation

Drawing on insights from industry leaders, the paper examines how AI-powered vision, adaptive robotics, and open-architecture systems are enabling ……

Denver elementary school uses robotics to build future problem-solvers | 9news.com

At Samuels Elementary, a thriving robotics program nurtures resilience and creativity, empowering students to embrace limitless possibilities….

Translating music into light and motion with robots – Robohub

The new technology features multiple wheeled robots about the size of soccer balls that trail coloured light as they move within a fixed area on the ….

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