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Exploring PLC and robot integration with YRG Robotics’ Chris Elston

Industrial Robotics•MAY 24, 2026

PLCs Endure as Robots Take Over the Line

The PLC isn’t retiring; it’s evolving into a smarter gateway. In The Robot Report Podcast episode 245, Chris Elston, the chief robotics manager for Yamaha Robotics Group North America, lays out a practical path for turning big automation promises into floor ready realities. He frames Yamaha’s approa

NūMove surpasses 20 mixed palletizer deployments as US beverage distributors accelerate warehouse automation

Industrial Robotics•MAY 24, 2026

NūMove hits 22 palletizers in beverage warehouses

Here are 38 Memorial Day deals we recommend for $50 or less

Consumer Tech•MAY 23, 2026

Memorial Day bargains under $50 steal the spotlight

Specialization Beats Scale: A Strategic Variable Most AI Procurement Decisions Overlook

AI & Machine Learning•MAY 23, 2026

Specialization Beats Scale in Enterprise OCR

Live Desk

Live

02:34 PM•Newsroom•Breaking

WeatherNext highlights AI research split at Google I O

02:40 PM•Newsroom•Developing

Claude Writes Most Code at Anthropic Event in London

02:34 PM•Newsroom•Developing

Specialization Beats Scale in Enterprise OCR

02:39 PM•Newsroom•Developing

GE Vernova buys Robotech to accelerate robotics

06:32 AM•Newsroom•Developing

PLCs Endure as Robots Take Over the Line

03:03 AM•Newsroom•Developing

NūMove hits 22 palletizers in beverage warehouses

06:59 AM•Newsroom•Watching

Cordless vacuums dominate Wired 2026 best list

02:39 PM•Newsroom•Watching

Memorial Day Deals Hit Robot Vacuums and Earbuds

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Top Stories

Google I/O showed how the path for AI-driven science is shifting

WeatherNext highlights AI research split at Google I O

MAY 23, 2026•3 min read

The best Memorial Day sales you can shop this weekend

Memorial Day Deals Hit Robot Vacuums and Earbuds

MAY 22, 2026•3 min read

A quadruped inspection robot. GE Vernova has worked with ANYbotics to automate energy asset inspections.

GE Vernova buys Robotech to accelerate robotics

MAY 22, 2026•3 min read

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Briefing

A quadruped inspection robot. GE Vernova has worked with ANYbotics to automate energy asset inspections.

GE Vernova buys Robotech to accelerate robotics

MAY 22, 2026•3 min read

Plus One Robotics streams eight hours of live warehouse automation performance

Plus One's Eight Hour Live Stream Tests AI Induction

MAY 22, 2026•2 min read

Microsoft’s consumer marketing chief to leave next year

Microsoft consumer marketing chief exits after 35 years

MAY 22, 2026•2 min read

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Across The Front Page

Scaling creativity in the age of AI

AI & Machine Learning•MAY 22, 2026

AI scales creativity with guardrails in place

The Future of Physical AI Isn’t Smarter Robots, It’s Smarter Interfaces

Humanoids•MAY 21, 2026

Smarter Interfaces Drive Physical AI Forward

Faraday Future aims to release a new robot in June 2026.

Humanoids•MAY 21, 2026

Faraday Future targets 1500 humanoids by year end

Beat Coverage

AI & Machine Learning

AI & Machine Learning•MAY 24, 2026

Diffusion LMs Promise Faster Text Generation

AI & Machine Learning•MAY 23, 2026

WeatherNext Tests AI Science Split Path

Specialization Beats Scale: A Strategic Variable Most AI Procurement Decisions Overlook

AI & Machine Learning•MAY 23, 2026

Specialization Beats Scale in Enterprise OCR

AI & Machine Learning•MAY 23, 2026

AI remakes media costs and storytelling

An 8-bit character with a chef's hat in a pixel kitchen flips food in a fry pan over a pixel stove

AI & Machine Learning•MAY 21, 2026

Claude Writes Most Code at Anthropic Event in London

AI & Machine Learning•MAY 20, 2026

Musk loses OpenAI nonprofit case over timing

Beat Coverage

Industrial Robotics

Exploring PLC and robot integration with YRG Robotics’ Chris Elston

Industrial Robotics•MAY 24, 2026

PLCs Endure as Robots Take Over the Line

NūMove surpasses 20 mixed palletizer deployments as US beverage distributors accelerate warehouse automation

Industrial Robotics•MAY 24, 2026

NūMove hits 22 palletizers in beverage warehouses

Industrial Robotics•MAY 23, 2026

Eight Hours Live Test Exposes Real World Warehouse Robotics

Industrial Robotics•MAY 23, 2026

Humanoid and Bosch push toward mass deployment

A quadruped inspection robot. GE Vernova has worked with ANYbotics to automate energy asset inspections.

Industrial Robotics•MAY 22, 2026

GE Vernova buys Robotech to accelerate robotics

Perspective from Harting: The industrial reality check – why factory winners execute, not just innovate

Industrial Robotics•MAY 22, 2026

Factory Winners Execute Not Just Innovate

Beat Coverage

Humanoids

Humanoids•MAY 21, 2026

Humanoid scales robot production with Bosch

The Future of Physical AI Isn’t Smarter Robots, It’s Smarter Interfaces

Humanoids•MAY 21, 2026

Smarter Interfaces Drive Physical AI Forward

Faraday Future aims to release a new robot in June 2026.

Humanoids•MAY 21, 2026

Faraday Future targets 1500 humanoids by year end

Devices & Daily Life

Consumer Tech

Here are 38 Memorial Day deals we recommend for $50 or less

Consumer Tech•MAY 23, 2026

Memorial Day bargains under $50 steal the spotlight

Consumer Tech•MAY 22, 2026

The Best Vacuums of 2026 Finally Align Power and Simplicity

Consumer Tech•MAY 22, 2026

Memorial Day Tech Deals That Actually Matter

Consumer Tech•MAY 22, 2026

AirFly Pro 2 hits travel season price cut

Microsoft’s consumer marketing chief to leave next year

Consumer Tech•MAY 22, 2026

Microsoft consumer marketing chief exits after 35 years

The cost of the smart home is going up

Consumer Tech•MAY 21, 2026

Smart homes get pricier as Google bets on subscriptions

Regional Dispatch

China Robotics & AI

China Robotics & AI•MAY 11, 2026

China doubles down at AI conference despite US tensions

headshots of bob little and hiroshi fujiwara.

China Robotics & AI•MAY 08, 2026

Robotics awards spotlight leaders Fujiwara and Little

Linkhou Raises USD Tens of Millions to Expand Robotics Components Production

China Robotics & AI•MAY 06, 2026

Linkhou Raises Tens of Millions in Series B Plus to Expand Robotics Components Production

China Robotics & AI•MAY 05, 2026

Beijing strengthens robot supply chain with policy push

China Robotics & AI•MAY 05, 2026

Beijing backs robot components, not end robots

China Robotics & AI•MAY 03, 2026

Beijing nudges robot makers toward domestic suppliers

Analysis

Analysis

Utah Enacts VPN Rule Tied to Age Verification

Analysis•MAY 07, 2026

Utah Enacts VPN Rule Tied to Age Verification

EU Digital Fairness Act Sparks Privacy Debate

Analysis•MAY 07, 2026

EU Digital Fairness Act Sparks Privacy Debate

UK online safety push risks collapsing the open web

Analysis•MAY 07, 2026

UK online safety push risks collapsing the open web

Analysis•MAY 06, 2026

Redefining AI jobs to steer policy

Two people wear EFF Claw Back member t-shirts. The front shows a cat swatting at spy cameras and the back says “Mass Surveillance” with red claw marks through it.

Analysis•MAY 05, 2026

Federal AI Rule Moves Toward Compliance

Analysis•MAY 04, 2026

Regulators should ask AI's purpose, not whether to regulate

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