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Drone radar company Echodyne to open $40 million new manufacturing facility in Washington state

CollenFebruary 13, 2026February 13, 2026

by CollenFebruary 13, 2026February 13, 20260710

Echodyne, a radar platform company, has announced a major near-term expansion in its advanced radar production capacity. Echodyne’s new 86,350-square-foot facility in Washington state will

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Apptronik nears $1 billion in funding with $520 million extension to Series A round

CollenFebruary 13, 2026February 13, 2026

by CollenFebruary 13, 2026February 13, 20260626

AI-powered robotics company Apptronik has closed a $520 million Series A-X funding round, with participation from existing investors including B Capital, Google, Mercedes-Benz and PEAK6, and new

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Powering the future of ship loading at Dalrymple Bay

CollenFebruary 13, 2026February 13, 2026

by CollenFebruary 13, 2026February 13, 20260652

Engineering at the edge: Nidec Powers next-gen ship loading at Dalrymple Bay In a bold leap forward for offshore industrial automation, Nidec Drives Africa has

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Strong Clark partner for Slovenia

CollenFebruary 9, 2026February 9, 2026

by CollenFebruary 9, 2026February 9, 20260671

Clark Europe announces a new strategic partnership with Arko d.o.o. as its official distribution partner for Slovenia. The collaboration underscores Clark’s goal of further expanding

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Vention Raises $110M to Scale Physical AI and Bridge the Global Automation Gap

CollenFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 2026

by CollenFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 20260779

Vention’s mission has always been to simplify industrial automation. It started with a simple belief: that designing and building industrial machines shouldn’t be a complex,

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Siemens introduces Digital Twin Composer for large-scale digital twin environments

CollenJanuary 28, 2026January 28, 2026

by CollenJanuary 28, 2026January 28, 20260744

Siemens has launched Digital Twin Composer, a new software solution that builds industrial metaverse environments at scale, empowering organizations to apply industrial AI, simulation and real-time

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Nowaste Logistics Advances Automation with Cognibotics Robot Picking Cell

CollenJanuary 26, 2026February 5, 2026

by CollenJanuary 26, 2026February 5, 20260653

Nowaste Logistics, a Swedish third-party logistics (TPL) provider, has ordered a second robot picking cell from Cognibotics following the successful pilot of its first installation.

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Wing and Walmart expand drone delivery to 150 new stores coast to coast

CollenJanuary 26, 2026January 26, 2026

by CollenJanuary 26, 2026January 26, 20260642

Wing and Walmart are embarking on the next chapter of the world’s largest drone delivery expansion to evolve our service from a regional success into

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Toshiba and MIKROE introduce motor driving board to streamline prototyping of automotive applications

CollenJanuary 20, 2026January 20, 2026

by CollenJanuary 20, 2026January 20, 202601351

Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) has partnered with MIKROE to integrate its SmartMCD™ for dual brushed DC motors into the SmartMCD TB9M001FTG board. The board enables

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Nio Accelerates Company-Wide AI Integration to Drive Competitiveness and Profitability

CollenJanuary 20, 2026January 20, 2026

by CollenJanuary 20, 2026January 20, 20260735

Nio has confirmed plans to significantly scale up its investment in artificial intelligence across all business functions in 2026, positioning AI as a core pillar