In small factories across America, agile automatons are making everything from parts for AI supercomputers to the hulls of America’s future autonomous naval weapons. Once a luxury reserved for big ...

According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), an industry association, there were around 4.7m industrial ...

"There's a fundamental conflict between these goals," one expert says. President Donald Trump has disrupted global trade and roiled markets in an effort to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Trump's tariffs will create more factory jobs. Many factories, however, are now using automation, including humanoid robots. Lutnick says human factory workers ...

In cognitive manufacturing, production is being transformed as humans increasingly work alongside intelligent robots. We are entering a new industrial revolution, the cognitive industrial revolution, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I explore humans, technologies, and what’s next. Dec 01, 2025, 01:14pm EST As factories finalize 2026 budgets, a costly choice ...

Apptronik, an Austin-based maker of humanoid robots, on Tuesday announced a new pilot partnership with American supply chain/manufacturing stalwart, Jabil. The deal arrives two weeks after Apptronik ...

As robotic devices – including delivery and service bots as well as utilitarian drones – proliferate and develop increasing degrees of autonomy, managing fleets of robotics will become increasingly ...

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...