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ANRA Advances NATO-Tested Counter-Drone Technology With UTM Airspace Data

SIOP and TACO have advanced from TRL 5 to TRL 7. ANRA is now inviting U.S. sensor makers, integrators and agencies to explore partnerships as federal counter-drone funding grows. ANRA Technologies announced on October 27, 2026 continued progress in its counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS) capabilities. The update follows ANRA’s participation in NATO Counter-UAS Technical Interoperability […]

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London robotics startup Machenta raises $40M seed investment

A London robotics startup co-founded by a robotics professor and his student, which is building an AI model which claims to have discovered a new, quick way of teaching robots physical jobs, has raise...

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FF EAI Robotics Closes Purchase of Faraday Future’s Robotics Unit

FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. said in a completion announcement dated October 26, 2026 that it has completed its acquisition of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.'s robotics business, with the closing taking effect on October 23, 2026. Following the transaction, FFR will operate the robotics business and continue trading on Nasdaq, and Faraday Future will continue trading on Nasdaq as…

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Rivian buys startup to turn 400,000 daily clips into 3D sims

Rivian wants to rebuild the roads its customers drive as 3D test worlds for its self-driving system, and it just bought a 15-person UK startup called Third Dimension to do it, as first reported by TechCrunch. The startup was founded in 2024 by a former Tesla Autopilot simulation engineer and a veteran of Wayve’s neural simulator team. Rivian didn’t say what it paid. more…

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