The Ultimate Guide to Robotics
A curated Australian edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Robotics (Robots).
What to know about Robotics
Robotics explores the rapidly evolving field where machines are designed to perform tasks traditionally done by humans, reshaping industries from manufacturing to healthcare, agriculture, and customer service. This tag delves into how robotic technologies are enhancing efficiency, safety, and innovation across diverse sectors.
Readers can discover stories on the integration of robots in everyday life, such as social robots aiding elder companionship, surgical robots improving medical procedures, and autonomous robots transforming logistics and industrial operations. The coverage also highlights emerging trends like AI-powered humanoid robots, robotic process automation (RPA), and advances in machine learning that enable robots to perceive and interact with their environments more naturally.
Additionally, the content addresses significant societal and ethical considerations, such as workforce impacts due to automation, cybersecurity vulnerabilities in robotic systems, and the collaborative potential between humans and robots in future workplaces. By following this tag, readers gain insight into the current breakthroughs, challenges, and future possibilities in robotics, offering a comprehensive view of how this technology continues to shape our world.
Australian Robotics News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Manufacturing leads peers in AI-driven IT issue fixing
Manufacturers are ahead of other sectors in using AI to spot and fix IT problems before they disrupt operations, a survey found.
Seven tech firms named Australian export finalists
The shortlist spans every mainland state plus Tasmania and the ACT, showing Australian tech exporters are winning overseas customers in niche markets.
Australian firms let AI act with limited oversight
Most Australian businesses now let AI make and carry out decisions once reserved for people, yet only 55% can audit every action it takes.
MathWorks R2026b adds AI tools for engineering teams
Engineering teams can now automate verification and manage product variants more easily as the latest MATLAB and Simulink release adds AI tools.
Why strategic supply chains generate savings for FMCG companies
Long-term planning can cut freight, inventory and disruption losses for FMCG firms by avoiding design mistakes that short-term fixes miss.
AI & robotics reshape Australian trades, says expert
Trades are being reshaped by AI and robotics, with apprentices needing new digital skills as workshops and worksites adopt more automation.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Robotics
Gartner flags 10 tech trends for 2027 as AI governance
Intralogistics market set to hit USD $133bn by 2030
Oracle launches Fusion Claw for autonomous business tasks
Gartner forecasts AI strain on services, costs & jobs
MOVA launches 20 products in Australia across home tech
Featured News
CU Medicine's Philip Chiu: Surgery goes digital, but the surgeon stays
CU Medicine Dean Philip Chiu says AI and robotics will take surgery from analogue to digital, with embodied AI assisting the surgeon.
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
AU manufacturing sector faces robotics investment shortfall
Australia's manufacturing push could stall unless public and private funding closes the gap with rivals investing heavily in AI and robotics.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
Reviews
Expert Columns
Could AI enable successful socialism? Eliminating the fatal flaw
Why strategic supply chains generate savings for FMCG companies
What it takes to make warehouse automation work
From AI That Answers to AI That Acts
The future of autonomous security
AI is creating a semiconductor boom. But who will keep it running?
AI visibility becoming the new boardroom blind spot
How to prevent your AI agents from going rogue
Networks take the wheel as AI moves from hype to reality
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
CU Medicine's Philip Chiu: Surgery goes digital, but the surgeon stays
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
AU manufacturing sector faces robotics investment shortfall
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Recent Robotics News
CrowdStrike launches tools to detect risky AI agents
The tools are designed to spot rogue AI behaviour and simulate attacks before autonomous systems can reach critical data or systems.
BeyondTrust launches AI agent security with new research
The new controls aim to curb AI agents' machine-speed access to company systems as research shows they can trigger thousands of endpoint actions.
JLL warns of AI skills gap in Asia Pacific facilities
Nearly 70% of organisations have already suffered disruption from labour shortages or AI skills gaps, JLL says, as adoption accelerates.
LG Electronics lifts profit as vehicle systems surge
Vehicle systems and subscriptions helped offset softer TV demand, as operating profit for the first nine months climbed 55.9 per cent to KRW 4.03 trillion.
Krafton unveils Ludi 0.2 in robotics research push
The gaming group is betting on robotics to extend its AI expertise beyond games, as Ludi 0.2 targets more natural human-robot interaction.
Oracle launches Claw-powered Fusion apps for CX teams
Oracle has added governed AI tools to Fusion Cloud Applications, aiming to help sales and service teams execute more complex tasks with less manual effort.
LG Electronics posts strong Q3 on vehicle & AI demand
Vehicle and AI data centre orders helped lift operating profit 34.1 per cent to KRW 781.9 billion in the third quarter.
Basware customers focus on trust as AI expands in finance
Finance chiefs are demanding more evidence that AI can be trusted in invoice and payment controls, as errors could affect compliance and suppliers.
Ubitium raises USD $14 million to build one AI chip
The seed round lifts total backing to USD $18 million as the German startup pushes a single processor for autonomous machines closer to production.
Exclusive investigation into the Aussie Infrastructure skills shortage
Australia risks leaving $242 billion of infrastructure work short of labour, with shortages already threatening delivery and driving up costs.
AI reshapes money moves, Forbes warns banks on trust
Banks and retailers face new risks as AI agents begin spending, booking and triggering payments without a human checking every step.
Peak names Gary Williams as Chief Operations Officer
The move comes as the privately backed systems integrator looks to strengthen recurring revenue and service delivery across its customer base.
Asia Pacific leads shift to software-defined manufacturing
Rising labour shortages and geopolitical pressure are pushing manufacturers towards automation, with Asia Pacific now accounting for 74% of new robot deployments.
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Hyundai & Kia back VAST Data in strategic investment
The investment follows years of production use and has already helped 42dot halve storage needs while keeping autonomous driving work within existing data centre capacity.
FACE Consortium opens membership to NATO allies & Japan
The rule change widens access to airborne software standards as defence and aerospace groups seek better interoperability across allied markets.
Talwar says AI will reshape work, cities & medicine
AI could soon transform jobs, hospitals and schools, with Talwar warning that bigger firms may lag as security and accountability concerns slow adoption.
LinkedIn ranks Australia's top startups as AI booms
Health tech and AI firms took most of LinkedIn's 2026 Australian startup ranking, signalling where hiring and investor attention are shifting.
Thales expands Google Cloud tie-up to secure AI agents
The integration aims to curb prompt injection, data leakage and unauthorised actions as firms shift AI from pilots to critical systems.
LG Electronics posts record nine-month profit as B2B grows
Its core appliance and vehicle businesses helped drive record nine-month operating profit to KRW 4.03 trillion, despite macroeconomic uncertainty.
Drone Forge & Arkeus to test Warden sensor in Asia-Pacific
Demand for faster target recognition is pushing Australian uncrewed systems firms to combine sensors and autonomous platforms across the Asia-Pacific region.
