2026 Robotics Handbook looks at humanoids, AI, and design choices

This year, The Robot Report continued to share developments in design, engineering, and deployment of commercial systems, but the pace of change has accelerated. This is due to advances in hardware, scale, and most of all, artificial intelligence. The 2026 Robotics Handbook curates some of the top trends in the space.
As labor shortages drive demand for automation, markets become more knowledgeable about robots’ capabilities, and the systems themselves get easier to use, robotics adoption is growing. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) and the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), both global and U.S. orders are climbing after a post-pandemic pause.
This free download looks at the engineering challenges, component choices, and market opportunities for robotics. While humanoid robots are still in development and commercial trials, massive amounts of funding have led to stiff competition as big tech companies and emerging startups try different form factors and use cases.
AI is the other prominent topic of 2026, as it changes how robots are designed, programmed, and managed. From large language models and vision-language-action models to world models, AI is already starting to make robots more autonomous, easier to use, and safer for people to interact with. However, the devil is in the details, as concerns around data, cybersecurity, and national sovereignty persist.
What the 2026 Robotics Handbook features
The 2026 Robotics Handbook also looks at advances in dexterous manipulation and spotlights an industry where automation is just getting started — construction. In this issue, you can learn about:
The importance of cost, humans in the loop, and generalization versus specialization of manipulators with Plus One Robotics
What effects integration, safety, and the desire for human-level abilities have on the pace of humanoid development as seen in Jabil’s collaboration with Apptronik
A look at how Boston Dynamics has approached end effectors as it works to bring its Atlas humanoid robot to market
The role of “virtual gyms” and simulation to accelerate AI for complex robot behaviors from SoftServe
Why suction and soft grippers are better than either alone with Locus Robotics
How Monumental determined that bricklaying was the place to start with automation for the construction industry
Sponsors for the 2026 Robotics Handbook include DigiKey , All Motion , CS Hyde Co. , Boker’s Inc. , SIKO Products Inc. , and ElectroCraft .
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