Musculoskeletal disorders account for nearly 30% of all workplace injuries in the U.S., costing an estimated $45 billion to $54 billion each year in medical recovery and workers’ compensation, according to The University of Texas at Arlington.

Engineers at UTA are working on a potential way to reduce that toll.…

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Advanced Intralogistics, a leader in intelligent warehouse automation and robotics solutions, has acquired key assets of Anchor Technical Services, a provider of warehouse maintenance and facility services. Both companies are based in Fort Worth.

The acquisition strengthens Advanced Intralogistics’ ability to deliver fully integrated lifecycle solutions for warehouse and distribution center operations nationwide, the company said.…

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It made perfect sense that organizers of last week’s 2025 Annual Venture Dallas Conference chose the private library of Dallas billionaire Harlan Crow as the setting for their kickoff VIP Reception. The invite-only reception, after all, was sponsored by the NYSE Texas stock exchange, which in August had leased 28,000 square feet at Crow’s swank Old Parkland office campus in Dallas’ Oak Lawn neighborhood.…

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For the first time, eligible Walmart shoppers in an area of southern Dallas can look to skies for their purchases to be delivered.

Zipline, a San Francisco-based robotics company that designs, manufactures, and operates what it says is the world’s largest autonomous delivery system, has launched service for customers who live near the Walmart Supercenter at 7401 Samuell Blvd.,…

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“It’s pretty exciting to see this ‘robot metabolism’ breakthrough: self-sustaining machines, turning damage into upgrades is truly science fiction coming to life.”

Charles Wilson
Process Engineer at Amazon, Futurist, and Investor

… commenting on Columbia University’s breakthrough in modular robotics and inviting innovators to weigh in, via LinkedIn.…

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Researchers at UT Dallas’ NanoTech Institute have developed a low-cost method to fabricate artificial muscles that could open new doors for robotics, energy harvesting, and smart clothing.

But these “muscles” aren’t biological—they’re engineered fibers that behave something like them. When triggered by heat or electricity, the fibers contract, expand, or twist, producing motion without motors.…

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Maryland-based HWH International announced that its subsidiary HAPI iRobot Pte. Ltd. has partnered with Plano-based Sharing Service Global Corporation (OTC: SHRG) to host a robotics showroom in Dallas to commercialize a distribution rights agreement that HWH has inked with China’s Guangzhou Inbot Technology Ltd.…

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Staxel, with operations in Liverpool, Great Britain, and Detroit, works to maximize logistics outcomes by blending robots, AI, and a patent-pending storage system.

Founded by Dima Dobrynin and Victor Zavadsky in early 2023, Staxel seeks to build a robotic platform capable of fully autonomous intralogistics operations.…

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Omnicell—a Fort Worth-based company that aims to transform the pharmacy care delivery model—has announced its Central Med Automation Service, a subscription-based solution designed to help health systems establish and continuously optimize centralized medication management for Consolidated Pharmacy Services Centers (CPSCs) and similar operations.…

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The future of manufacturing is based on human-machine collaboration.

That’s what Nader Jalili, Mary and Rich Templeton Dean of SMU Lyle School of Engineering, has spent his academic career exploring through research on automation, human-robot integration and augmentation.

His vision for engineering education at SMU Lyle is guided by a key question: As machines rapidly evolve into intelligent systems, how do we prepare an intelligent workforce to collaboratively work alongside them?…

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DFW made sense “for us to bring all of the future in one place at one time.”

Dave Guggina
EVP of Supply Chain
Walmart U.S.
.…on why Walmart chose Dallas-Fort Worth as the first market to put all its “reinvented” supply chain capabilities in one geographic location, via the Dallas Morning News.…

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Southlake-based RobotLAB, a leading robotics integrator that delivers everything from table-serving restaurant robots to cleaning, delivery, education, and customer service robots, is upping its game with LG.

A “new, wide-ranging collaboration” with LG Business Solutions USA will expand  RobotLAB’s role as a primary reseller to include LG’s entire robotics portfolio and the role of managing entity of its commercial deployment.…

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More than 20 automation companies are expected to take part in a “Waves of Innovation” event at AT&T Stadium in Arlington November 15—showcasing everything from sanding-and-polishing “cobots” to vision-guided robotic arms picking up items using deep learning algorithms.

Also on tap at the free-to-register event will be demonstrations of automated machine loading, laser marking, and more.…

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“Our research in robotics is aimed at amplifying people rather than replacing them.”

Gill Pratt
CEO and Chief Scientist
Toyota Research Institute
.…on Toyota Research Institute’s “breakthrough” generative AI approach to teaching robots new, dexterous skills.

The Toyota Research Institute—a forward-looking arm of Plano-based Toyota Motor North America—has announced a “breakthrough” generative AI approach that can “quickly and confidently teach robots new, dexterous skills.”…

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So many projects, so little time. Startups, SMEs, even corporate behemoths—all face the same conundrums when it comes to tech challenges in need of solutions. It’s a daunting scenario, but what if there’s a secret weapon just waiting to be deployed?…

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“It’s truly an inspiration to see students from all over the world come together to compete and show off their achievements in relation to STEM.”

Tony Norman
Co-Founder and President 
VEX Robotics
.…on the REC Foundation’s 2023 VEX Robotics World Championship, being held in Dallas Tuesday through May 4.…

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“We wanted robots, and we got robots—one for every three students in my classroom.”

Omar Cortez
Technology Teacher
School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove.
.…on teaching robotics and leading robotics teams for middle and elementary school students.…

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“This gift means that our students will be on the cutting edge of something new.”

Dr. Steve Yurkovich
Louis Beecherl Jr. Distinguished Chair
UT Dallas’ Jonsson School of Engineering
.…on UTD getting a $100K grant from Amazon Robotics to expand course offerings in functional safety.…

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It might look like the high-tech factory floor at a General Motors or Ford Motor plant. But the elaborate robot system you see above is actually operating right now at a Discount Tire store in Arlington. And it could be a harbinger of the robot-ification of jobs, businesses, and industries across North Texas and beyond.…

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Barnstorm Agtech Inc., a Canadian startup agriculture robotics company, has closed on a $217,500 equity capital raise through Fort Worth-based Harvest Returns’ investment platform.

Barnstorm is developing driverless robotic vehicles comparable to compact utility tractors, the company said. It plans to deploy “swarms” of robotic tractors and implements as a service to farmers in the U.S.…

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