Hopefully, this will be the last issue in the coming months to arrive later than usual. On the other hand, it brings some very fresh news about Ouster and Stereolabs. Let's look into some robots!
URDF_kitchen at beta2
If you are working with URDFs, you might want to take a look at this open-source URDF visual editor. To learn more about this beta release, check out this Open Robotics discourse post.
Atlas Airborne
Boston Dynamics and the Robotics & AI Institute teamed up to send Atlas flying. This video feels like coming back to the BD roots as it shows some not-so-successful runs.
How Industrial Robot Safety Was Written In Blood
It’s been a while since we covered safety in this newsletter. This is a good write-up on how we ended up with the ISO 10218 standard.
Lessons Learned Shipping 500 Units of my First Hardware Product
This is a very good blog post with lessons on building a hardware product. The author built a 60,000-lumen lamp and encountered a series of issues. If you are building hardware, you might want to check this out.
Ouster acquires StereoLabs creating world leading physical ai
Ouster completed the acquisition of StereoLabs on February 4, 2026. StereoLabs will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary. The acquisition was completed using a mix of approximately $35 million in cash and 1.8 million shares, of which 0.7 million will be released over a four-year period.
Cartwheel Robotics Shuts Down
Over the weekend, I saw Scott LaValley’s post about Cartwheel Robotics shutting down. I always found these robots adorable. I recognize the design might not have been geared towards general robot applications, yet this was a part of the charm. I wish the team all the best and hope they continue working on interesting projects!
Bedrock Robotics’ $270M Series B paves the way for operator-less excavators
Bedrock Robotics Inc., a developer of autonomous construction equipment, today said it has raised $270 million in Series B funding. This round brings the company’s total funding to more than $350 million.
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Events
- Paris HW Meetup: Feb 17 - Feb 17, 2026. Paris, France
- Embedded World 2026: Mar 10 - Mar 12, 2026. Nuremberg, Germany
- European Robotics Forum: Mar 23 - Mar 27, 2026. Stavanger, Norway
- Robotics & Physical AI day (Mashup): Apr 15 - Apr 15, 2026. Malmö, Sweden
- Open Hardware Summit: May 22 - May 23, 2026. Berlin, Germany
- ICRA 2026: Jun 01 - Jun 05, 2026. Vienna, Austria
- 2026 Energy Drone & Robotics Summit: Jun 22 - Jun 24, 2026. Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Robotics: Science and Systems: Jul 13 - Jul 16, 2026. Sydney, Australia
- Open Source Summit: Oct 07 - Oct 09, 2026. Prague, Czechia
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