Manufacturing & Industrial Technology

Cleveland – September 30, 2026 -- Arrowfly has launched AI for Engineers, a year-round platform combining a dedicated news desk, an annual conference, original research, and an advisory board for engineers applying artificial intelligence across design, manufacturing, robotics, medtech, and energy work.

Arrowfly taps a 2.1 million-reader network to anchor the new initiative

The program draws on Arrowfly's more than 20 flagship engineering brands, which collectively reach 2.1 million verified industry readers, 29 million website visitors, 1.6 million email subscribers, and generate 202 million monthly impressions. More than 30,000 engineering and technical professionals have already engaged with AI-related webinars, newsletters, and editorial content across Arrowfly's engineering portfolio.

Denver – September 30, 2026 -- TrackVia has expanded its Field Operations Intelligence platform with a new artificial intelligence layer called IRIS, enterprise AI connectivity, a rebuilt Android application and a modernized web interface, targeting organizations managing complex field operations across construction, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, education and government.

Skilled-trade labor shortage drives platform upgrade

An August 2026 Lightcast analysis found roughly three open skilled-trade jobs for every qualified worker available to fill them. TrackVia CEO Aylin Basom said the company is responding to that gap by investing across AI, mobility, user experience, integrations and enterprise readiness rather than adding a single AI feature.

Los Angeles – – September 30, 2026 -- Media artist Refik Anadol has installed 84 synchronized Epson EB-PQ2220B 4K laser projectors to power Gallery A of DATALAND, the world's first Museum of AI Arts, which opened in Los Angeles in June 2026.

Data Pavilion delivers nearly 700 million pixels across mirrored architecture

The installation, known as the Data Pavilion, combines 84 units of Epson's 20,000-lumen projectors to generate over 1.5 million lumens and nearly 700 million pixels, transforming walls, floors, ceilings and mirrored columns into a continuous canvas. Camera-assisted software calibrates, aligns and edge-blends all 84 projectors into a single unified image in real time.

Suzhou – – September 30, 2026 -- Chinese robotics firm AGILINK has shipped more than 15,000 dexterous robotic hands since spinning out from AGIBOT in January 2026, a scale-up that coincides with a demonstration of its OmniHand 3 Ultra performing traditional Suzhou embroidery.

Master craftswoman trains robotic hand on silk-thread techniques

Fu Xianghong, a Suzhou embroidery master, taught the OmniHand 3 Ultra foundational stitching skills including separating silk threads, threading a needle, stretching fabric on an embroidery hoop and stitching. Silk thread bends, slips and changes shape with slight contact variation, requiring one finger to isolate strands while others maintain tension, and opposing fingertips to twist thread without losing grip.

Wiesbaden – – September 30, 2026 -- Panasonic has launched the TOUGHBOOK G3, a rugged tablet delivering a 39% increase in battery life over its predecessor, the G2mk3, targeting field workers in defence, emergency services, utilities, logistics and manufacturing.

New battery architecture offers up to 24 hours of runtime per charge

The G3 introduces a modular battery system with three interchangeable options rated at 8.5, 17 and 24 hours of usage, based on MobileMark 30 benchmark testing. Its top-tier 99Wh battery is the largest capacity unit fitted to any TOUGHBOOK device to date. An optional 'bridge' battery enables hot-swapping, allowing users to replace power packs without powering down the tablet during extended shifts.

London – – September 30, 2026 -- Norge Mining Limited has entered a strategic partnership with GEM Global Yield LLC SCS, part of the $3.4 billion alternative investment group Global Emerging Markets, securing a share subscription facility of up to $125 million that activates only once the company completes a public listing.

GEM commits $125 million facility contingent on Norge Mining's stock market debut

The facility is designed to form part of a broader funding strategy as Norge Mining works to advance both upstream and downstream projects toward Final Investment Decisions. More than $100 million has already been invested in the company's development, covering exploration, resource definition and technical studies, and its upstream Pre-Feasibility Study has now been completed.

Pittsburgh – September 30, 2026 -- Daimon Robotics demonstrated its full tactile intelligence infrastructure at IROS 2026, running the first in-person public showcase of its Daimon-TWM world model since its August 2026 launch.

Daimon-TWM performs two live autonomous manipulation tasks under real-time tactile feedback

In one demo, a robot strung engraved beads onto a flexible cord for a friendship bracelet, a task requiring small-scale precision and continuous adjustment to changing contact conditions. In a second, a robot autonomously executed canvas tote heat-transfer printing, sequencing sticker placement, film removal, hot stamping and curing while adapting each step to the physical state of the task.

Los Angeles – – September 30, 2026 -- Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) has signed a non-binding term sheet to move its entire EAI robotics business into Nasdaq-listed AIxCrypto Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIXC), at a proposed valuation of approximately $200 million in an all-stock deal.

AIxC will rename itself FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. and swap its ticker to FFR effective September 30, 2026.

Pittsburgh – September 30, 2026 -- LumiBot, a robotics startup founded just over a year ago and known in China as Shiyue Technology, unveiled a full stack of finger-shaped visuo-tactile sensors, dexterous hand hardware and manipulation foundation models at IROS 2026, where it was also selected to present at the conference's official Startup Session.

Industry-wide tactile datasets total only tens of thousands of samples, LumiBot says

The company argues that embodied AI's progress is capped by a hardware bottleneck: public multimodal datasets combining high-DOF dexterous hands with tactile feedback number only in the tens of thousands of samples, while scalable manipulation models require tens of millions of hours of real-world operational data. LumiBot's strategy is to fix data quality at the hardware layer so collected samples are standardized and reusable from the outset.

Fontana, Calif. – September 30, 2026 -- FlexScreen / RiteScreen will host a ribbon-cutting for its new manufacturing facility in Fontana, California, on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, marking the launch of Southern California's first fully operational FlexScreen production line.

New Fontana facility expands window and door screen capacity for the Southwest

The plant, located at 13611 Santa Ana Ave, will host current and prospective customers, business partners, community leaders, and media for leadership remarks, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, catered lunch, and guided plant tours. Guests will see the manufacturing processes behind the company's window and door screen products firsthand.