ROBO DAILY - Robotics And Automation News

HIGHTECH Anthropic unveils first model since call to slow AI Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)

Anthropic on Tuesday launched a new version of its Claude artificial intelligence that it says comes close to the performance of its flagship model at a significantly lower price. more

TRADE WARS Stocks rise on AI buzz, drop in oil prices Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)

Stock markets climbed on Tuesday as the success of Meta's new AI agent and US-China talks on artificial intelligence fanned a tech-led rally. more

UAV NEWS Swarm Defense Wins $25 Million Order for 4,000 Kiwi Attack Drones Sep 22, 2026 (SPX)

Swarm Defense Technologies has received a prototype delivery order for 4,000 Kiwi one-way attack drones under the Department of War's Drone Dominance Program, with a minimum value of $25 million including munitions. The award follows Gauntlet II at Fort Carson... more

CYBER WARS European Consortium to Test IRIS2 Satellite Communications Against Cyberattack Sep 22, 2026 (SPX)

Cybersecurity company CybExer is leading a ten-company European consortium developing an end-to-end capability to test and validate protected satellite communications linked to IRIS2, the EU's future secure satellite connectivity system. more

FAST TRACK DLR Unveils ALISA Concept for Lightweight European Night Trains Sep 22, 2026 (SPX)

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) presented a new concept for European night train travel on September 22 at InnoTrans 2026, the international transport technology trade fair in Berlin. The concept was developed under the ALISA research project together with r... more

SPACENEWS ESA and Mistral Sign Letter of Intent to Deepen AI Cooperation Sep 22, 2026 (SPX)

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Mistral have signed a Letter of Intent establishing a strategic framework to deepen their collaboration on artificial intelligence. The agreement reflects a shared ambition to strengthen Europe's technological leadership, co... more

HIGHTECH Tech elite's new school aims to replace university Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)

The most powerful venture capital firm in Silicon Valley is starting a two-year private school for young people intended to replace college, as some US tech elite question the benefits of a classical university education. more

UAV NEWS SYOS Aerospace Closes First Institutional Funding Round to Scale Production Sep 22, 2026 (SPX)

SYOS Aerospace, a manufacturer of autonomous vehicles for defence, civil, and commercial use, has completed a capital raising to accelerate the next stage of its growth strategy. The company, which manufactures operationally proven autonomous vehicles for use ... more