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The Association for Advancing Automation says non-automotive industries accounted for 54.8% of North American robot orders in the first half of 2026. The shift is being driven by applications in semiconductors, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, food, and consumer products, while AI, collaborative robots, and mobile robots expand the market.
Anduril Industries reportedly completed a $5 billion Series H financing at a $61 billion valuation, reinforcing its position as a major defense-technology company. The article highlights its Lattice AI platform, flexible Arsenal-1 manufacturing system, and Palmer Luckey’s view that China’s engineering and manufacturing efficiency could reshape future military competition.
Rapidus is pursuing mass production of advanced 2nm semiconductors through a large-scale Japanese national project. Instead of matching TSMC’s scale, the company plans to compete with RUMS, an integrated one-building production model designed for diverse, lower-volume manufacturing.
Slack announced Slack Code, a feature that lets teams collaborate with AI coding agents through dedicated code channels. Users can review plans, code diffs, and previews, then approve actions from agents such as Claude and Devin.
NanoClaw now integrates with Slack, allowing users to create persistent AI agent teams with specialized roles, memories, permissions, workflows, and avatars from a single message. Agents can collaborate in Slack channels and Canvases, while also being reachable through Telegram and WhatsApp.
Slack is launching Slack Code, a dedicated channel experience for teams to collaborate with AI coding agents. Users can tag agents such as Anthropic’s Claude or Cognition’s Devin, compare code changes, and preview HTML output within project-specific channels.
Waymo has disclosed key details about the high-performance computers installed in the trunks of its robotaxis. The company shared processor specifications, chip architecture, internal components, and hardware suppliers for the first time.
SMIC reported its first $3 billion quarter, with revenue rising 36.1% year over year and net profit nearly tripling to $479.2 million. The Chinese foundry is also raising wafer prices as US sanctions strengthen demand from China’s captive AI market.
China has approved five automotive-chip certification and accreditation standards built around a “1+4” framework, effective October 1, 2026. The standards aim to unify evaluations for chip design, certification, testing, and automotive computing, reducing duplicated validation and improving trust in domestic suppliers.