UltronAI was named the Top AI-powered Computer Vision Retail Solutions by CIOReview.

Marios Savvides explains how Ultron AI improves check out accuracy, cost and scalability, and Ultron's full portfolio of retail AI applications in the article. 

Construction Equipment Guide, March 3, 2026

Bluelight Machines expands their Autopilot autonomy platform to include Volvo G-Series ADTs and Caterpillar GC rollers at ConExpo 2026. Contractors can now deploy autonomy across mixed Cat and Volvo fleets, with no new hardware needed. Autopilot kits are transferable between machines for quick installation.

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New York, January 15, 2026

JWX, the technology company that empowers media businesses to connect their content with consumers across every platform, today announced it has acquired Aug X Labs, the startup behind Augie Studio, the all-in-one AI-assisted Commercial Video Studio. 

The acquisition supports JWX’s vision to expand its publisher platform beyond video infrastructure;  to help media companies transform existing content into multi-format experiences, to distribute that content efficiently across fragmented platforms, to drive deeper audience engagement, and unlock incremental monetization opportunities. 

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To create a new industrial artificial intelligence (AI) copilot solution, a company needs to understand the market’s needs and deliver a solid solution designed and embedded with high quality and reliable performance. Frost & Sullivan finds that InSkill embodies this concept. The company’s agentic architecture ensures accuracy by limiting responses to customer-approved sources and transparently handling knowledge gaps through structured feedback loops, while its strict data governance safeguards internet protocol integrity and privacy across user groups. Furthermore, InSkill integrates a customer-centric approach to ensure that its offerings address the wants and needs of users, delivering measurable returnon investment by reducing downtime, improving asset utilization, and eliminating hidden inefficienciesacross over 5,000 industrial sites. 

InSkill earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Global New Product Innovation Recognition for its strong overallperformance in the industrial AI copilots industry.

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Tom Salemi, October 30, 2025

Petal Surgical co-founder and CEO Prash Chopra envisions acoustic liquefaction for incisionless surgery and much more.

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Sean Whooley, October 20, 2025

Petal Surgical announced today that it emerged from stealth with nearly $20 million in funding, including a $10 million Series A.

Investors included co-leaders K 50 Ventures and TSVC. Meanwhile, Draper’s, ShangBay Capital, Eliot Horowitz and Dr. Fred Moll — considered the “father of surgical robotics,” also participated.

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Jordanna Waldschmidt, August 20, 2025

Dick Zhang says the two biggest misconceptions about autonomous construction equipment are that it takes months or years to get started with it and it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.

He says his company, Bluelight Machines, is here to prove it can be done for under $40,000 and in a matter of an hour and a half, from installation to field deployment.  

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June 10, 2025

HighT-Tech received a grant of $1 million as a part of the Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program. The grant will support a pilot manufacturing facility to commercialize HTT's novel, electrified, rapid high-temperature manufacturing process. 

Learn more about the grant HERE.

By Greg Buzek Mar 13, 2025

The potential game-changer in computer vision that we saw at NRF 2025 combines the NVIDIA Jetson Nano device, priced under $250, with a compact model from UltronAI. This interesting approach echoes the seminal impact of Deepseek in the realm of AI, promising to democratize computer vision with unprecedented efficiency and cost-effectiveness as it can be used in small edge devices rather than heavy compute, potentially lowering the barrier to entry for many retailers. Also, although not specifically open source, the UltronAI solution is democratized and available to vendors, systems integrators and retailers alike.

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