Marc Olivier

News editor, robotics & industry

Marc tracks the robotics industry — humanoids, industrial arms, the funding and the demos. He measures progress in nines of reliability, and treats a viral clip as a research preview until proven otherwise.

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Robotics Tech

By Marc Olivier

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Analysis·2026-06-09

Touch, not walking, is the robotics story this week

A cluster of independent announcements this week converged on tactile sensing and dexterous manipulation. For anyone weighing a "coming soon" home robot, this is the capability that still gates everything.

By Marc Olivier·6 min read

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