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Human Machine Layer in robotics: 80 signals in the last 90 days

Dimension: Human Machine Layer · HMI, Human-2-Agent, Human-2-Robot; communication, collaboration, and coordination mechanisms, protocols, and trust layers. · latest 21 Oct 2026

80 signals in robotics carried the tag Human Machine Layer in the last 90 days (hmi, human-2-agent, human-2-robot; communication, collaboration, and coordination mechanisms, protocols, and trust layers. ), out of 253 in the last thirteen months. October 2026 had 11 signals against an average of 34 for Jul to Sept: down 68%. Named most often: Foxglove (3), Uber (3), Anthropic (2). Below: the count per month, the companies named most, and the latest headlines with outlet and date. Frontier Tech Intelligence reads 100+ sources in eleven languages every day and tags every signal it extracts.

Signals per month

20May
35Jun
27Jul
36Aug
40Sept
11Oct
0Nov

October 2026 had 11 signals against an average of 34 for Jul to Sept: down 68%. The current month is partial.

The latest headlines

  1. Mercedes plans to offer start-to-destination automated driving in production cars from 2027.Heise
  2. Avenda Health expands Unfold AI with Surgery Mode for intraoperative prostate cancer careThe Robot Report
  3. Rokid opened a Hong Kong flagship store with an automated, staffless retail experience.SCMP Tech · Rokid
  4. Plim Robotics revealed a wheeled home robot for household assistance and remote caregiving.Humanoids Daily · Devanthro, Plim Robotics
  5. Devanthro rebranded as Plim Robotics and unveiled a remotely operable home robot.Humanoids Daily · Devanthro, Plim Robotics
  6. AWS and Yaskawa Electric jointly demonstrated a generative-AI robotic greengrocer at CEATEC 2026.ITmedia News · Amazon, CEATEC 2026, Yaskawa Electric
  7. Honda demonstrated a remotely operated robotic hand that mirrors human movements.Interesting Engineering · Honda
  8. XPeng launches XPENG YOYO Autonomous Driving ride-hailing mini program for public testing.TechNode · Xpeng
  9. FlyTrex employs Trevor Wischnewsky as a remote pilot in command for its delivery-drone operations.MIT Technology Review · Flytrex
  10. Lotte Innovate demonstrated teaching robot arms through direct human manipulation and task-data generation.ZDNet Korea

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How much human machine layer activity was there in robotics in the last 90 days?

80 human machine layer signals in robotics in the last 90 days, 253 in the last thirteen months. October 2026 had 11 signals against an average of 34 for Jul to Sept: down 68%. Per month: May 20, Jun 35, Jul 27, Aug 36, Sept 40, Oct 11, Nov 0. Frontier Tech Intelligence, from 100+ sources.

Which robotics companies were named most in human machine layer signals recently?

Named most in the last 90 days: Foxglove (3), Uber (3), Anthropic (2), Devanthro (2), Galbot (2).

What are the latest human machine layer signals in robotics?

Mercedes plans to offer start-to-destination automated driving in production cars from 2027. (Heise, 21 Oct 2026) Avenda Health expands Unfold AI with Surgery Mode for intraoperative prostate cancer care (The Robot Report, 20 Oct 2026) Rokid opened a Hong Kong flagship store with an automated, staffless retail experience. (SCMP Tech, 18 Oct 2026)

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