HERA, led by CEO Meera Patel and CTO Noelle Cho, checks custom metal-part drawings for standards-related errors before manufacturing. It reviews GD&T callouts, tolerance stack-ups, and title-block requirements in minutes against ASME Y14.5 and relevant ISO standards; these checks are otherwise performed by hand before drawings reach a machine.
Scythe Robotics founders Jack Morrison and Davis Foster introduce ATC Deploy, a service for shipping software updates to robots already in the field. The July 29, 2026 industry roundup also covers a US robot import ban and BAUHAUS unloading as separate topics.
Agency Tool Company aims to make over-the-air (OTA) software updates easier for robotics developers. The issue brief references a related item from The Robot Report but gives no further details about the company’s approach.
Scythe Robotics co-founders Jack Morrison and Davis Foster launched Agency Tool Co. to build infrastructure for robotics developers. Its first product, ATC Deploy, supports over-the-air software delivery.
