EDA, CAD and robotics tool releases this week
New versions, features, prices and limits of the EDA, CAD, simulation and robotics tools and SDKs hardware engineers use.
Updated Nov 12, 2026. Read from 36 sources every four hours.
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NVIDIA launches GR00T 2 and Isaac Lab 3.0 at CoRL
A range of developers, including RLWRLD, Skild AI, and Flexion, are already using NVIDIA’s latest technology. | Source: NVIDIA NVIDIA Corp. today introduced GR00T 2, its updated open frontier world action model, and Isaac Lab 3.0, the latest version of its…
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NXP simplifies robotics system development
NXP’s unified robotics platform speeds robotic-system development with a modular, open-source SDK and prototype-ready reference designs. It is built on the NXP Neural Axis Architecture, a distributed foundation that securely connects sensing, real-time…
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Agentic AI streamlines embedded software development for MCUs
Texas Instruments is pairing standard AI agents and models with its resource library to bolster embedded designs that incorporate its microcontrollers, wireless connectivity devices, and radar system-on-chips (SoCs). TI claims that by strengthening the…
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Viam Launchpad aims to accelerate robotics deployments
Viam provides a software platform to ease robotics development. Source: Viam Returning from RoboBusiness and RobOpsCon, I have never felt more optimistic about the robotics — I mean the physical AI — industry. Billion-dollar valuations and groundbreaking…
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SketchUp 2027 adds new modeling and Revit import tools
Trimble has announced new features for SketchUp 2027 and the SketchUp Importer for Revit at the Trimble Dimensions User Conference and 3D Basecamp. The updates are intended to reduce steps in design workflows and support work from early concepts through…
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