<p><strong>The world leader in robotic force control unveils advanced adaptive automation demos and an expert keynote in Pittsburgh.</strong></p>
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<p>SANTA CLARA, CA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 - Flexiv, a global leader in general-purpose robotics, is proud to announce its participation at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2026).</p>
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<p>Attendees can visit booth 922 inside the David L. Lawrence Convention Center to watch and interact with live demonstrations of next-generation robotic capabilities. Powered by high-precision force control and artificial intelligence, Flexiv&rsquo;s adaptive robot showcase provides a glimpse into the future of robotics built for dynamic, complex real-world environments.</p>
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<p>On Tuesday at 10:15 a.m., Chief Technology Officer Xiyang Yeh will take to the Tech Talk Stage to deliver a presentation titled &ldquo;Mastering Contact in Real-World Applications.&rdquo; During this session, Yeh will share insights into overcoming complex force feedback challenges and achieving ultra-sensitive touch capabilities in unstructured operational environments.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;Force control is fundamental if robots are to interact and operate in the real world,&rdquo; said Xiyang Yeh, CTO of Flexiv. &ldquo;At IROS 2026, we&rsquo;re showing how the unique combination of whole-body force sensing and artificial intelligence can enable the automation of tasks previously impossible with only computer vision input and position control. Our robots are collaborative partners that excel at delicate assembly, remote operations, and safe human interaction. The future of robotics demands an ability to feel force, and we enable this.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>To showcase these capabilities in action, Flexiv will feature four demonstrations on the exhibition floor. Visitors to booth number 922 will experience a dual-unit teleoperation demonstration featuring two Rizon 4 arms delivering instant response and bi-directional force feedback for remote handling applications. Powered by Flexiv&rsquo;s high-transparency Teleoperation Development Kit, the leader-follower system offers ultra-low-latency synchronization, force smoothing that compensates for minor hand tremors, and built-in safety features such as contact force limits and emergency disengagement. Ideally suited toward physical AI research, medical applications, and hazardous environments, it makes remote operation intuitive and effortless.</p>
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<p>Marking its inaugural attendance at IROS, Enlight, Flexiv&rsquo;s latest generation of adaptive robot, will demonstrate its remarkable whole-body touch sensitivity and full 720-degree rotation capacity on four axes. Equipped with multi-dimensional force sensors in each of its seven joints, Enlight creates a comprehensive whole-body perception network that enables multi-touch interaction, gesture recognition, and precise force distribution sensing. This unique world-first combination makes it the pinnacle of safe human-robot interaction.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Specialized industrial automation tasks will also be represented on the show floor with a live demonstration of a MICO robot installing a GPU into a high-density server architecture. Built on the Enlight platform, the compact dual-arm MICO Core system uses fine force sensing, diverse force strategies, and coordinated dual-arm collaboration to perform precise assembly. Fully scalable from the industry-focused Core configuration to the hospitality-oriented mobile Ultra configuration with inbuilt AMR, force-sensitive wrist joint, and a non-intimidating friendly-looking head featuring computer vision, the MICO platform delivers industry-leading safety for close-proximity human-robot collaboration and seamless adaptation to physical AI scenarios.</p>
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<p>Alongside MICO, Flexiv&rsquo;s other humanoid-style robot, the AICO-2 industry-focused dual-arm mobile robot platform, will be on hand to demonstrate that an adaptive robot arm is truly multi-role ready, whether on its own or when combined with a humanoid-style body and AMR platform.</p>
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<p>Highlighting how advanced force feedback, artificial intelligence, and adaptability enable flexible execution of high-precision assembly, delicate handling, and dynamic manufacturing challenges, the booth is an essential stop for industry experts and academic leaders.</p>
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<p>Flexiv invites researchers, engineers, and industry professionals to stop by booth 922 to experience the future of adaptive robotics firsthand and discover how force-controlled systems are redefining what&rsquo;s possible in intelligent automation.</p>
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<h3>About Flexiv</h3>
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<p>Flexiv is a world-leading general-purpose robotics company dedicated to developing and manufacturing adaptive robots. With expertise in integrating industrial-grade force control, computer vision, and AI technologies, Flexiv delivers advanced turn-key automation solutions that enhance efficiency while reducing operational costs and environmental impact. Founded in 2016, Flexiv has established offices in Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Beijing, Munich, and Singapore. For more information, please visit: https://www.flexiv.com/.</p>

The world leader in robotic force control unveils advanced adaptive automation demos and an expert keynote in Pittsburgh.

Flexiv Features the Future of Force Control at IROS 2026

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<p class="pr-story--lead-sans pr-header-font">Marking a major milestone in its global expansion plan, Flexiv will bring its unique force-sensitive adaptive robots to the Indian market.</p>
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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font">SANTA CLARA, CA &ndash; JULY 16, 2026 &ndash; Flexiv, a global leader in general-purpose robotics solutions, will debut its advanced adaptive robots at Automation India Expo 2026, marking a pivotal moment in the company&rsquo;s international growth strategy.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font">Taking place from July 22 to 25 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, the event is expected to attract over 65,000 unique visitors seeking innovative ways to automate, digitize, decarbonize, and scale their businesses. This inaugural attendance at India&rsquo;s premier automation exhibition underscores Flexiv&rsquo;s ongoing expansion into high-potential markets for leading-edge, physical AI-driven robotics.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font">To help Indian manufacturers transition to the next generation of smart production, Flexiv is presenting several groundbreaking demos at booth H02 M06. At the heart of the showcase will be the recently released Enlight adaptive robot, which features whole-body touch sensitivity, seven degrees of freedom, multi-dimensional force-torque sensors, and an unmatched range of motion with four of its seven joints capable of rotating 720 degrees.</div>
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<div class="pr-story-image-container">Aiming to address India's rapidly growing appetite for high-performance automation solutions, Flexiv is providing local companies with the chance to see firsthand how adaptive robots can seamlessly work alongside humans, streamline operations, and complete tasks that require a human-like sense of touch.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font">"Expanding into India is a monumental step for Flexiv, reflecting our rapid global growth and the incredible momentum behind adaptive robotics," said Jason Chen, Flexiv&rsquo;s Vice President of Industrial Automation. "The Indian market possesses enormous potential, and we are thrilled to introduce our robots to local businesses, helping them improve productivity, ensure safety, and unlock new levels of efficiency."</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font">If you would like to learn about the advantages of adaptive robotics in person, please visit booth number H02 M06 to chat with our multilingual team of experts.</div>
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Marking a major milestone in its global expansion plan, Flexiv will bring its unique force-sensitive adaptive robots to the Indian market.

Flexiv Makes First Foray into India at Automation India Expo 2026

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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font">This milestone brings Flexiv&rsquo;s force-controlled technology into one of the most widely used robotics software platforms, giving developers a powerful new tool to build intelligent, adaptable systems &mdash; and makes the Rizon 4 one of the first seven-axis force-controlled robots supported in the Isaac ecosystem.<br /><br /></div>
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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font">By integrating the Rizon 4 with NVIDIA&rsquo;s high-performance software stack, roboticists gain native access to hardware-accelerated packages optimized for NVIDIA GPUs. This support significantly reduces the computational overhead of AI, motion planning, and real-time environment processing, allowing teams to focus on high-level application logic instead of low-level system optimization.<br /><br /></div>
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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font">&ldquo;Support in NVIDIA Isaac demonstrates the utility of our force control technology,&rdquo; said Shiquan Wang, Flexiv CEO. &ldquo;As one of the first adaptive robots supported in this ecosystem, the Rizon 4 bridges the gap between high-level AI perception and physical adaptability. We&rsquo;re enabling &nbsp;solutions that can respond dynamically with controllable contact to real-world conditions."<br /><br /></div>
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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font">Insertion is one of the hardest problems in electronics assembly. Connector sockets shift by fractions of a millimeter between fixtures and cycles, tolerances are tight, and a replayed trajectory cannot reliably absorb that variation. Traditional position-controlled automation either over-constrains the part or damages it.</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font">NVIDIA&rsquo;s new contact-rich insertion reference workflow addresses this with a reinforcement learning policy trained in simulation and transferred to real hardware. The first instance of the workflow is DisplayPort cable insertion, running on a Rizon 4 series arm with a Flexiv Grav gripper:</div>
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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font"><br />Force-sensitive applications such as assembly, insertion, and polishing have long fallen between two worlds: research platforms that are open but not production-ready, and industrial arms that are robust but closed. The Rizon 4 bridges that gap, which is what made it a fit for this workflow:<br /><br /></div>
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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font">Developers working with the Rizon 4 can now use modular Isaac ROS GEMs &mdash; ready-to-use GPU-accelerated software modules that provide optimized building blocks for perception, navigation, and manipulation &mdash; without writing custom low-level wrapper code. These modules deliver high-performance capabilities out of the box, lowering technical barriers and shortening prototyping cycles. The integration also provides a clear, production-ready path from NVIDIA Isaac Sim virtual testing to physical deployment, allowing teams to validate complex behaviors in simulation before transferring them to the real robot.<br /><br /></div>
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<div class="pr-story--text pr-text-font">The contact-rich insertion workflow will be released by NVIDIA Isaac in October. To learn more about the Rizon 4 and the NVIDIA Isaac ecosystem, full platform documentation and hardware support packages are available on the NVIDIA Isaac ROS Flexiv page: https://nvidia-isaac-ros.github.io/robots/flexiv/index.html</div>
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Rizon 4 joins the NVIDIA Isaac ROS ecosystem and serves as the reference hardware for NVIDIA’s new contact-rich insertion workflow, delivering advance force sensitivity, faster development cycles, and greater adaptability to objects, environments, and tasks for next-generation robotics applications.

Flexiv’s Rizon 4 Adaptive Robot Now Supported in NVIDIA Isaac

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