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Teradyne Robotics and Sereact partner to scale Physical AI solutions for retail and logistics. Provided by Business Wire Oct 21, 2026, 5:26:00 AM Partnership pairs Sereact's physical AI platform with collaborative industrial robots from Universal Robots (UR) to bring intelligent, adaptable automation to real-world operations previously hard to automate, such as the processing of returned fashion items. Teradyne Robotics - the company behind Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots - and Sereact, a pioneer in physical AI for robotics, today announced a new, official partnership to accelerate industrial AI solutions in retail, logistics and manufacturing. At Zalando's fulfillment centers in Germany and Poland, Sereact and Universal Robots now autonomously process returned fashion items - the first phase of a broader initiative to scale returns automation across Europe, followed by US expansion. A demo mirroring this task will be showcased at NVIDIA's GTC Berlin conference this week. Through this partnership, Sereact's physical AI platform, Cortex, runs robot arms from Universal Robots to give retailers and logistics providers a proven way to automate unstructured tasks such as returns handling and piece-picking. Together, the companies have already shipped hundreds of UR robots in dual-arm systems to live customer sites across Europe. Jacob Pascual Pape, Chief Commercial Officer of Teradyne Robotics, said: "Physical AI only matters when it performs in real-world operations, and that is where Universal Robots has always been at home. Our robots are built for the AI era: open, connected and proven through more than 100,000 industrial deployments. That is why Sereact has chosen our platform," he said. "When combined with Sereact's Cortex, the joint solution handles mixed goods, unknown items, and varied packaging. This has moved well beyond the demo or pilot stage with the technology now usefully deployed at real customer sites. Our technologies are a natural fit and through our partnership we will scale these AI-powered solutions fast across applications, industries and markets." To serve the rapidly growing demand, Sereact this summer opened a US HQ in Boston, Massachusetts, to also bring the joint solution to North America. One model, many applications The Sereact and Teradyne Robotics solutions deliver impact across a variety of critical logistics and manufacturing use cases, including returns handling, store replenishment, piece-picking and sortation, order induction, machine tending, bin consolidation, kitting, packing and goods handling. "Returns, replenishment, kitting: with Cortex, every one of these applications runs on the same production model. One brain serves every robot, with no retraining for each new item or task. And what one robot learns, every robot benefits from," said Dr. Ralf Gulde, CEO and Co-Founder, Sereact. "Partnering with Teradyne Robotics and its global distribution and integrator network helps us bring that one brain to their customers around the world, accelerating the abilities of retailers and logistics providers to adopt AI-powered automation across their operations." Live at NVIDIA GTC Berlin The companies are marking the partnership with a joint demo at this week's NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026. In the NVIDIA booth, Cortex, Sereact's Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model, runs on two Universal Robots UR12e-1300s to show a returns handling applications that is already implemented in live logistics centers. The deployments are done in collaboration with CEVA Logistics for Zalando, a European technology platform for fashion and lifestyle, connecting 62 million active customers with more than 7,000 brands across 29 markets. At Zalando's fulfillment centers in Greven, Germany, and Świebodzin, Poland, the robots now autonomously process returned fashion items. This is the first phase of a broader initiative to scale returns automation across Europe. "Returns are one of the hardest jobs in logistics. Returned products almost never arrive in a robot-friendly sequence. Items differ in shape, orientation and packaging, and the mix changes continuously. That is exactly what Cortex is built to handle on the Universal Robots platform," said Dr. Gulde and adds: "By rapidly reconditioning returned goods for resale, the solution also helps retailers comply with European Union regulations prohibiting the destruction or landfill disposal of returned merchandise." For images of the demo at NVIDIA GTC Berlin and the Sereact solutions featuring Universal Robots, see this image collection. Powered by NVIDIA technologies NVIDIA's technologies are a key part of the Sereact and Universal Robots demo at GTC Berlin. Cortex is trained in NVIDIA Isaac Sim, an open simulation framework, using NVIDIA Cosmos open world models. It is post-trained with reinforcement learning using NVIDIA Isaac Lab frameworkand benchmarked on Teradyne Robotics hardware before any model is deployed. In deployment, Cortex runs on NVIDIA Jetson Thor at the cell where inference must happen at line speed, and on NVIDIA DGX Spark for site-level development, validation and model updates. Teradyne Robotics also uses NVIDIA computing in its UR and MiR product ranges. Teradyne Robotics are contributing SimReady OpenUSD robot assets to SimReady Central Library on Hugging Face for both Universal Robots and MiR products, helping developers discover and reuse robot models in simulation with less asset preparation. About Teradyne Robotics Teradyne Robotics is a global leader in advanced robotics systems, and the destination platform for physical AI. Its two robotics brands, Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), develop collaborative industrial robots (cobots) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), respectively, that automate production tasks and the movement of materials across thousands of sites. Teradyne Robotics is headquartered in Odense, Denmark, with offices worldwide. Teradyne Robotics is a division of Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ: TER), a leading provider of automated test equipment and advanced robotics systems. For more information, visit teradyne.com. Teradyne(R) is a registered trademark of Teradyne, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. About Sereact Sereact develops Physical AI software that enables robots to grasp, identify and handle objects they have never seen before. Founded in Stuttgart by Dr. Ralf Gulde and Marc Tuscher, the company raised a $116 million Series B in 2026. Customers include Zalando, IKEA, DHL, Rohlik, Arvato, alza.cz, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Daimler Truck. 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Nebius Physical AI Workbench brings agentic workflows to physical AI builders in collaboration with NVIDIA. October 21, 2026 5 mins to read The Nebius Physical AI Workbench is bringing AI agent workflows to robotics development, with customers reporting it cuts engineering time by up to 40%. Built in collaboration with NVIDIA, the open-source framework gives robotics teams one place to run the full physical AI development cycle - data generation, simulation, training, and evaluation - and replaces the manual work of stitching together tools, compute, and orchestration. Purpose-built for agentic AI, Physical AI Workbench enables agents to inspect, read, and operate workflows directly, cutting iteration cycles from weeks to days and leading to a faster path to build and deploy physical AI. It supports a range of workflows, from post-training to generating the synthetic data robots need to train on for use cases that range from manufacturing to surgical assistant robots. "Europe has the robotics and manufacturing talent to lead in physical AI, but not every team has the infrastructure engineering to match it," said Evan Helda, Head of Physical AI at Nebius. "Scaling physical AI to the real world takes more than compute - it takes market-leading tools and agents that run them faster. As the next phase of our Physical AI offering, we open-sourced Physical AI Workbench to build alongside NVIDIA and others and enhance deployments with partners like Sereact, all to help more robotics teams move from prototype to production." Nebius collaborates with NVIDIA and other physical AI partners. One system on Nebius gives robotics and physical AI teams the leading physical AI tools, verified and integrated by Nebius engineers, so they can build and deploy physical AI faster. Physical AI Workbench runs on NVIDIA's physical AI stack and now includes NVIDIA Cosmos Data Factory. Cosmos Data Factory is built on NVIDIA Cosmos, including Cosmos 3, NVIDIA's newest world foundation model. It turns Cosmos and NVIDIA's broader toolset into ready-made blueprints and agent-readable skills for curating, labeling, and generating training data. Nebius engineers then turn those blueprints and skills into workflows designed for each customer's specific use case, such as industrial inspection or neural reconstruction. Physical AI Workbench operates with Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab for simulation, Isaac GR00T for robot policy models, and NVIDIA SONIC, a humanoid behavior model trained on large-scale human motion data. Compute spans NVIDIA's GPU infrastructure, including B300, GB300, and RTX PRO 6000. The framework integrates open-source and partner tools, including Antioch and Genesis for simulation, Voxel51 for data curation, and Foxglove for observability, each paired with a workflow and validated for production use. "Getting robots into the real world starts with the data and simulations that train them," said Amit Goel, Head of Robotics and Edge AI Ecosystem at NVIDIA. "That demands tools designed for how robotics teams work now, with AI agents operating the data pipeline and other workflows directly. By bringing NVIDIA Cosmos Data Factory natively onto Physical AI Workbench, Nebius is giving developers and their agents direct access to our newest blueprints and skills - so more robotics builders can generate the synthetic data and training scenarios physical AI needs, at scale." Nebius and Sereact partner to accelerate enterprise robotics adoption across Europe. Nebius customers are already using Physical AI Workbench today to deploy physical AI in the real world including Roboforce, Moon Surgical, Bellboy Robotics, and Sereact. Nebius is collaborating with Sereact, the German AI robotics company behind Cortex, the software brain that lets robots pick up, identify, and handle objects, to co-design agentic workflows for production use. Sereact already deploys robots in production for customers across retail and automotive, including Zalando, CEVA, IKEA, DHL, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. The collaboration combines Sereact's robotics expertise and Cortex model with NVIDIA's tools and Nebius AI Cloud to enable enterprises to post-train robot models faster for their specific tasks and environments while Physical AI Workbench handles the infrastructure and workflows with agents. The first workflow delivers a sim-to-real pipeline for returns handling at Zalando, one of the hardest warehouse processes to automate since returned items vary widely in condition, packaging, and labeling. "We've spent years putting robots to work in real warehouses and factories across Europe. What we needed was better simulation. Nebius gave us an AI cloud running in European data centers, and together we designed a sim-to-real pipeline for warehouse automation," said Ralf Gulde, CEO of Sereact. Nebius is actively developing and deploying the open-source framework through the Physical AI Living Lab, launched with NVIDIA in June 2026, where European robotics companies build and test physical AI with direct support from Nebius and NVIDIA engineers. Nebius Physical AI Workbench is available now on GitHub. To learn more, see Nebius physical AI solutions. Explore Nebius AI Cloud. Explore Nebius token Factory. Melissa Africano US Communications Director

Sereact, Zalando and CEVA Logistics start AI-powered, automated returns handling in Germany and Poland. Dual-arm robotic systems enter live operations, marking the first milestone in a strategic partnership to scale AI-driven returns handling across Europe. October 07, 2026 02:00 ET | Source: Sereact * CEVA Logistics deploys Sereact's AI-powered dual-arm robotic systems for Zalando returns handling at sites in Greven, Germany, and Świebodzin, Poland. * Powered by Cortex, Sereact's Physical AI platform, the systems autonomously grasp, identify, and sort fashion returns without requiring per-item training or fixed SKU profiles. * The deployment marks the first operational milestone in scaling returns automation across Europe, backed by Zalando joining Sereact's Series B as a strategic investor in July 2026. * Delivered via a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, the systems take on repetitive tasks to lower physical strain, enabling warehouse teams to transition toward station supervision, exception management, and quality control. STUTTGART, Germany, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Sereact, Zalando and CEVA Logistics today announced the launch of AI-powered automated returns processing across key fulfillment facilities in Germany (Greven) and Poland (Świebodzin). Powered by Cortex, Sereact's physical AI platform, the dual-arm robotic systems have entered live operations to autonomously process returned fashion items, marking the initial phase of a broader initiative to scale returns automation across Europe. Returns management remains one of the most complex operations in fashion eCommerce logistics. Returned items often arrive poorly packed and disheveled. The uniqueness of the state of the returned items defies conventional robotic pre-programming. Sereact's Cortex platform groups previously unseen objects - identifying, grasping and sorting items dynamically without requiring article-specific training or pre-determined article sets. Delivered as a Robotics-as-a-Service model, the deployment represents the first operational milestone of the strategic collaboration. In July, Zalando joined Sereact's Series B round as a strategic investor, and the partners are actively collaborating to scale intelligent automation across their shared European logistics footprint. The technology is designed to work alongside humans. By taking on highly repetitive handling, the robotic system reduces physical strain on employees, allowing them to upskill into higher-value roles where human expertise and judgement are required. "At the heart of our collaboration with Sereact and CEVA is a fundamental belief: true innovation happens when technology and human potential advance together. By solving the most complex challenges in modern fulfilment today, we are actively shaping the future of e-commerce logistics for fashion and lifestyle" Masood Choudhry, SVP Logistics, Zalando "One of the toughest challenges is returns handling, due to its extreme operational nature and scale, unpredictable volumes, manual quality checks, seasonality, value decay, and a disproportionately high cost per unit. Our Robotics-as-a-Service model classifies items faster, reduces manual touchpoints, and delivers consistent, predictable quality on a large scale. For our customers, this transforms returns from a cost driver into a controlled, high-performance service." Chris Walton, SVP Contract Logistics, CEVA Logistics "Returns are the hardest manipulation problem in fashion logistics. If a system only works on articles it has seen before, it does not work in a returns operation at all. Running this in production with CEVA at Zalando volumes is the strongest proof point we have." Dr. Ralf Gulde, CEO and Co-Founder, Sereact About Sereact Sereact develops Physical AI software that enables robots to grasp, identify and handle objects they have never seen before. Founded in Stuttgart by Dr. Ralf Gulde and Marc Tuscher, the company raised a $116 million Series B in 2026. Customers include Zalando, IKEA, DHL, Rohlik, Arvato, alza.cz, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Daimler Truck. About CEVA Logistics CEVA Logistics, a world leader in third-party logistics, provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products and providers all around the world. Headquartered in Marseille, France, CEVA Logistics offers a broad range of end-to-end, customized solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground and finished vehicle transport in more than 170 countries worldwide thanks to its approximately 110,000 employees at more than 1,700 facilities. With 2025 revenue of US$18.3 billion, CEVA Logistics is part of the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions. About Zalando Founded in Berlin in 2008, Zalando is the leading European technology platform for fashion and lifestyle. The Zalando group connects 62 million active customers with more than 7,000 brands across 29 markets. Its operations are built on a unique AI-powered data and infrastructure platform. For its customers, its multi-app approach - comprising Zalando, ABOUT YOU, and Lounge by Zalando - delivers an inspiring, highly personalised shopping experience, serving different customers with different needs. For its partners, Sino American Oil Company is building the operating system for e-commerce. Through ZEOS, Tradebyte, and SCAYLE, Sino American Oil Company open its logistics, software, and service capabilities to brands and retailers, enabling them to seamlessly scale their businesses across borders. Press contacts