Product Launch

Pittsburgh – September 28, 2026 -- Sharpa unveiled three flagship dexterous-manipulation products at IEEE/RSJ IROS 2026: the D01 integrated robot, the W02 tactile dexterous hand and the AE01 haptic exoskeleton data glove, expanding its hardware portfolio for human-environment robotics.

D01 integrates arms, hands and full-body electronic skin for tactile manipulation

D01 combines Sharpa Wave dexterous hands with seven-degree-of-freedom arms and whole-body electronic skin. The robot achieves an approximately 1:1 arm payload-to-weight ratio, a maximum end-effector speed exceeding 10.5 meters per second, communication frequency of 1,000 Hz and end-effector repeatability of 0.2 millimeters. Its electronic skin operates at a 100 Hz tactile sampling rate with 0.2 newton force resolution, extending contact sensing across the robot's body.

Syracuse – – September 28, 2026 -- Fuse Oncology and Associated Medical Professionals of NY (AMP), an affiliate of U.S. Urology Partners, a General Atlantic company, have launched a proof of concept for FuseRx, a clinical workflow platform for radiation oncology, at AMP's Center of Advanced Radiation Excellence in Syracuse.

Prostate cancer volume drives the test case

The American Cancer Society projects about 333,800 new U.S. prostate cancer cases in 2026, making it the most common cancer in American men after skin cancer. Roughly a third of men with localized disease receive radiation as primary treatment, a pathway that typically starts with a urologist diagnosis before crossing into separate oncology systems.

Göttingen, Germany – September 28, 2026 -- University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) has become the first hospital in Germany and the European Union to deploy MDClone's ADAMS platform, layering advanced data utilization tools onto its existing UMG-MeDIC data integration center.

UMG becomes first EU adopter of internationally deployed ADAMS model

ADAMS is already operational at institutions including UChicago Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, and Sheba Medical Center. UMG's rollout marks the model's first entry into a German or EU university hospital, building directly on infrastructure established under Germany's national Medical Informatics Initiative (MII).

London – September 28, 2026 -- UK-based AI platform company askelie has launched askVERA, an AI-powered service that converts complex documents and communications into Plain English and Easy Read formats for consumers and businesses.

askVERA launches in two versions targeting individuals and organisations

The consumer (B2C) version allows individuals to upload or paste documents such as tenancy agreements, insurance policies or official letters to receive an instant simplified version. The business (B2B) version integrates into an organisation's existing workflows, enabling companies to simplify customer-facing content at scale and reduce queries caused by unclear communication.

Cornwall Council already piloted the technology before wider rollout

Ahead of the public launch, askVERA had already been deployed with organisations including Cornwall Council to make official documents more accessible.

London – September 28, 2026 -- jaam automation has launched M. by jaam, an Agentic Work Management platform designed to close the gap between AI adoption and measurable business impact. The launch responds to McKinsey data showing 88% of organisations now use AI, yet only 7% have fully scaled it across operations.

Adoption outpaces execution, McKinsey data shows

McKinsey research cited by jaam found that while 80% of employees report AI has improved their individual productivity, only 37% of organisations see a positive impact on EBIT. jaam positions M. as a fix for this disconnect, arguing that fragmented processes across people, applications and systems prevent AI agents from understanding what needs to happen next in a workflow.

Phoenix – September 28, 2026 -- AZP Insurance Specialists has awarded Platinum certification to Gateless' Smart Underwrite®, marking the first technology provider to clear AZP's new AI Mortgage Technology Certification framework at its highest of four tiers.

Gateless earns top rating after 230,000 loans processed with zero claims

The Platinum designation reflects the performance of more than 230,000 loans manufactured and sold by lenders using Smart Underwrite®, all without a single claim filed. AZP said the certification evaluated the platform's governance, controls, auditability and operational maturity before granting the top rating.

Roggwil, Switzerland – September 28, 2026 -- Honest Lasers has launched the Honest Pro, a Swiss-manufactured diode laser system combining three wavelengths and integrated contact cooling for aesthetic and medical clinics worldwide.

Three wavelengths operate within a single clinical platform

The Honest Pro integrates 755 nm, 808 nm, and 1064 nm wavelengths in one system, each targeting melanin at different tissue depths to allow practitioners to treat varied hair and skin types without switching devices. The system runs at a maximum pulse rate of 10 Hz, which Honest Lasers designed for stable fluence delivery across repeated treatments during a full clinic workday.

Detroit – September 28, 2026 -- Rocket Mortgage will become the first mortgage lender to adopt VantageScore 4.0 as its preferred credit scoring model for eligible loans, starting in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Rocket Mortgage found VantageScore 4.0 qualifies more clients while cutting scoring costs

Following roughly four months of testing, the lender determined VantageScore 4.0 helped more clients move forward in the mortgage process and reduced credit scoring costs. So far in 2026, Rocket Mortgage pulled 1.4 million credit reports using both VantageScore and FICO models to compare outcomes.

Clients who saved with the new model averaged $1,600 at closing

The lender's internal study found VantageScore 4.0 opens access for some clients who would otherwise go unserved and allows many to secure mortgages on better pricing terms. For those who benefited, average savings totaled $1,600 at closing.

Miami – September 28, 2026 -- Chainlink said it is enabling financial institutions to connect their systems and key-signing infrastructure to Swift's blockchain ledger, opening a path for banks to run 24/7 tokenized deposit payments without replacing existing settlement arrangements.

Chainlink Runtime Environment powers a self-signing model for bank connectivity

The solution centers on a self-signing model built through the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE), which orchestrates workflows linking financial institutions to Swift's ledger while institutions retain control of transaction-authorizing keys. Banks can adopt round-the-clock tokenized payment workflows while preserving current security governance, approval processes, and operating models.

Chicago – September 28, 2026 -- Trintech unveiled three new AI agents at its Trintech Connect 2026 conference, expanding its financial close automation portfolio to five agents that execute work directly rather than merely surfacing insights.

Trintech adds Data Access, Accruals Intelligence and Exception Management agents to its AI platform

The Trintech Data Access Agent, Trintech Accruals Intelligence Agent and Trintech Exception Management Agent build on capabilities introduced earlier in 2026 with the Trintech Flux Agent and Trintech Variance Analysis Agent. The five agents now cover data preparation, accrual management and exception resolution within the same controls, approvals and audit trails finance teams already use.