
Business Services Stocks: 2 Resilient Picks and 1 Facing Headwinds
Analysis of business services stocks reveals two companies positioned for consistent earnings growth and one facing significant headwinds.
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Analysis of business services stocks reveals two companies positioned for consistent earnings growth and one facing significant headwinds.

Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics files for a Shanghai IPO after 2025 revenue grew 335%, driven by sales of over 5,500 humanoid robots that year.

Analysis of the advanced sorting technologies market, projecting growth to EUR 5.2 billion by 2033, highlighting key drivers like AI integration, regional leaders, and the dominant role of recycling applications.

Amazon's acquisition of Swiss firm Rivr aims to automate final delivery steps using legged robots, focusing on safety and customer experience as part of broader automation investments.

Serve Robotics is scaling its autonomous last-mile delivery fleet, reporting record revenue and projecting significant cost advantages over traditional methods as it expands across the U.S. and internationally.

Gecko Robotics awarded a first-of-its-kind U.S. Navy contract to use its robots for inspecting and maintaining ships, aiming to speed up repairs and improve accuracy.

The article details the ongoing shift from cloud-based AI to Physical AI in industrial robotics, highlighting the demand for local, low-power processing for real-time decision-making in autonomous factories and future applications.

Skild AI announces key partnerships with Foxconn, ABB, and Universal Robots to deploy its general-purpose AI model in industrial robots, supporting the US manufacturing revival and automation needs.

Three European semiconductor companies partner with Nvidia to supply critical components for humanoid robots, including sensors and communication systems, ahead of Nvidia's 2026 tech conference.

IBM and Lam Research have formed a five-year partnership to advance chip technology, focusing on High-NA EUV lithography and processes for scaling beyond 1nm to enable next-generation AI hardware.

Travis Kalanick, Uber co-founder, launches Atoms, an industrial robotics startup focused on task-specific machines for mining, transport, and food industries to improve productivity.

Major waste management companies are investing heavily in new and upgraded material recovery facilities across North America in 2026, focusing on advanced automation, AI, and sorting tech to produce cleaner bales and comply with evolving regulations.