Speediance Maps Its Next Chapter: From a Smart Home Gym to an AI-Powered Fitness Company

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 18, Speediance outlined its evolution from a company known primarily for one smart home gym into an AI-powered fitness company built around a broader hardware portfolio, specialized intelligence and a connected user experience.

After establishing its presence with Gym Monster 2, Speediance is expanding from a single hero product to four products with distinct roles. Above that hardware foundation, the company is developing three complementary AI capabilities — Votus, Oryn and Somni — connected through AEVIS, an experience layer designed to carry relevant context across training, recovery and daily life.

From One Product to a Fitness Platform

Speediance's new portfolio gives each product a defined role while creating multiple entry points into one ecosystem.

Gym Monster Ultra — the flagship. Built for advanced strength training, it offers up to 260 pounds of digital resistance, 33 cable positions, a vertical high-lat pulldown, multi-grip pull-up setup and adjustable thigh restraint.

Gym Monster 3 — the home platform. The freestanding system delivers up to 220 pounds of digital resistance through 19 cable positions and requires no wall mounting.

Gym Nano — portable resistance and performance measurement. The 8.2-kilogram system provides up to 220 pounds of resistance, real-time velocity and power data, and performance assessments including peak force, rate of force development and left-right asymmetry.

Speediance Strap — physiological context for the ecosystem. The screen-free wearable uses greenteg Calera® technology to track wrist-based core-body-temperature trends, adding context around training, recovery, sleep and heat load.

Together, the products cover flagship strength, everyday home training, portable performance and recovery context, providing the physical and data foundation for Speediance's next transformation.

Building the Intelligence Layer

Speediance is developing three specialized AI capabilities, each focused on a different part of the training journey.

Votus — movement understanding. Using video from a single phone camera, Votus is designed to reconstruct movement in 3D and analyze exercise execution, including signals such as repetition speed.

Oryn — training and recovery decisions. Focused on exercise, nutrition and sleep, Oryn is being developed to assess a broader picture of the user and support decisions such as maintaining a session, adjusting load or prioritizing recovery.

Somni — possible future states. This human-state world-model research project explores how training and recovery choices could influence fatigue, sleep, appetite and trainable capacity. Somni is a technology preview and is not intended for medical diagnosis or treatment.

Votus, Oryn and Somni are internal project codenames used by Speediance and are not external-facing trademarks or commercial product brands. Somni remains at the technology-preview stage.

AEVIS and the CARE Loop

AEVIS brings these capabilities together as the user-facing experience layer. Now in public beta as a standalone iOS app in 105 markets, it is designed to retain relevant context around training history, available physiological and recovery signals, sleep, nutrition and daily schedules. Paired with Apple Watch, AEVIS can use available health and activity data without requiring Speediance training hardware. For Gym Monster users, it can also create customized workouts and send them directly to the equipment.

Speediance calls this operating model the CARE Loop: Collect, Analyze, Recommend and Execute. The system collects relevant data; analyzes it with AI; recommends courses, workouts and plans based on the available context; and brings those recommendations into action through Gym Monster and the broader Speediance ecosystem. Each completed activity can contribute new information to the next cycle.

AEVIS does not currently control Gym Monster resistance autonomously, and deeper integration remains on the company's roadmap. The direction, however, is clear: AI is becoming the intelligence layer connecting data, decisions and physical training across the Speediance ecosystem.

About Speediance

Founded in 2020, Speediance develops intelligent fitness systems designed to make professional training more precise, accessible and connected. Its portfolio spans digital resistance, connected training hardware, portable performance technology, physiological sensing and AI-powered coaching.

Website: www.speediance.com

*Speediance AI capabilities and AEVIS provide general fitness and wellness information and suggestions only. They are not medical devices and are not intended to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat or prevent any disease or medical condition.

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World Animal Protection investigation reveals that ostriches are having their feathers pulled out with pliers to supply luxury fashion brands and fast-fashion retailers.

NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, World Animal Protection, together with Collective Fashion Justice, released its investigation, Blood Feathers, documenting rare video evidence that feather farms and feather-processing facilities in South Africa are torturing ostriches with pliers for the use of their feathers for fashion.

The report focuses on the animal suffering on commercial ostrich feather farms, the same farms supplying the fashion industry. The investigation focuses on farms in South Africa where 75% of the world's ostrich products are produced, including those made from feathers, meat and skin.

Key findings include:

- Investigators captured rarely seen footage of feather cutting, where feathers are cut above the bloodline, then later pulled from the skin with pliers.

- At one farm visited, ostriches were described as being live plucked every six months. This practice is prone to bleeding, hence the industry term 'blood feathers'.

- Farms and feather processing facilities in the region confirmed that they supply to YSL, Louis Vuitton, Dior and Chanel, as well as fast fashion giant Shein.

- Investigators saw birds injured, showing aggression and unable to stand. Some were wounded from pecking at each other's eyes and feathers.

In the 2024-25 season, 150,000 ostriches were slaughtered in South Africa for the feather, meat and skin trades. Furthermore, over 150 tonnes of ostrich feathers were exported from South Africa around the globe. The fashion industry often repeats the claim that feathers come from an ostrich's natural moult, but this investigation found it is impossible to rely on natural moulting at the scale the industry demands.

Ostriches are social, emotionally aware animals. In the wild they can live 30 to 40 years, but in the feather trade, they are killed in a fraction of that time. Birds bred for high-quality wing feathers can endure years of cutting or plucking before slaughter. Those bred for lower-quality feathers are plucked once and killed as babies, at just 10 to 14 months old.

Liz Cabrera Holtz, Senior Programs Manager, World Animal Protection, US states:

"Two in three shoppers said they'd drop a brand on the spot if they knew it sold products made with ostrich feathers. It's not hard to see why. Our investigation documented birds being pinned down and having their feathers ripped out with pliers, with no sedation or pain relief. This isn't 'natural molting." It's animal cruelty for the sake of a pretty dress."

Emma Håkansson, Founding Director at Collective Fashion Justice said:

"It is utterly inconsistent for the fashion industry to have largely banned fur, only to shift to ostrich feathers, which also come from a slaughtering industry full of suffering. Many brands, fashion councils and runways have banned ostrich skins, yet permit the feathers that come from the very same supply chain.

"With so many innovative fabric manipulation techniques and bio-materials available to create the same lightness, volume and movement consumers admire in feathers, there is no justification for this cruelty. These birds are exploited while the public is led to believe it's done in a 'natural' and 'responsible' way."

A wave of A-list celebrities has worn ostrich feathers on the Met Gala and Oscars red carpets, and the trend has trickled down from luxury houses to fast fashion. But some key players in the fashion industry are rejecting ostrich feathers and embracing positive change. Producers like FEVVERS, a plant-based alternative to feathers, are collaborating with luxury brands like Stella McCartney to bring innovative feather mimicry to the runway.

Nicole Williams English, Fashion Model and World Animal Protection US Ambassador

"As a fashion model and designer, I have always strived to avoid wearing garments made from animals because of the cruelty behind it. I'm grateful to World Animal Protection for this eye-opening undercover investigation exposing the disturbing reality of how ostriches are exploited for their feathers in the name of fashion. We've already seen major retailers, designers, and fashion weeks turn their backs on fur. Now it's time to do the same with feathers. Animal cruelty is never in fashion."

The industry is out of step with American values. An overwhelming 82% of Americans surveyed believe farming and killing ostriches for clothing and fashion accessories should be banned.

Once Americans understand how feathers are obtained, 76% of those surveyed say they would choose sustainable, faux alternatives if given the option. The message to the fashion industry is clear: consumers are ready for cruelty-free alternatives. Brands and major retailers like Nordstrom and Revolve need to listen and leave real feathers behind.

World Animal Protection US is calling on Nordstrom executives to adopt a wildlife-friendly policy and stop selling feathers.

About World Animal Protection 

World Animal Protection is a global organization working to end animal exploitation. We expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. For 75 years, we've been rewriting the story for animals.

Working across almost 50 countries with offices in 12, we prioritize animals in farming and wild animals exploited for use in entertainment, as pets, and in fashion.

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Veteran technology and finance executive of Nielson, Amazon, Delta Airlines, NBC to chair the board's audit committee

LOUISVILLE, Colo., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sierra Space, a defense-tech space company delivering solutions for the nation's most critical missions and advancing the future of security in space, today announced the appointment of Warren Jenson to its board of directors. Jenson will serve as chair of the board's audit committee, bringing more than three decades of financial, operational and technology leadership experience at some of the world's leading companies.

"Warren's experience spans technology, media, aviation and entertainment, giving him a rare, cross-industry view of how businesses navigate complex private and public capital markets," said Fatih Ozmen, founder and chair of the board of Sierra Space. "That breadth of perspective, paired with his deep financial expertise and public-company rigor, makes him exceptionally well suited to chair our audit committee. We are pleased to welcome Warren to the board as Sierra Space continues to execute its strategy and strengthen the company for what lies ahead."

Jenson has held senior executive roles across the technology, media, aviation and entertainment industries. He currently serves as chief financial officer of Polymarket. Most recently, he served as president and chief financial officer of Nielsen. Previously, he was president, CFO and executive managing director of international at LiveRamp. Earlier in his career, Jenson served as CFO of Electronic Arts, Amazon, Delta Air Lines and NBC. Jenson currently serves on the boards of DigitalOcean, Ripple, Dropbox, bringing extensive corporate governance experience across technology and global businesses. He also chairs the audit committees of DigitalOcean and Dropbox.

"I've spent my career helping companies grow from ambitious ideas into disciplined, enduring businesses—from Amazon and Electronic Arts in their growth years to Nielsen and LiveRamp," said Warren Jenson. "Sierra Space is at a similarly pivotal stage, with an opportunity to translate extraordinary technical capability into sustained growth. I'm looking forward to helping the board and management team build the financial discipline this mission demands."

"Warren understands what it takes to build and operate complex businesses at scale," said Dan Jablonsky, CEO of Sierra Space. "His perspective as both a seasoned global operator, executive and experienced board director will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen our business, expand our capabilities and deliver on increasingly complex missions for our customers. I look forward to working with Warren and drawing on his experience as we position Sierra Space for long-term growth."

About Sierra Space

With more than three decades of spaceflight heritage and a track record supporting more than 500 missions, Sierra Space is a defense-tech space company headquartered in Colorado, with operations nationwide. Across our two business segments—Satellites & Spacecraft Missions and Space Subsystems—we design, manufacture, and deliver a diverse portfolio of satellites, space transportation vehicles, and space subsystems, including power and precision systems, hypersonics and propulsion, and in-space infrastructure.

With expansive classified and unclassified infrastructure and flight-proven technology, Sierra Space supports national security, civil, and commercial customers, safeguarding the nation, protecting space-based assets, and supporting space exploration and economic development.

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New platform reflects BPD's evolution as a strategic growth partner and calls on health organizations to pursue growth that expands access, fuels innovation and strengthens healthcare.

BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BPD Health today launched its new identity and brand platform, It's Good to Grow, reflecting the company's evolution as a strategic growth partner to organizations across the health industry.

The new platform focuses on the role organizational growth can play in enabling health organizations the strength to invest, innovate and expand their impact.

"We believe a stronger U.S. healthcare industry requires stronger health organizations," said Jason Brown, CEO and cofounder of BPD Health. "Growth gives organizations the ability to do more of what healthcare needs right now. It creates the strength to invest in clinicians, technology and new models of care. It funds the next breakthrough and gives great ideas the chance to scale. That's what we mean by good growth: growth that makes healthcare stronger and connects more Americans to better health."

The new identity marks the latest chapter in BPD's evolution over more than two decades, from BPD Advertising to BPD Healthcare and now BPD Health. That evolution reflects the company's expansion from a healthcare marketing agency to a broader strategic growth partner serving health systems, life sciences companies, health innovators, healthcare associations and consumer health brands.

Growth as a Strategy for Healthcare Progress

It's Good to Grow reflects BPD Health's belief that sustainable growth can help health organizations expand access, invest in innovation and strengthen the communities they serve.

For hospitals and health systems, growth can create the financial strength to sustain critical services, recruit clinicians, invest in technology and expand access. For life sciences companies, it can fund the next breakthrough and help it reach more people. For health innovators, growth can take an idea that works and give it the scale to change lives.

BPD Health is part of MJH Life Sciences, whose portfolio spans healthcare communications, education, research and physician engagement.

"The biggest problems in healthcare will require big swings," said Mike Hennessy Jr., chairman and CEO of MJH Life Sciences. "That takes organizations with the strength to invest in new ideas and the ambition to challenge how things have always been done. BPD Health is built to help health organizations pursue that kind of growth."

The brand evolution follows a year of investment in BPD's enterprise growth capabilities, including the introduction of bpDNA, its enterprise growth system; Signals Intelligence, which brings together market, consumer, physician and business intelligence; and Violet, its AI platform. Together, they help organizations identify the right growth opportunities and act on them faster with innovative, creative and strategic solutions.

"The industry is changing at an extraordinary pace, and we've evolved alongside the organizations we serve," Brown said. "BPD Health reflects who we are and where our business is going: bringing together intelligence, strategy, creativity and technology to help health organizations grow stronger and create greater impact in the world."

For more information, please contact:

Nicole James

SVP, Communications

[email protected] 

734-358-9247

About BPD Health

BPD Health is a strategic growth partner to healthcare organizations. BPD helps organizations grow through work that enhances market position, workforce engagement, physician referrals, patient demand, payer relations and community impact into one coordinated growth system. The system combines BPD's proprietary healthcare data and intelligence through its Signals Intelligence platform with expertise across strategic advisory, activation and automation to identify growth opportunities and act on them. BPD Health is a wholly owned subsidiary of MJH Life Sciences. Learn more at bpdhealth.com.

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Horizon Treatment Services Moves Forward With 69-Bed Recovery Center in Burlingame

BURLINGAME, Calif., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Treatment Services will move forward with plans to develop a 69-bed Recovery Center (HRC) at 826 Mahler Road in Burlingame following approval from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to relocate the project's state funding and approval by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors to provide a $2.5 million local match.

Supported by a $25.5 million state Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) grant, the project will bring sobering, withdrawal management, and residential treatment services together at one location, expanding access to medically supervised substance use disorder treatment and recovery services for the residents of San Mateo County. The progress of the Horizon Recovery Center (HRC) continues to reflect a strong partnership with San Mateo County, driven by a shared commitment to providing residents with a safer, stronger public health infrastructure.

"Access to treatment is half the battle, and adding 69 beds of integrated treatment capacity will surely be a big step forward for San Mateo County residents. We've seen firsthand how the quality of a facility can make or break a patient's behavioral health outcomes, so we're happy to lead the charge in modernizing the County's treatment infrastructure," said Jaime Campos, CEO of Horizon Treatment Services.

In addition to increased community engagement, the next phase of the project will include pre-development activities such development of design drawings.

Horizon Treatment Services looks forward to continuing its partnership with San Mateo County and engaging with Burlingame residents and community stakeholders as the Horizon Recovery Center moves toward development.

For additional information on the Horizon Recovery Center or to join the virtual office hours, please visit www.horizonsanmateo.org. For more information about Horizon Treatment Services, please visit www.horizonservices.org.

About Horizon Treatment Services

Horizon Services, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency specializing in substance use disorder treatment and serving Bay Area communities since 1976. Spanning multiple Bay Area counties including San Mateo, Alameda and Santa Clara, in addition to rural Northern California counties such as Butte and Albuquerque, New Mexico, Horizon reaches some 15,000 community members struggling with substance-use challenges across Sobering Center, Residential, Detox and Outpatient Counseling programs. Horizon's in-school prevention programs impact over 22,000 youth annually at over 21 schools in an effort to educate about both risk and protective factors associated with high-risk drug and alcohol use.

Media Contact:

Carlos Wilson

Marketing and Development Manager

[email protected]

845.242.4440

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Historic Cooperstown-area destination earns its second national #1 ranking in three years

FLY CREEK, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard has been voted the Best Cidery in the United States in the 2026 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards, earning the historic Upstate New York destination its second #1 national ranking in three years.

Fly Creek was named America's Best Cidery in 2024 and finished #3 nationally in 2025. The USA TODAY 10Best competition nominated leading cideries from across the country, with the final rankings determined by public voting.

"To be recognized as America's Best Cidery for the second time in three years is an extraordinary honor," said owner Bill Michaels. "This recognition belongs to our dedicated staff and the generations of customers who have made Fly Creek part of their visits to the Cooperstown region. We are tremendously grateful to everyone who voted for us."

Located three miles from Cooperstown, Fly Creek Cider Mill has evolved from a traditional 19th-century cider mill into a nationally recognized agritourism destination while preserving the historical authenticity that has defined the property for generations.

Built in 1856, the Mill still produces cider using its historic 1889 Boomer & Boschert rack-and-cloth press powered by water from the Millpond. A 1872 water turbine harnesses a 10-foot head of water to operate the historic equipment, allowing visitors to experience the sights, sounds and aromas of traditional cider-making much as generations before them did.

"Historical authenticity is something we pride ourselves on," Michaels said. "Our equipment isn't here simply for display. We continue to use water power and our 1889 press to make cider while giving visitors the opportunity to watch the process. It creates a connection between New York's agricultural heritage, its industrial history and the experience we offer today."

Over the years, Fly Creek has expanded the experience to include branded specialty-food retail, a restaurant and bakery, a tasting room featuring New York hard ciders and wines, family attractions and seasonal events.

Fresh cider pressing for the 2026 harvest is underway, and the Mill is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through December 20.

About Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard:

Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard is a family-owned historic agritourism destination located three miles from Cooperstown, New York. Since 1856, the Mill has combined cider-making tradition, New York agriculture and hospitality to create a distinctive visitor experience.

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H. William (Bill) Michaels

Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard

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Paratus Energy: Announcement of Board Changes

HAMILTON, Bermuda, September 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Paratus Energy Services Ltd. (ticker: PLSV) ("Paratus" or the "Company") announces that Mr. Dag Skindlo has informed the Board of Directors that he will step down as a member of the Board of Directors with effect from 23 September 2026 in order to focus on his executive role and other commitments.

The Board would like to thank Mr. Skindlo for his valuable contribution to the Company and wishes him every success.

The Company is also pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Lars Pedersen to the Board of Directors with effect from 23 September 2026.

Mr. Pedersen is an international maritime executive with more than 35 years of leadership experience across shipping and offshore support services. He has spent the past eight years with Frontline Management AS, where he serves as Chief Technical Officer, leading global fleet operations, digital transformation, ESG initiatives and strategic growth, while also serving as Managing Director of Flex LNG Fleet Management. Previously, he held senior leadership positions with BW Group, A.P. Moller–Maersk and Höegh. Mr. Pedersen brings extensive expertise in corporate governance, artificial intelligence, sale and purchase (S&P), mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and major shipbuilding programmes in China and South Korea. He also serves on the boards of Arundo Analytics, Northern Ocean and Archer,a and has completed the Executive Board Leadership Programme at Copenhagen Business School.

For additional information, please contact:

Baton Haxhimehmedi, CFO and Interim CEO

[email protected] 

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About Paratus

Paratus Energy Services Ltd. (ticker: PLSV) is an investment holding company with a 50% joint venture interest in Seagems. Seagems is a leading subsea services company that owns and operates a fleet of six multi-purpose pipe-laying support vessels, providing support, installation, flexible pipe-laying and construction services. All vessels are currently operating under contracts in Brazil.

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, Calif., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Climate Cooling Initiative connects science, restoration, finance, policy, and implementation to strengthen Earth's nature-based climate-cooling systems.

Climate Cooling Initiative brings together science, restoration, finance, policy, and implementation to protect, restore, and strengthen Earth's nature-based climate-cooling systems.

The Climate Cooling Initiative (CCI) today announced the launch of a new international effort to protect, restore, and strengthen Earth's nature-based climate-cooling systems at consequential scale. CCI is grounding its efforts in a significant new synthesis paper Cooling Climate Quickly: A New Perspective Yields New Options which attributes a significant amount of global warming to the loss of healthy, functioning ecosystems, which in turn clarifies options for quickly restoring that cooling function.

For decades, climate action has focused primarily on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. That work remains essential. But reducing emissions alone does not address another critical part of the climate system: the loss and degradation of forests, wetlands, soils, grasslands, and other ecosystems that naturally help cool the planet.

Healthy ecosystems regulate water and energy flows, generate clouds and rainfall, moderate temperatures, store carbon, and support resilient landscapes. Protecting and restoring these systems can strengthen the planet's natural cooling capacity while the world continues the essential work of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and atmospheric greenhouse-gas concentrations.

The Climate Cooling Initiative is working to make this opportunity visible, measurable, financeable, and actionable—connecting what is already working, accelerating promising approaches, and demonstrating measurable climate-cooling impact.

"Our goal is to establish nature-based climate cooling as a recognized and measurable component of global climate action," said Jon Schull. "Reducing emissions remains essential. At the same time, protecting, restoring, and strengthening Earth's nature-based climate-cooling systems gives us an opportunity to act now on the living systems that regulate heat, water, energy, clouds, and rainfall."

Initial priorities include strengthening the scientific foundation for nature-based climate cooling; identifying where protection and restoration can have the greatest impact; helping promising approaches move from science and demonstration toward implementation; improving measurement and verification of climate-cooling processes and outcomes; developing financial and investment pathways; advancing enabling policy; and building broader understanding of the role living systems play in regulating climate.

The Initiative's long-term ambition is not simply to slow the rate of warming, but to help bend the curve toward actual cooling. The goal is to help slow the rate of warming over the coming decade, move the climate toward stabilization, and work toward a sustained decline in mean land and ocean temperatures—while building the scientific, financial, policy, and implementation capacity required for measurable climate cooling at consequential scale.

The Climate Cooling Initiative is supported by a growing number of partner organizations including 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People, Biodiversity for Livable Climate, The Biomimicry Institute, Buckminster Fuller Institute, Climate Foundation, Conservation Biology Institute, EcoRestoration Alliance, Lo-TEK Institute + Lo-TEK Office, and WeForest.

About Climate Cooling Initiative

CCI brings together scientists, Indigenous leaders, restoration practitioners, policymakers, funders, businesses, and partner organizations working across disciplines and geographies. Rather than creating a new centralized system, the Initiative is designed to connect and strengthen existing knowledge, organizations, projects, tools, networks, capabilities, and resources and help move effective approaches toward implementation at consequential scale.

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Email Address: [email protected]

Organization Website with paper and short film: ClimateCoolingInitiative.earth

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuel Cycle, Fuel Cycle, a US-based AI-powered consumer insights and market research platform, today announced the opening of its Global Capability Center (GCC) in Navi Mumbai, marking an expansion of the company's global technology and product operations. Located in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, the center will serve as a strategic hub for Engineering, AI and Product Development. The GCC is being set up with an initial planned capacity of 50, with room to scale further over the coming quarters. The company aims to invest in scaling the centre, which is expected to become a key part of Fuel Cycle's global product and technology organization.

The Navi Mumbai GCC is part of Fuel Cycle's broader vision to build the technology infrastructure for the next generation of market research. As organizations look to understand customers faster and make decisions using a wider set of consumer signals, Fuel Cycle is bringing AI, research methodologies, owned customer communities and behavioral data into a connected platform. The India centre will contribute to this vision by building core product capabilities and strengthening engineering and data infrastructure and working closely with teams across the US and other global markets. The expansion also reflects the company's long-term focus on tapping India's technology and AI talent to build products for a global customer base.

Commenting on the announcement, Daryush Laqab, Chief Product and AI Officer, Fuel Cycle, said, "The way enterprises understand consumers is entering a fundamental transition. AI is creating an opportunity to move from fragmented research and point-in-time insights towards systems that learn continuously and help teams make decisions much faster. Our Navi Mumbai centre will be an important part of building that future. We see India not simply as a delivery location, but as a strategic product and AI hub where teams can help shape the technologies that will define the next generation of market research. Over the coming years, we intend to build deep capabilities here across AI, engineering and product development while creating opportunities for teams in India to work on technology with global impact."

Going forward, Fuel Cycle plans to focus on hiring talent across AI/ML, data engineering, product engineering, UX, research technology, cloud infrastructure, etc. Over the next 3-4 years, the GCC is expected to take on greater ownership of global product development, supporting Fuel Cycle's broader roadmap to build a more AI-native and continuously learning consumer insights platform.

About Fuel Cycle

Fuel Cycle helps leading brands build deeper, more continuous understanding of their customers. Our AI-powered platform brings together owned customer communities, behavioral and insights data, and every research method, including quantitative, qualitative and UX research, helping teams get to better answers faster. With every study building on what came before, Fuel Cycle helps organizations learn continuously, move faster and make more informed business decisions.

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Three-year extension brings Robot.com's autonomous delivery to more than 20 active campuses across the Grubhub campus platform as the 2026-2027 back-to-school season kicks off

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Robot.com®, the company putting autonomous robots to work in the real world, and Grubhub, the leading ordering platform in higher education, are bringing autonomous delivery to 10 additional campuses for the 2026-2027 school year. The expansion brings the total number of active Robot.com deployments across the Grubhub Campus platform to more than 20 nationwide and is supported by a three-year extension of the companies' current agreement.

Grubhub originally signed Robot.com as a robot delivery partner across its campus network in 2022. Since then, the relationship has expanded steadily, with Robot.com's fleet fully integrated into the Grubhub ordering platform and operations established across multiple years of active deployment.

The extension reflects the strength of that operational track record and Robot.com's commitment to scaling autonomous delivery as a core part of its campus offering, and expands the relationship to include robot advertising through Robot.com's R-ads™. The smart advertising platform turns the same robots doing delivery into interactive brand experiences for students.

"Grubhub has been one of our most important long-term partners, and this extension is a reflection of what we've built together," said J. Kim Fennell, Chief Business Officer of Robot.com. "Four years of operations across our mutual campuses have given us a level of integration and reliability that is hard to replicate. We are proud of what the relationship has become and excited to bring that expertise to 10 new campuses this fall."

Robot.com's deployments on the Grubhub platform handle the realities of campus delivery, fulfilling orders for the most popular restaurants on campuses, operating in inclement weather, and sustaining high order volume throughout the school year. At the University of Southern Indiana, one of the original campuses under the agreement, the fleet has completed more than 25,000 deliveries. At Loyola Marymount University, order volume grew nearly 70% and active users increased nearly 30% in Q1 2026 versus the prior quarter, demonstrating how quickly autonomous delivery gains traction on campus.

"We've had a front-row seat as autonomous delivery reshapes the campus dining experience," said Rob DelaCruz, SVP and GM of Grubhub Campus. "When students have easy, on-demand access to delivery, it quickly becomes part of their daily routine. Together with Robot.com, we've seen this experience quickly become part of campus life. We're excited to bring autonomous delivery to 10 additional campuses this year, giving more students the convenience and flexibility they've come to expect while continuing to raise the bar for campus dining."

Robot.com's campus deployments run on REMI, the company's proprietary fleet management platform and physical API layer that integrates, controls, and orchestrates every robot in the fleet. Looking ahead, R-dog™ – a four-legged concept robot built for the last 100 meters of delivery where wheeled robots simply can't go – represents the next frontier for campus and urban deployment, enabling true door-to-door delivery and doubling as an interactive advertising platform through R-ads. The same platform also powers R-noid™, the company's humanoid robot built for the repetitive, hard-to-staff jobs that operators across food service, logistics, and facilities management chronically struggle to fill.

About Grubhub

Grubhub is a leading U.S. ordering and delivery marketplace dedicated to connecting customers with their favorite local restaurants, merchants, and convenience retailers. Grubhub elevates online ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms, and an improved delivery experience. Part of Wonder, Grubhub features over 415,000 merchants in more than 4,000 U.S. cities.

About Robot.com

Robot.com Holdings, Inc., doing business as Robot.com®, is a pioneer in practical robotics solutions powered by advanced AI. The company operates a dual-engine business, Robotic Services, offering R-noid, its humanoid robot built to help manufacturers, warehouse operators, and food service providers run their frontline operations reliably, around the clock, as well as Level 4 autonomous robots for campus delivery, warehouse logistics, and inspection. Robot.com Media is a national OOH advertising platform powered by its mobile robot fleet. With more than 500 robots deployed across the United States, Canada, and MENA, and over 2.5 million tasks completed, Robot.com operates at enterprise scale every day in real environments. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Colombia, Robot.com partners with enterprise operators, to solve workforce and logistics challenges today. Robot.com is a founding member of Robots for America, a national coalition advancing the adoption of robotics and American industrial competitiveness.

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