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WorkFar Robotics Unleashes Sentient Humanoid Robots “Syntro” into the WorkForce

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WorkFar Robotics’ sentient humanoid “Syntro” is a sophisticated, AI-enhanced robot in human form that can be effortlessly controlled by a remote human operator sensing the robot’s environment in real time and gives it genuine intelligence. 

DOVER, Del., Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — This isn’t just another gimmick to wow the tech enthusiasts at CES. While the world’s most famous humanoid robots (think Hanson Robotics’ Sophia) are designed primarily to inspire curiosity, AI-enhanced robots in human form are finding practical, cost-cutting applications throughout manufacturing, warehousing, and related industries. With their ability to sense their environment and transmit sensory information back to a remote operator, humanoids are ready to take on dangerous tasks and harness the skills of people all over the world.

WorkFar Robotics, a company that leases a human-robot team to logistics and manufacturing businesses on a monthly basis, recently unveiled its new “Syntro” robot. Unlike the collaborative robot (“cobot”) or autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solutions that are becoming more common in these industries, Syntro is a teleoperated, “sentient” robot that interacts seamlessly with its environment, supplemented with powerful artificial intelligence onboard the physical robot.

Virtual Reality, Eye Tracking, and Haptic/Force Feedback give Syntro Sentience

Syntro uses a variety of exciting technologies to transmit information about its environment back to the teleoperator. Eye tracking and virtual reality allow it to detect objects like boxes, raw materials, and totes and designate target items to act upon. While wearing VR goggles, the operator sees the remote environment with Augmented Reality overlays highlighting individual items that are within reach.  

Upon directing the robot to lift a box, for example, the operator senses the completed action thanks to a pair of gloves that incorporate both haptic and force feedback. Haptic feedback is the vibratory sensation on the operator’s gloves upon coming into “contact with” a remote object, while force feedback transmits the pressure of the object’s surface, tightening the gloves so that the operator’s fingers are unable to move past where the boundary would be.

This is real-time sentience, transmitted from the humanoid robot to a person anywhere on the face of the Earth. Someday, this technology may transcend the industrial workplace to allow the average person to socialize and shake hands with friends and family in faraway parts of the globe.

Advanced Artificial Intelligence executes the Operator’s Intention with Ease

You may be wondering how much maneuvering on the operator’s end is required to successfully manipulate an object. The answer is essentially none. Although it’s not quite accurate to say that the operator “doesn’t even need to lift a finger,” lifting an arm (or two) is pretty much where the operator’s job ends, and the robot’s job begins. Artificial intelligence takes care of the nitty-gritty, from identifying the shape and size of target object and determining how to pick it up in a stable way.

These AI algorithms form the basis of robotic perception, which basically means analyzing data that Syntro gleans from its environment and outputting useful sensory information to the operator. The more data the robot can collect from working in a variety of situations, the more powerful the algorithms will be — and that’s why WorkFar will soon launch a groundbreaking program to train its AI by letting millions of businesses lease their robot fleets with no down payment. 

Since there’s a teleoperator, human intelligence is always at the helm, but AI is instrumental in creating the intuitive interactions between the robot and its environment through its computer vision, inverse kinematics, physics calculations, and more. Essentially, a human tells the robot WHAT to do, while the onboard AI directs the robot HOW to do it. The robot’s seamless and dexterous grasp provides consistency while sparing the operator any risk of repetitive stress injury or bodily damage from heavy lifting.

A Complete Solution: Sentient Humanoid Robot, AI algorithms, and Trained Teleoperator

Even as robots like Syntro become capable of taking on increasingly complex tasks, the power of human intelligence will not diminish. That’s why solutions like WorkFar’s — which build natural brainpower into the very core of the product — are poised to be not only a major player in robotics today, but also central to the industry’s evolution over the long term.

WorkFar is proud to say that their robots offer the best “core logic” on the market: human intelligence, backed by artificial intelligence. The human operator is the one who knows what needs to be done, while the robot completes the task in the smoothest possible manner. By combining human acumen with state-of-the-art hardware and programming, this hybrid-intelligent solution offers the best of both worlds at an economic price. To inquire, contact us via www.WorkFar.com now!

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XLCS Partners advises Concurrent Utility Services on sale to UniTek Global Services

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — XLCS Partners, Inc., a leading middle market investment bank, is pleased to announce that it served as exclusive M&A advisor to Concurrent Utility Services LLC on its acquisition by UniTek Global Services, Inc., a portfolio company of New Mountain Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: NMFC) and its affiliates, and BTG Pactual Strategic Capital.

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Concurrent is a licensed general and electrical contractor providing infrastructure development and maintenance services to electric utilities, telecom providers, and land developers throughout the Southeast United States. The company’s capabilities span overhead and underground utility construction, professional telecom services, emergency service restoration, in-building networks, environmental services, and data center development. Backed by a safety-first culture and an experienced workforce, Concurrent has built a strong regional platform and a reputation for quality across the markets it serves.

UniTek is a leading digital infrastructure services provider supporting the expansion of fiber and data center connectivity across the U.S. and Canada. With over 600 employees and 60 locations, UniTek delivers a full suite of infrastructure services. The acquisition of Concurrent accelerates UniTek’s Power Services Division, which launched in July 2025 to broaden the company’s maintenance, repair, upgrade, and new infrastructure development services for the power sector. Concurrent’s established Southeast footprint and power capabilities directly complement UniTek’s existing broadband and data center infrastructure platform, positioning the combined company to capitalize on growing demand for resilient, modernized power infrastructure. Concurrent will continue to operate under its established brand, maintaining uninterrupted service for its customers.

“Selling Concurrent was one of the biggest decisions of my career, and Anthony, Jay, and the XLCS team guided us through every step with professionalism and genuine care for our people,” said Steve Sarno, CEO of Concurrent. “They stayed fully engaged throughout, gave us honest and thoughtful advice, kept our best interests front and center, and delivered an outcome that exceeded our expectations. I would recommend them without hesitation to any owner considering a transaction.”

XLCS acted as the exclusive M&A advisor to Concurrent, and the transaction was led by Anthony Contaldo, Partner, and Jay Cremer, Vice President. The transaction was completed on July 1, 2026.

About XLCS Partners, Inc.

XLCS Partners is a leading global investment banking firm providing M&A advisory services. Visit www.xlcspartners.com for more information.

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XLCS Partners advises Concurrent Utility Services on sale to UniTek Global Services

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — XLCS Partners, Inc., a leading middle market investment bank, is pleased to announce that it served as exclusive M&A advisor to Concurrent Utility Services LLC on its acquisition by UniTek Global Services, Inc., a portfolio company of New Mountain Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: NMFC) and its affiliates, and BTG Pactual Strategic Capital.

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Concurrent is a licensed general and electrical contractor providing infrastructure development and maintenance services to electric utilities, telecom providers, and land developers throughout the Southeast United States. The company’s capabilities span overhead and underground utility construction, professional telecom services, emergency service restoration, in-building networks, environmental services, and data center development. Backed by a safety-first culture and an experienced workforce, Concurrent has built a strong regional platform and a reputation for quality across the markets it serves.

UniTek is a leading digital infrastructure services provider supporting the expansion of fiber and data center connectivity across the U.S. and Canada. With over 600 employees and 60 locations, UniTek delivers a full suite of infrastructure services. The acquisition of Concurrent accelerates UniTek’s Power Services Division, which launched in July 2025 to broaden the company’s maintenance, repair, upgrade, and new infrastructure development services for the power sector. Concurrent’s established Southeast footprint and power capabilities directly complement UniTek’s existing broadband and data center infrastructure platform, positioning the combined company to capitalize on growing demand for resilient, modernized power infrastructure. Concurrent will continue to operate under its established brand, maintaining uninterrupted service for its customers.

“Selling Concurrent was one of the biggest decisions of my career, and Anthony, Jay, and the XLCS team guided us through every step with professionalism and genuine care for our people,” said Steve Sarno, CEO of Concurrent. “They stayed fully engaged throughout, gave us honest and thoughtful advice, kept our best interests front and center, and delivered an outcome that exceeded our expectations. I would recommend them without hesitation to any owner considering a transaction.”

XLCS acted as the exclusive M&A advisor to Concurrent, and the transaction was led by Anthony Contaldo, Partner, and Jay Cremer, Vice President. The transaction was completed on July 1, 2026.

About XLCS Partners, Inc.

XLCS Partners is a leading global investment banking firm providing M&A advisory services. Visit www.xlcspartners.com for more information.

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Kendra Span 
kspan@xlcspartners.com
615-379-7783

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Fathom Applauds Introduction of the FRONTIER Act, the First Federal Blueprint for Independent AI Verification

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Reps. Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) introduce a bill to build a competitive marketplace of independent verifiers for frontier AI models.

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fathom welcomes the introduction of the FRONTIER Act, the most complete federal framework yet for independent, third-party verification of frontier AI. The legislation is built to earn public trust as AI technology continues to accelerate. As frontier systems begin to take autonomous action in the world, the gap between what these models can do and our ability to keep them in check is widening. FRONTIER is the starting point to close that gap.

“AI governance keeps running into the same wall. The technology is hard to measure and it moves faster than any law can keep up with,” said Andrew Freedman, Co-Founder and CEO of Fathom. “Trying to write the perfect rules and freezing them in place won’t work. What will work is a competitive market of independent verifiers who are accountable for real-world outcomes and who the government can actually count on. The FRONTIER Act shows we can move fast and still get this right.”

The bill gets the fundamentals correct. It sets one public standard – the adequate mitigation of catastrophic risk – and holds both the AI companies and their independent verifiers accountable to it. FRONTIER does not freeze a single testing method into statute. Instead, it licenses competing verification organizations, allows them to sharpen their methods, and gives the government the power to revoke a license when a verifier’s work does not hold up in the field. That is how you build a system that keeps pace with the science instead of falling behind it.

Fathom thanks Reps. Trahan and Obernolte for their leadership, and for their courage in releasing a discussion draft, inviting scrutiny, and incorporating substantive improvements from across the field. One priority improvement as the bill advances: giving the government a fuller range of tools to act upstream – for pushing companies to close identified gaps in risk mitigation early, rather than only once a catastrophe is imminent. We are committed to working with these sponsors, committees of jurisdiction, and Congressional leadership to continue refining the bill in the weeks and months ahead.

About Fathom
Fathom is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to build a governance architecture that helps society navigate the transition to a world with AI by fostering trust, safety, and innovation. Fathom has developed and championed the independent verification model for AI and works with policymakers across the country to put it into practice. Learn more at http://fathom.org.

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