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Robotics

Automation
North America Needs to Catch Up on Cobots and Physical AI
In an Automate 2026 session, Teradyne Robotics' Will Healy tracked cobots and physical AI, with a warning that hesitation is now its own cost.
June 25, 2026
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Automation
Next Gen AMRs Adapt to Labor Constraints
The next generation of OMRON Robotics' flagship LD Series adds payload, speed, and 360-degree safety in a smaller footprint.
June 24, 2026
The new units are pitched at the same core use cases but with significant gains across payload, speed, footprint, charging, and safety.
Automation
Live from the Humanoid Robot Forum Day One: Onboard Safety Monitoring, Industrial Settings as a Training Ground, and Human-Like Hand Grippers
Speakers at the Automate 2026 Humanoid Robot Forum Tuesday discussed how safety systems, training through industrial deployment, and use cases for human-like hand grippers could shape humanoid robots’ path from emerging technology to practical factory-floor automation.
June 23, 2026
Speakers at Automate’s Humanoid Robot Forum Tuesday highlighted the realities, considerations, and benefits of deployment in industrial settings.
Robotics
Getting Industrial Automation Right the First Time
Vention's Brendan Sterne argues that simulation, digital twins, and AI-assisted virtual commissioning are turning costly automation rework into a digital exercise.
June 23, 2026
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Automation
Physical AI Dominates Automate 2026’s Opening Day, While Humanoids Steal the Show Floor
New eight-axis arms, seven-axis cobots, and AI-driven platforms put physical AI to work in Chicago. Backflipping robots and coffee-pouring humanoids are the fun part, but they aren't ready for the packaging line.
June 23, 2026
Sumay, a humanoid powered by OpenMind's software, draws a crowd at Automate 2026's Humanoid Robot Pavilion. The engineering impresses, but bipedal humanoids remain a few cycles away from the packaging floor.
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Automation
Orchestration Software Educates and Coordinates
Rockwell Automation’s software connects machines, robots, and enterprise systems—and puts operators of all skill levels in the driver's seat.
June 22, 2026
Factory Talk Orchestration allows simple coordination for AMRs regardless of manufacturer or controls platform.
Automation
Bradman Lake Showcases Next-Gen Packaging Automation at PACK EXPO International 2026
Bradman Lake Inc.
See Bradman Lake's solutions—including the FT-iFLEX Flow Wrapper and SL903 End Load Cartoner, designed to improve throughput, flexibility, and sustainability—at Booth S-1742.
June 17, 2026
Bradman Lake's FT-iFLEX Flow Wrapper
Automation
Dexterous Robotic Gripper
ABB Robotics
The Ability Hand by ABB Robotics and PSYONIC uses human-generated manipulation data to improve robotic dexterity for handling delicate, irregular, and complex objects.
June 17, 2026
PSYONIC's Ability Hand with an ABB GoFa cobot can be used to train robots to perform delicate, variable tasks that have traditionally been difficult to automate.
Robotics
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June 17, 2026
Automation
FANUC Accelerates Physical AI Through Collaboration with Google
FANUC America
The partnership combines FANUC’s industrial robotics portfolio with Google’s AI technologies to advance Physical AI systems that can perceive, decide, and act autonomously.
June 16, 2026
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Automation
Novarc and Yaskawa Enter Strategic Memorandum of Understanding to Advance AI-powered Autonomous Welding Automation
Yaskawa America, Inc.
Novarc and Yaskawa partnership aims to integrate AI-powered welding intelligence with industrial robotics, advancing autonomous welding, improving precision, and enabling connected Industry 4.0 fabrication environments.
June 16, 2026
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End users say the strongest OEM relationships start well before an RFP and continue long after installation—signaling a shift from selling machines to solving business problems.
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Automation
North America Needs to Catch Up on Cobots and Physical AI
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Automation
Next Gen AMRs Adapt to Labor Constraints
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