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A maintenance-free architecture across eight configurations, with faster axes and higher wrist loads tuned for automotive spot welding.
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RoboticsA high-profile Tokyo visit by Jensen Huang lands a Cosmos Alliance push to bring Nvidia's physical-AI stack into Japan's industrial robot lines.
ControlControlLogix and Rockwell's automation stack will run the Aalo-X critical test reactor, part of a DOE pilot program racing to power AI data centers with modular nuclear plants.
WeldingThree days in Austria put cutting, welding and inspection automation through live production paces — from beam-welding cells to a cobot and a shop-floor tracking platform.
RoboticsA maintenance-free architecture across eight configurations, with faster axes and higher wrist loads tuned for automotive spot welding.
RoboticsPre-engineered, application-ready collaborative cells built on the CRX series aim to collapse the gap between buying a cobot and running it.
RoboticsWith a 4,200 mm reach, the new giant targets EV batteries, tooling and full car-body components, alongside a refreshed KR Cybertech range.
RoboticsThe new GP215L, GP400L and GP700 reach up to 3,718 mm — aimed squarely at large parts and battery assemblies.
WeldingSmarter platforms pair adaptive power control with real-time arc monitoring to squeeze out energy and lift weld quality.
WeldingA GoFa cobot paired with Fronius welding runs one table while an operator loads the other, with 3D vision tracking every seam.
WeldingNew submerged-arc and wire-arc additive systems cut heat input while lifting deposition rates for heavy fabrication.
WeldingLow-energy consumables and automated overlay solutions target corrosion-resistant cladding for petrochemical and offshore work.
ControlA new platform coordinates material flow and production sequences across the plant, extending Rockwell's cloud-connected control stack.
ControlThe Simatic AX platform adds graphical ladder programming and S7-1200 G2 support, with TIA Portal AI that flags logic errors as you write.
ControlSixteen new Vision Unit Illuminated models fold camera, ring light and liquid lens into one housing to cut wiring and setup time.
ControlRival vendors align on PackAL, a common software library for packaging machines — a rare move toward interoperable motion control.
SoftwareA next-gen numerical control for high-precision work debuts alongside an automated M-800iA/60 drilling cell built for Airbus.
SoftwareFANUC industrial robots come to Vention's cloud platform, with AI-assisted programming, digital twins and modular hardware.
SoftwareThe company ties together industrial AI, simulation and real-time data — from design and engineering through to the running line.
SoftwareSiemens, Rockwell and Schneider push deeper PLC–DCS integration and edge compute as the defining automation architecture of 2026.
RoboticsThe new Flexley Stack F712 uses visual SLAM to navigate without fixed infrastructure, cooperates with other robots and meets safety standards.
RoboticsThe acquisition broadens Comau's platform for moving materials autonomously inside the factory, beyond its traditional robotics base.
SoftwareA global agreement pairs ENCY's software with Stäubli's arms to make cell programming faster, more intuitive and digital-twin-driven.
SoftwareA new Boston-area hub focuses on software, data and AI platforms that connect production systems, workers and the wider supply chain.
SoftwareA new edge-to-cloud integration turns raw production data into scalable, AI-driven insight, combining Siemens automation with Databricks and integrator FFT.
SoftwareThe tie-up connects design and manufacturing data with service and asset management, applying Industrial AI across the full product lifecycle.
ControlThe new S8NR IP67 power supply and VHV5-SRV verifier target tougher builds, better diagnostics and inline barcode inspection.
ControlThe new CS/SP series adds real-time sensing, automated airflow management and built-in diagnostics to factory pneumatic control.
ControlYaskawa's drives and motion division spanned machine and motion controllers with built-in PLC functions through a broad catalog of motors.
ControlThe release spans non-invasive sensors, a low-flow flowmeter, a gripper that learns from prosthetics research, and a browser-based DCS expansion.
ControlOne platform integrates sequence, motion and network control for precise, high-speed machines — simplifying architecture for demanding automation.
WeldingMinneapolis showcased overhead gantry welding cells and positioners now indexing between passes in under two seconds, alongside AI-guided joint tracking.
RoboticsExternal sensors and vision AI now watch the floor around a robot, not just what's onboard — aimed at fewer safety slowdowns without cutting corners.
RoboticsThe chipmaker joins Fondazione ENEA Tech Biomedical and SpotInvest in backing the Italian humanoid developer's industrial and international expansion.
ControlA three-year, cross-functional effort culminates in independent certification of Yaskawa's information-security management system.
ControlA new Motion PLC, remote I/O system and StepSERVO drive line share one programming platform, with EtherCAT as the common backbone.
RoboticsA dual-bridge XXYYZZ gantry and a 12-foot pick-and-place rig showed off a belt-driven design its maker says has no practical length limit.
ControlPrecision gearing, a brushless motor and an integrated EtherCAT or CANopen drive combine in one housing, cutting the cabling a positioner or gantry axis needs.
RoboticsA software platform for robotic manipulation, digital-twin monitoring and AI models now pairs directly with Doosan's collaborative robot line.
RoboticsA 323,000-square-foot Waltham facility will consolidate three sites and add up to 1,250 jobs, backed by a $25M state incentive award.
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