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2027 Manufacturing Trade Shows Focus on AI and Automation
A slate of major U.S. manufacturing conferences for 2027 highlights industry trends like AI, automation, and advanced manufacturing.
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Automation on Stamp and Press: Industrial robots & cobots, Machine vision & inspection, PLCs and controls, MES and shop floor software, Predictive maintenance and Digital twin.
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Schneider Electric to Acquire PTC in $22.6 Billion Deal
Schneider Electric announced a $22.6 billion all-cash acquisition of PTC this week, aiming to strengthen its industrial software and digital thread capabilities to better compete with Siemens.
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Boston Dynamics names Amazon AI leader Rohit Prasad as CEO
Boston Dynamics appoints former Amazon Alexa head Rohit Prasad as its new CEO, effective October 7, 2026, to accelerate its Physical AI strategy for industrial robotics.
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Maven Robotics Secures $100 Million for Industrial Robot Production
Maven Robotics raised a $100 million Series A to build 250 new robots and expand production, targeting the U.S.
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IMTS 2026 Automation Demand Soars Amid Labor Shortage
The International Manufacturing Technology Show highlighted surging demand for automation and AI solutions driven by a severe manufacturing labor shortage.
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Bipartisan Senate Deal Advances Permitting Reform Backed by Manufacturers
A bipartisan group of senators announced a permitting reform deal to accelerate energy project approvals.
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Innodata Opens New Jersey Lab for Robot Training Data
Innodata Inc. has opened a motion-capture R&D lab in Ridgefield Park, N.J., to generate high-precision 3D data for training humanoid and industrial robots.
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Global Industrial Robot Stock Hits Record Five Million Units in 2025
The worldwide stock of operational industrial robots reached a record five million units in 2025, a 9% annual increase.
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T-Robotics leads South Korean humanoid robot R&D project
T-Robotics is spearheading a national R&D project to develop AI-powered humanoid robots for high-precision display manufacturing, backed by ₩4.5 billion.
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Qualcomm Acquires PickNik to Integrate MoveIt Pro
Qualcomm Technologies has acquired robotics software firm PickNik Inc., aiming to integrate the open-source MoveIt framework with its Dragonwing platforms.
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Arduino Launches VENTUNO Q Robotics Control Board
Arduino has opened pre-orders for its VENTUNO Q edge AI platform, designed to simplify robotics development. The board, powered by a Qualcomm processor, targets commercial deployments in manufacturing and industrial settings.
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Intrinsic open sources core robotics software platform
Google's Intrinsic has released Intrinsic Core, an open-source software platform designed to accelerate the development of robotic applications.
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Hirebotics adds line tracking and linear rail extensions
Hirebotics has launched line tracking and modular linear rail extensions for its collaborative robots.
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GAM Engineer Explains When Rack and Pinion Beats Ball Screws
A GAM design engineer details the technical trade-offs between rack and pinion, ball screws, and linear motors for long-travel machine axes.
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Schneider Electric executive warns humanoids get too much attention
Andre Marino, Schneider Electric's senior vice president of industrial automation for North America, says humanoid robots are receiving too much attention.
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OLogic CEO to Present on Robots Learning from Human Demos
OLogic CEO Ted Larson will lead a session on egocentric robot learning at RoboBusiness 2026.
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RoboBusiness 2026 to Detail RaaS Operational Challenges
A RoboBusiness 2026 panel will dissect the operational demands of the Robots-as-a-Service model.
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NAM Forum at Port Houston Urges Long-Term Transport Funding
The National Association of Manufacturers convened policymakers and industry leaders at Port Houston to push for a full, long-term surface transportation reauthorization.
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Ford invests $1 billion in Kentucky Truck Plant paint shop
Ford Motor Co. is investing $1 billion in its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville to add a state-of-the-art paint shop.
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Monumental's robots tackle construction labor shortage
Monumental is deploying a fleet of three robots to automate bricklaying, targeting a severe labor shortage in Western Europe and the U.S.
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Vision AI Emerges as Critical Safety Layer for Automated Construction Sites
Vision AI is becoming an essential site-wide safety system for construction, enabling autonomous robots and human workers to operate together safely.
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Robot.com signs seven-year delivery robot deal with Sodexo
Robot.com has secured a seven-year commercial agreement with Sodexo Group to expand its sidewalk delivery robots on college campuses.
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Lattice VP on FPGA security for robots and humanoids
Lattice Semiconductor's Eric Sivertson discussed using FPGAs as a root-of-trust to secure robots, especially humanoids, against cyberattacks.
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Pressure sensors improve robotic gripping
Pressure sensors are becoming a critical layer in industrial gripper design, bridging the gap between commanded motion and actual interaction with objects.
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Lyte raises $165M to scale robot perception
Lyte AI has secured $165 million in Series C funding to scale production of its integrated sensing hardware and software for industrial robots.
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University and Industry Center Tackles Digital Twin Challenges
A new research center led by the University of Michigan and Arizona State University.
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Winton Machine CEO on Starting a Manufacturing Business
Lisa Winton, CEO of factory automation firm Winton Machine, advises aspiring manufacturers to seize opportunities and use available resources.
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PlusAI to go public via $800M SPAC deal for autonomous trucks
Autonomous truck software developer PlusAI is merging with a SPAC, valuing it at $800 million. The company is already generating revenue from its development platform and operating freight routes in Texas ahead of a planned 2027 commercial launch.
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NexCOBOT on Big Tech's robotics acquisitions and scaling AI
NexCOBOT's general manager discusses how major tech firms are acquiring robotics startups to accelerate physical AI development.
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Edge AI Wall Confronts Manufacturing
An analysis argues that manufacturing's push for embodied AI in robots faces a fundamental 'edge AI wall' due to physical energy constraints.
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Brain Corp CTO on Scaling 50,000-Robot Fleet
Brain Corp CTO John Black discusses the challenges of scaling large fleets of autonomous mobile robots and building operational trust.
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IMTS 2026 Exhibitors Unveil Factory Floor Technologies
New automation, tooling, and machining technologies will be showcased by multiple manufacturers at the IMTS 2026 trade show, per event previews.