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A3’s Automate 2026 breaks records as demand for robotics, AI and automation grows

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Automate, North America’s largest robotics and automation event, celebrated its most successful show to date, drawing more than 50,000 registrants and 1,230 exhibitors to McCormick Place in Chicago from June 22-25.

Hosted by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), Automate 2026 filled 425,000 square feet of show floor space with the latest technologies in robotics, artificial intelligence, machine vision, motion control and industrial automation.

The record-setting event reflected the continued growth of automation across industries as companies look for practical ways to improve productivity, address workforce challenges, strengthen supply chains and remain competitive. [Read more…] about A3’s Automate 2026 breaks records as demand for robotics, AI and automation grows

Goodwood Festival of Speed unveils Future Lab lineup for 2026

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The Goodwood Festival of Speed has announced the exhibitor lineup for its 2026 Future Lab exhibition, bringing together companies and research organizations working in robotics, AI, quantum computing, healthcare, space exploration and digital technologies.

Located at the centre of the Festival of Speed, Future Lab is expected to attract more than 90,000 visitors over the four-day event and will also host a STEM programme involving more than 1,000 school students from across the UK.

This year’s exhibition is organised around four themes: Unseen Worlds, Intelligent Systems, New Frontiers, and Extending Reality. [Read more…] about Goodwood Festival of Speed unveils Future Lab lineup for 2026

From oil platforms to power plants: Dietsmann showcases robotics-driven maintenance in Africa

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Dietsmann, the independent specialist in operation and maintenance (O&M) services for energy production facilities, will participate as a Bronze Sponsor at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 – taking place from October 12-16 in Cape Town.

The sponsorship deepens a presence in African energy that stretches back decades and reflects the company’s growing role in the policy conversation after it joined the African Energy Chamber earlier this year.

Dietsmann’s participation at AEW 2026 reflects the growing role of specialist maintenance contractors in Africa’s energy industry. With much of the continent’s production now coming from mature fields, the contractors that keep those facilities running reliably and at lower cost have become more important than ever. [Read more…] about From oil platforms to power plants: Dietsmann showcases robotics-driven maintenance in Africa

Teradyne Robotics unveils production-ready physical AI applications at Automate 2026

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Teradyne Robotics, the company that owns Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots, will demonstrate how physical AI is transforming industrial automation at Automate 2026 in Chicago, June 22-25 at booth #1250.

“Physical AI is on full display across our robotic solutions at Automate,” said Jean-Pierre Hathout, President of the Teradyne Robotics Group.

“The demos we are presenting are real and deployable. Manufacturers can purchase the physical AI‑enabled applications we have on display, including our first physical AI-product the MiR1200 Pallet Jack, today – delivered through our global ecosystem of system integrators and partners – to automate tasks that have traditionally been difficult or impractical for robots, including those in dynamic and unstructured environments.” [Read more…] about Teradyne Robotics unveils production-ready physical AI applications at Automate 2026

Agile Robots showcases force-control technology, humanoids, and physical AI at Robot Technology Japan event

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Agile Robots is using Robot Technology Japan (RTJ) 2026 to showcase a broad portfolio of industrial robotics, embodied AI, and humanoid technologies as the company continues its expansion in the global automation market.

The Munich-headquartered company is presenting its latest force-control systems, collaborative robots, humanoid platforms, and AI-driven automation technologies at the event in Nagoya, Japan.

While the exhibition includes a range of industrial automation solutions, Agile Robots is placing particular emphasis on what it describes as the convergence of artificial intelligence and physical-world robotics through advanced force control and physical AI. [Read more…] about Agile Robots showcases force-control technology, humanoids, and physical AI at Robot Technology Japan event

Güdel expands robotic grinding reach with integrated vertical and horizontal motion

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Grinding and surface finishing of fabricated parts is one of the classic 3D (Dull, Dirty, Dangerous) applications that are perfect for robot automation.

Unfortunately, automating the grinding of large fabrications means multiple robots and complex part repositioning, which add significant cost and extended cycle times while introducing new sources of variation in the process.

At Automate 2026, Güdel arrives with a system designed to scale beyond these physical constraints. [Read more…] about Güdel expands robotic grinding reach with integrated vertical and horizontal motion

Europe’s most important industrial lubrication conference celebrates its 10th anniversary in Bilbao

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Europe’s most important conference on industrial lubricants will celebrate its 10th anniversary at the Euskalduna Convention Centre in Bilbao.

On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, 200 professionals from Europe, Asia and America will attend this new edition of LUBMAT, a leading international biennial event specialising in lubricants, tribology and production equipment monitoring.

For two consecutive days, companies, manufacturers, technology centres and researchers will share the sector’s most recent scientific and technological innovations to address challenges such as sustainability, digitisation and industrial efficiency. The forum is co-organised by the Tekniker technology centre, the Jost Institute for Tribotechnology of the United Kingdom, Bureau Veritas and ATTEN2.

Currently rated as one of Europe’s main meeting points for the lubrication industry and R&D, LUBMAT 2026 features an extensive scientific and technical programme focused on areas such as advanced lubricants, friction and wear reduction, condition-based maintenance, online equipment monitoring, smart sensors, AI applied to industrial maintenance and the development of solutions that are safer and more sustainable. [Read more…] about Europe’s most important industrial lubrication conference celebrates its 10th anniversary in Bilbao

Inbolt to launch vision-enabled robot programming at Automate event

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Inbolt, the robot intelligence company that turns digital twins into live robot control, is launching two new capabilities that complete the company’s AI vision model for robot guidance: Inbolt Robot Programming and an expanded Inbolt Robot Control. The launch pad is booth #1675 at Automate 2026 in Chicago, June 22-25.

Rudy Cohen, CEO and co-founder of Inbolt, says: “Robot deployment still takes weeks because the digital twin never matches the real factory floor, engineers hand-tune every trajectory during commissioning.

“With Robot Programming, the Vision Model, and Robot Control on a single platform, that gap closes; Engineers build the program from the CAD, our vision model locates the real part, and the robot executes the planned path.  [Read more…] about Inbolt to launch vision-enabled robot programming at Automate event

CVPR 2026 fields 16,000+ paper submissions on technical advances in AI

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The program committee of the 2026 Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision research events, has released the details of this year’s technical program.

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society (CS) and the Computer Vision Foundation (CVF), CVPR 2026 drew a record number of paper submissions – 16,092, a 24 percent increase over 2025. Through a rigorous peer-review process, about one-quarter were accepted to the program, resulting in 4,089 paper presentations.

“CVPR submissions have more than doubled over the past five years, but the acceptance rate has remained highly competitive, consistently in the low-to-mid 20 percent range,” said Alexander G. Schwing, associate professor, electrical and computer engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, CVPR 2026 program co-chair. [Read more…] about CVPR 2026 fields 16,000+ paper submissions on technical advances in AI

CVPR 2026 to showcase next generation of embodied AI, robotics, and autonomous systems

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This year’s CVPR – Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition – will bring together more than 100 technology companies, AI developers, robotics firms, and autonomous systems specialists in Denver next month as the event highlights the latest advances in embodied AI, machine vision, robotics, and autonomous technologies.

Co-sponsored by IEEE Computer Society and the Computer Vision Foundation, the conference will run from June 3-7 at the Colorado Convention Center, with the exhibition floor open June 5-7. [Read more…] about CVPR 2026 to showcase next generation of embodied AI, robotics, and autonomous systems