Flexiv
At Automate 2026 in Chicago, Flexiv is showcasing multiple robots, including MICO seen here.
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Flexiv
At Automate 2026 in Chicago, Flexiv is showcasing multiple robots, including MICO seen here.
Flexiv announced that the international launch of two new robots, Enlight and MICO, will take place at Automate 2026 in Chicago.
The company said that the new robots represent a leap forward in general-purpose automation, bringing unparalleled tactile sensitivity and physical artificial intelligence to the manufacturing landscape.
Heading the new lineup is Enlight, which Flexiv said is a seven-axis, force-controlled adaptive robotic arm that delivers a world-first, whole-body touch sensitivity via multi-dimensional force-torque sensors integrated into each of its seven degrees of freedom.
Capable of single-touch recognition, multi-point tracking, and pattern recognition, Flexiv said that Enlight achieves advanced tactile capabilities that rival those of a human.
With four axes capable of a full 720-degree rotation and a lightweight 15-kilogram body, the company said that Enlight delivers an extraordinary range of motion in constricted environments. Flexiv said that it is engineered to operate seamlessly in unstructured settings and features advanced 'hand-eye' coordination that enables the automation of highly variable tasks that traditional robots cannot handle.
Utilizing the Enlight architecture, Flexiv is also introducing the MICO platform, a humanoid-style, modular, dual-arm robotic system designed for the era of embodied intelligence. By pairing two Enlight arms under a centralized processing architecture driven by a single control box, Flexiv said that MICO enables organic, human-like dual-arm cooperation.
"The introduction of Enlight and MICO marks a defining moment not just for Flexiv, but for the automation industry," said Shuyun Chung, Flexiv’s Chief Robotics Scientist. "We have brought to market a level of human-like adaptability and tactile feedback never before available to industrial users. These robots are safer, simpler to program, and uniquely capable of operating in highly constricted environments."
The company said that MICO features a highly flexible modular hardware architecture available in four standardized configurations, providing unmatched plug-and-play scalability:
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