Automate 2026: Vention announces collaborations with FANUC, Teradyne Robotics

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Digital-first automation platform provider Vention announced two collaborations at Automate 2026 in Chicago.

First, Vention announced an expanded collaboration with FANUC, focused on simplifying industrial robot deployment through AI-powered programming, digital twin technology and modular automation.

Next, Vention announced a strategic collaboration with Universal Robots, a Teradyne Robotics brand, to accelerate the deployment of modular automation.

FANUC partnership looks to bring industrial robots to Vention’s AI-driven hardware and software platform

Vention said that its collaboration combines FANUC’s industrial and collaborative robot portfolio with its unified automation platform, enabling manufacturers to design, simulate, deploy and operate robotic systems from a unified environment. The expanded platform now supports multiple FANUC robot families, including CRX collaborative robots, LR Mate industrial robots, LR-10iA series robots, M-710iD series robots, and M-20iD series robots. 

“By extending Vention’s platform to FANUC industrial robots, enterprise manufacturers in heavy industry can move from automation design to production much faster,” said Étienne Lacroix, founder and CEO of Vention. “Combined with FANUC’s proven reliability and long-standing track record in industrial automation, this partnership gives manufacturers a dependable path to scaling production automation.” 

By integrating collision-free path planning, no-code and Python programming capabilities, the companies said that they are helping manufacturers reduce commissioning complexity while accelerating automation adoption.

Powered by Foundation Stereo, an NVIDIA Isaac open model that helps robots see depth using stereo cameras, Vention said that the system generates a real-time 3D understanding of the workspace using a zero-shot stereo depth estimation, enabling MachineMotion AI to build a digital twin and automatically compute collision-free robot paths.

These capabilities now extend across FANUC’s robotic portfolio, enabling manufacturers to deploy a wide range of applications, from machine tending and pick-and-place to palletizing, welding, and high-speed industrial automation. 

“We’re seeing strong demand from manufacturers for automation that’s easier to deploy and faster to bring online, especially as labor challenges continue,” said Dick Motley, director, authorized system integrator network at FANUC America. “Many companies want to automate but are looking for solutions that reduce complexity and are easier to implement. Vention’s AI-powered platform helps customers deploy FANUC’s industrial and collaborative robots, allowing them to get up and running more quickly while maintaining the performance and reliability they expect from FANUC.”

Click here to learn more about Vention’s collaboration with FANUC.

Vention, Universal Robots collaborate on digital twin creation platform optimized for UR robotic cells

Built on Vention’s MachineBuilder software and centered around Universal Robots’ family of industrial cobots, the initiative extends MachineBuilder to create a specialized platform that allows manufacturers to design, program and operate modular work cells within a unified digital environment.

“This collaboration reflects our conviction that robotics adoption must become faster, simpler and more scalable for manufacturers of all sizes,” Lacroix said. “By combining Vention’s digital twin expertise with the Universal Robots capabilities, we are creating a new way to design modular robotic cells - one that shortens time to value while maintaining the flexibility required in modern manufacturing.” 

Vention said that by utilizing its technology, Teradyne Robotics can provide its customers with a ready-to-configure digital environment, eliminating the traditional trial-and-error phase of automation, and allowing users to validate reach and modular framing before a single bolt is tightened.

“For our customers, the real breakthrough is moving from concept to a production‑ready solution with confidence,” said Justin Brown, chief commercial officer of Teradyne Robotics. “This collaboration enables us to create high‑fidelity simulations for our customers that reflect real‑world kinematics. That means less trial and error, faster validation, and a shorter path from design to deployment.”

Vention said that the announcement builds on a successful multi-year collaboration with Teradyne Robotics. The company said that this next phase moves beyond hardware compatibility to deliver a deeply integrated digital experience tailored to the needs of collaborative robot users. 

Vention provided the following details related to its UR partnership:

• UR-optimized design environment: A dedicated interface within Vention’s platform that is pre-loaded with the technical specifications and capabilities of the entire UR cobot line. This ensures that every design is "build-ready" and technically viable.
• Exclusive automation marketplace: Access Vention’s ecosystem of Universal Robots-vetted UR+ components, from end-of-arm tooling to 7th-axis systems.
• Empowering customers: Universal Robots’ global teams can now provide customers with high-fidelity, 3D simulations in minutes. This enables closer collaboration during the design phase and a significantly faster path to proof of concept.
• Validated template library: The platform features a suite of pre-configured automation templates for the highest-demand manufacturing applications - including end-of-line offerings, machine tending, pick-and-place and overhead linear-axis systems - all optimized for UR cobots.

Click here to learn more about Vention’s partnership with UR.