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Automate 2026: Forklifts, physical AI, vision systems and more from day three in Chicago

The Boston Dynamics booth featured demos of the company’s most prominent robotics: Atlas, Spot and Stretch.

Boston Dynamics

The Boston Dynamics booth featured demos of the company’s most prominent robotics: Atlas, Spot and Stretch.

Automate 2026 started to wrap up in Chicago, as robotics and automation professionals took another look at the latest technological innovations.

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1. Big Joe Forklifts

2. Boston Dynamics

3. Festo

4. Flexiv

5. Güdel

6. Hirebotics

7. Orbbec

8. RobCo

9. Universal Robots

10. Vention

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