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

At the igus booth, HireBotics demonstrated the Cobot Welder platform, powered by Beacon.

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At the igus booth, HireBotics demonstrated the Cobot Welder platform, powered by Beacon.

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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