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Autonomous manufacturing platform company Flexxbotics announced the latest release of the Flexxbotics Platform at IMTS 2026 in Chicago. Additionally, the company said that it released a set of offerings designed to help manufacturers increase production capacity, improve yields and reduce downtime by scaling human expertise across multi-site operations for greater levels of autonomy. Increasing production capacity by scaling expertise As…
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PushCorp, a WALTER Surface Technologies company, launched the STC0440-BT40 at IMTS 2026 in Chicago. The company said that the STC0440-BT40 is a high-power robotic servo spindle with 40 horsepower for heavy-duty foundry and casting operations. The spindle is designed for automated machining, deflashing, gate removal and other material-removal applications that require high power and rigid tool positioning. Precision in material-removal…
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Siemens announced at IMTS 2026 in Chicago its new Meet at the Machine initiative. The company said that Meet at the Machine is designed to bring together machine builders, software and automation technologies to accelerate innovation across the machine tool industry and help manufacturers achieve productivity faster. Meet at the Machine campaign details Siemens said that Meet at the Machine…
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GXO Logistics and Exotec announced the successful deployment of the Exotec Skypod System at GXO's Venlo facility. The companies said that the deployment supports global fashion brand Guess in the Netherlands. Exotec, GXO and Guess deployment details Through this deployment, GXO said that it is enhancing fulfilment operations for Guess across EMEA and Asia by increasing throughput, improving productivity and…
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Hirebotics unveiled new extensions to its collaborative robot (cobot) systems that the company said enable manufacturers to paint moving parts and reach large, difficult-to-handle materials and assemblies without changing existing workflows. At IMTS 2026 in Chicago, Hirebotics showcased line tracking for its Cobot Painter and modular linear rail capabilities for its family of cobot systems. The company said that these…
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InOrbit.AI announced the release of OpenRobOps (ORO), an open-source robot operations and fleet management software designed to support scaled deployments. The company said that the release delivers a complete operations layer that allows robot builders to deliver a robust fleet manager out of the box, and includes the world's first reference implementation of the ISO 21423 standard. Orchestrating robot fleets…
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Humanoid robotics and physical AI company Agility Robotics has unveiled Digit 5, the next generation of its general-purpose humanoid robot. The company said that Digit 5 is its first humanoid robot engineered for cooperatively safe work at scale, allowing it to work closely to people without the physical safety barriers required by traditional automation. A new architecture for cooperatively safe…
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FARO CREAFORM, a business of AMETEK, Inc. and a global provider of 3D scanning and portable CMM offerings, will showcase its latest portable metrology technologies at IMTS 2026, September 14-19 in Chicago. The company said that booth visitors can explore its technologies that are designed to enhance inspection efficiency, support quality workflows and enable data-driven decision-making across the production floor.…
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Universal Robotics introduced Gen 7, its seventh-generation robotics platform, at IMTS 2026 in Chicago. The company said that Gen 7 represents a unified system upgrade, enhancing the robot user experience that operators, engineers and integrators already prefer to work with every day. Key innovations in Gen 7 UR said that the updated platform is anchored by the PolyScope X robot…
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London-based AI software company for precision machining CloudNC announced that it has raised $20 million in new investment capital. The company said that the funding is led by Nimble Ventures, a U.S.-based venture investor, with participation from other investors including Calculus Venture Capital, Entrepreneur First and LM Ventures, Lockheed Martin’s venture capital fund. Additionally, the company announced that it will…
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Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., Industrial Automation Division (Mitsubishi Electric US, Industrial Automation) said that it will showcase the technologies, expertise and support that help machine builders and manufacturers achieve better performance, greater flexibility and faster automation adoption at IMTS 2026, September 14-19 in Chicago. The company said that visitors can explore live demonstrations, integrated automation offerings, and hands-on learning experiences…
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Independent lubricant manufacturer FUCHS Lubricants Co. said that it will bring its advanced metalworking expertise to IMTS 2026, September 14-19 in Chicago. The company said the IMTS booth will highlight its high-performance metalworking and cutting fluids designed to help aerospace, defense, automotive, off-road equipment, energy, medical, consumer-product and contract-manufacturing operations improve productivity, control operating costs and address evolving health, safety…
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Motion plastics and automation technologies provider igus will showcase its latest technologies for moving, automating and optimizing manufacturing processes at IMTS 2026 in Chicago, September 14-19. Under the theme “Motion in Automation,” the company said that it will demonstrate how motion components and automation technologies can work together to help manufacturers reduce costs, simplify machine design and improve production efficiency.…
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Vention announced that it will introduce new physical AI and agentic AI capabilities, included for the first time in one automation platform, at IMTS 2026, September 14-19 in Chicago. The company said that combining the two levels of artificial intelligence in one platform makes automation faster to deploy, easier to operate and simpler to scale. AI-Defined Automation Vention said that…
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Vecna Robotics announced a $31 million funding round to meet increasing demand across the business. The company said that the round was led by Unless, with participation from existing investors Drive Capital, Tiger Global, Highland Capital Partners and Tectonic Ventures. Flexible automation demand grows Vecna Robotics said that demand for flexible automation continues to grow as warehouse and manufacturing operators…
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