Date:
June 22 – 25, 2026
Location:
McCormick Place,
2301 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Chicago,
Illinois
60616
Website:
Automate is the largest trade show in North America dedicated to robotics and automation, claims the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), which organizes the event. This year's show will feature more than 1000 exhibitors, 200 speakers, and over 50,000 attendees.
May 20, 2026 · Discover over 30 manufacturing and warehouse components, including cameras, grippers, sensors and more, at Automate 2026.
May 20, 2026 · Discover over 30 manufacturing and warehouse robots and software systems, including AMRs, cobots, simulation platforms and more, at Automate 2026.
May 18, 2026 · Preview Automate 2026, North America’s largest robotics and automation event, with Jeff Burnstein, President of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).
April 30, 2026 · A3 named the 2026 Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award winners as Hiroshi Fujiwara and Robert Little, recognizing their leadership in advancing automation.
January 20, 2026 · A3 announced that the Humanoid Robot Forum, featuring an NVIDIA-sponsored Humanoid Robot Pavilion, will join Automate 2026 in Chicago.
January 1, 2026 · 2026 will be busy for robotics and automation conferences. Our list of 15 manufacturing, warehousing, supply chain and logistics events will get your travel plans finalized.
June 19, 2025 · Plus One Robotics, in partnership with beRobox, launched DepalOne, an AI-powered vision system on the modular Paltz hardware for depalletizing and palletizing in the warehouse.
June 16, 2025 · With new blue laser technology, Photoneo’s lineup of MotionCam-3D Color cameras generates clearer, more precise data and visuals during static and motion scanning.
June 5, 2025 · Amid rising demand for robotics and automation, A3 reported a record-breaking 45,000 attendees and 900 exhibitors at Automate 2025. The 2026 and 2027 show details were also announced.
June 5, 2025 · Stuart "Stu" C. Shepherd and Peter Corke were presented the 2025 Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Awards at Automate 2025, recognizing lifelong industry contributions and achievements.
June 4, 2025 · At Automate 2025 in Detroit, The Association for Advancing Automation reported that YoY robot orders grew slightly in Q1 2025, totaling $580.7 million.
May 23, 2025 · KEB America demonstrated an integrated servo drive, motor, controller, and interface setup driving interlacing screws at Automate 2025.
May 19, 2025 · Germany-based CeiliX debuted its InfinityCrane and Mobile-Ceiling Cobot at Automate 2025 in Detroit.
May 16, 2025 · RealMan Robotics showcased a variety of embodied robotic technologies at Automate 2025 for the manufacturing, research and smart facility industries.
May 15, 2025 · Impaqt Robotics launched its vaQgrip Click modular vacuum gripper system for rapid deployment and scalable automation at Automate 2025 in Detroit.
May 14, 2025 · Day three of Automate 2025 in Detroit saw more attendees exploring the AMRs, vision systems, grippers and more for manufacturing, warehousing and other industries.
May 14, 2025 · Orbbec is demonstrating broadened compute platform and sensor options from a partnership with Connect Tech for its Gemini 335Lg GMSL/FAKRA stereo depth camera at Automate 2025.
May 13, 2025 · Doig Corporation launched an off-the-shelf palletizing offering powered by OnRobot’s D:Ploy platform as part of a live demo at Automate 2025 in Detroit.
May 13, 2025 · Day two of Automate 2025 in Detroit saw large crowds descend on Huntington Place to view the latest technological innovations in software, delta robots, collaborative robots and more.
May 13, 2025 · At Automate 2025, KUKA, Standard Bots, Universal Robots, Vention, Siemens, Connect Tech, DeepHow, InOrbit, and KoiReader are showcasing NVIDIA-powered robots and software.
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