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.
June 13, 2026 · At Automate 2026 in Chicago, Tolomatic will showcase its electric actuation technologies for advanced motion capabilities.
June 12, 2026 · Bosch Rexroth will demonstrate its factory automation technologies, including conveyors and control systems, at Automate 2026 in Chicago.
June 12, 2026 · At Automate 2026 in Chicago, Kassow Robots will showcase its 7-axis cobot portfolio for welding, palletizing, machine tending and other industrial applications.
June 11, 2026 · Lake Superior State University robotics professor Jim Devaprasad will be honored as A3’s Educator of the Year at Automate 2026 in Chicago.
June 9, 2026 · Standard Bots announced a $200 million Series C, pushing the company’s valuation to $1 billion, as it looks to scale American-made industrial robotics.
June 8, 2026 · Automate 2026’s keynote speaker lineup features AI and robotics leaders, discussing how ongoing automation advancements are shaping the future of work.
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.
Robotics 24/7 collected over 40 robotic hardware and software products that attendees can see on display at Automate 2025, hosted by A3 at Detroit's Huntington Place. View the latest in robotics, automation, vision systems, AI, motion control and more.
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