Topic: Industrial Automation

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A3: Robot orders grow 6.6% in 2025 as general industries drive broader automation adoption

February 6, 2026 · A new report from A3 found the sixth straight quarter of robot order growth and continued automation adoption broadly across industries in 2025.

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SLAS 2026: ABB turns AI into action to accelerate the future of lab automation

February 4, 2026 · At SLAS 2026, ABB will demo interoperable robotic technologies with Agilent and Mettler Toledo to showcase how AI turns to action in lab automation.

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National Commission on Robotics Act bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress

February 3, 2026 · The National Commission on Robotics Act, proposed by Representatives Jay Obernolte, Jennifer McClellan and Bob Latta, was introduced in Congress.

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Robotiq launches TSF-85 tactile sensor fingertips for 2F-85 Adaptive Gripper

February 2, 2026 · Robotiq combined its adaptive grippers with high-frequency tactile sensing to enable robots to generalize across objects, tasks and environments.

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NūMove, KPI Solutions announce robotic order picking system for beverage warehousing

February 1, 2026 · NūMove Robotics & Vision and KPI Solutions partnered to develop the RAPTOR robotic order picking system to optimize high-SKU beverage warehousing.

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OnRobot to host Automation Roadmap event in Dallas on February 19

January 30, 2026 · OnRobot is hosting an Automation Roadmap event addressing Texas manufacturing labor shortages, featuring FANUC robot demos.

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Rethinking robotic safety: Why yesterday’s standards are inadequate for new robot architectures

January 29, 2026 · Robotic safety standards are outdated, according to 3Laws founder and COO Amir Sharif, and need an overhaul to keep up with technological innovations.

Podcasts

January 2026 Robotics Recap

January 28, 2026 · The Robotics 24/7 podcast series, “Robotics Recap” takes a look at the major automation and robotics industry news from around the world in January 2026.

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Vention raises $110M to accelerate physical AI deployment across global manufacturing

January 27, 2026 · Vention received $110 million in financing to accelerate its physical AI development and software platform for pre-engineered manufacturing applications.

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GrayMatter Robotics contracted to develop AI-powered robotic system for canopy sanding

January 25, 2026 · GrayMatter Robotics secured an AFWERX Phase II contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop an AI-powered robotic system for canopy sanding.

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Gartner: Fewer than 20 companies will scale humanoids for manufacturing and supply chain by 2028

January 23, 2026 · Gartner reports that by 2028, fewer than 20 companies will scale humanoid robots to the production stage in manufacturing and supply chain settings.

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Neugart releases new NDFC gearbox series for dynamic delta robotics

January 21, 2026 · Neugart introduced the NDFC gearbox series for delta robotics, developed for the kinematics associated with precise movements in drive technology.

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ARM Institute issues new Education and Workforce Development Project Call

January 20, 2026 · The ARM Institute detailed its Education & Workforce Development Project Call, enabling members to undergo evaluation for manufacturing training programs.

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SS Innovations develops five new 5-millimeter surgical instruments

January 19, 2026 · SS Innovations released five 5-millimeter surgical instruments for its SSi Mantra surgical robotic system, with new uses for telesurgery procedures.

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Ranpak, Medline partner to advance sustainable packaging in high-volume distribution

January 18, 2026 · Ranpak deployed its packaging systems at Medline to boost efficiency and reduce waste for the medical-surgical product and supply chain technology provider.

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MassRobotics opens applications for 4th annual Form and Function Robotics Challenge

January 17, 2026 · MassRobotics opened applications for its 4th annual Form and Function Robotics challenge, where university student teams compete for a $10,000 grand prize.

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Multiply Labs uses NVIDIA platforms to scale robotics in advanced biomanufacturing

January 16, 2026 · By integrating NVIDIA’s digital twins, foundation models and perception AI, Multiply Labs is scaling robotic biomanufacturing systems for next-gen cell and gene therapies.

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Siemens expands SINUMERIK Run MyRobot CNC platform

January 15, 2026 · Siemens expanded its SINUMERIK 828 CNC, which now allows KUKA robot part handling and articulation to be displayed on the SYIL machine tool’s control screen.

Downloads

Warehouse enterprise software orchestrates the robots

January 14, 2026 · In this Special Focus issue, learn more about the orchestral relationship between robots, humans and software with various warehouse automation platforms, including WMS, WES, WCS and more.

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A3 releases Part 3 of ANSI/A3 R15.06-2025 Robot Safety Standard

January 14, 2026 · A3 released Part 3 of the ANSI/A3 R15.06-2025 American National Standard for Industrial Robots and Robot Systems - Safety Requirements.

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