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Automate Highlight Series: Sonair Brings Sound Sensing to AMRs

Automate Highlight Series: Sonair Brings Sound Sensing to AMRs

Check out the amazing power of high-frequency sound, used to detect a complete 3D environment and developed to increase safety in sensing for autonomous robots.


News May 27, 2025 by David Peterson
Automate Highlight Series: Igus Builds Motion Components and Communities

Automate Highlight Series: Igus Builds Motion Components and Communities

Complex motion systems cannot exist without proper bearings and flexible guidance for wires and cables. Igus introduced not only new products, but also a community dedicated to sharing expertise.


News May 26, 2025 by David Peterson
Wenglor Launches Reflex Sensors That Go the Distance

Wenglor Launches Reflex Sensors That Go the Distance

The new P1PH9 reflex sensors use time-of-flight technology to detect objects up to 2.5 m away, even with interference. The sensors feature a large light spot that can detect various shaped objects.


News May 26, 2025 by Seth Price
Package Deal: Kawasaki and Dexterity’s AI Robot Partnership

Package Deal: Kawasaki and Dexterity’s AI Robot Partnership

Kawasaki and Dexterity debut the Mech, an AI-driven robot with dual arms that mimics human logic to stack, move, and protect packages in warehouses.


News May 25, 2025 by Seth Price
Olis App Turns Android Device Into Remote Diagnostic Tool for Robotics

Olis App Turns Android Device Into Remote Diagnostic Tool for Robotics

Olis Robotics has developed an Android app that offers fast, hardware-free remote diagnostics for automation cells, cutting downtime and costly service calls. The app made its debut at Automate 2025.


News May 24, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
ST Unwraps Modular IO-Link Dev Kit to Ease Industrial Automation Designs

ST Unwraps Modular IO-Link Dev Kit to Ease Industrial Automation Designs

The new development kit helps designers create industrial systems incorporating actuators and sensors.


News May 23, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Universal Robots Debuts UR15 Cobot To Accelerate Factory Automation

Universal Robots Debuts UR15 Cobot To Accelerate Factory Automation

At Automate 2025, Universal Robots unveiled its fastest cobot yet: the UR15. The UR15 is designed to boost speed, precision, and AI integration in automation-heavy industries.


News May 23, 2025 by Austin Futrell
MachineMind: Vention’s AI Brain Boosts Automation

MachineMind: Vention’s AI Brain Boosts Automation

Vention’s MachineMotion AI controller debuts with built-in AI, cellular + WiFi, and drag-and-drop automation to simplify smart industrial operations.


News May 22, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
Automate Highlight Series: Güdel on the Move With Cobots and Air Power

Automate Highlight Series: Güdel on the Move With Cobots and Air Power

Güdel was all about motion at Automate, featuring the new CoboMover, a 7th-axis linear cobot track, and a set of incredible air bearings, which allowed one person to move a 6,300 lb robot easily!


News May 22, 2025 by David Peterson
Understanding the Industrial Network Protocol CC-Link

Understanding the Industrial Network Protocol CC-Link

This article will explore CC-Link and how it is used in industrial automation. Learn its history, uses, and how to implement it in control systems.


A Clea Path Ahead: Raspberry Pi Gets Smarter at the Edge

A Clea Path Ahead: Raspberry Pi Gets Smarter at the Edge

Seco’s Clea software is now integrated into Raspberry Pi OS, giving developers native tools to build and scale secure IIoT systems with ease.


News May 21, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
Automate Highlight Series: Oriental Motor Converts Motion Into Robots

Automate Highlight Series: Oriental Motor Converts Motion Into Robots

Oriental Motor's booth illustrated a great example of product evolution beyond motors and servos to robots, all highly customizable with controllers and software that makes the setup much easier.


News May 21, 2025 by David Peterson
OpenPLC Programming: Manipulating Counters With a MOVE Command

OpenPLC Programming: Manipulating Counters With a MOVE Command

Using a MOVE function block, a counter preset value can be loaded into an OpenPLC counter using a digital input. The technique allows flexibility in creating counter-based automation applications.


Automate 2025 Highlights: Schneider Shows a Schmooooth Experience

Automate 2025 Highlights: Schneider Shows a Schmooooth Experience

Schneider Electric's Automate booth highlighted user experience and the smooth connection of everything from sensors and actuators to full plant control with integrated hardware and software.


News May 20, 2025 by David Peterson
AI and Robotics Reshape Textiles and the Performing Arts

AI and Robotics Reshape Textiles and the Performing Arts

Researchers use AI to reverse-engineer fabrics and preserve performing arts, fusing creativity, robotics, and machine learning for global impact.


News May 19, 2025 by Stephanie Leonida
FANUC and Inbolt Automate Moving Assembly Lines With Robots

FANUC and Inbolt Automate Moving Assembly Lines With Robots

FANUC robots can now perform tasks on a moving assembly line thanks to Inbolt’s mountable 3D-vision system, powered by AI. The collaboration between the companies’ technology was on display at Automate 2025.


News May 19, 2025 by Seth Price
Automate Highlight Series: Power Protection With PULS FIEPOS and PISA

Automate Highlight Series: Power Protection With PULS FIEPOS and PISA

Emphasizing the importance of power at Automate 2025, PULS showed us the modular FIEPOS power supply for on-machine automation and the compact PISA circuit breakers for system protection.


News May 18, 2025 by David Peterson
Automate Highlight Series: UR and MiR Showcase the Power of Collaboration

Automate Highlight Series: UR and MiR Showcase the Power of Collaboration

UR and MiR worked together to demonstrate the concept of collaboration at Automate 2025, featuring the new UR15 cobot, plenty of UR+ ecosystem partners, and integrated AMR solutions.


News May 17, 2025 by David Peterson
Rileva ME and ACE-120 Mark Arduino’s Industrial Shift

Rileva ME and ACE-120 Mark Arduino’s Industrial Shift

Arduino debuts Rileva ME, ACE-120, and new industrial partnerships at Automate 2025, signaling its growing focus on automation and engineering education.


News May 16, 2025 by Seth Price
On Track at Automate 2025: Güdel Rolls Out 7th-Axis Linear Track for Cobots

On Track at Automate 2025: Güdel Rolls Out 7th-Axis Linear Track for Cobots

Güdel has expanded its existing line of 7th-axis linear tracks, this time including one for collaborative and small industrial robots. The new Cobomover gives robots an additional 5 m of working range.


News May 16, 2025 by Shawn Dietrich