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Festo GripperAI Automates Mixed Product Robot Handling

Festo GripperAI Automates Mixed Product Robot Handling

GripperAI from Festo enables robots to handle mixed products automatically using AI-based gripping without repeated programming or template loading.


News May 26, 2026 by Joshua Tidwell
ABB PickMaster Lite Picks Up the Pace of Automation

ABB PickMaster Lite Picks Up the Pace of Automation

ABB’s PickMaster Lite simplifies and speeds up the deployment of vision-guided robotic picking systems for packaging and automation applications.


News May 21, 2026 by Stephanie Leonida
Customizing Light Curtain Configuration: Muting and Blanking

Customizing Light Curtain Configuration: Muting and Blanking

Some safety applications aren’t a simple on/off at all times; they need objects to pass through a light curtain without stopping the machine. For these, we turn to muting and blanking features.


Tutorial: Driving Mecademic Robots with Siemens PLCs

Tutorial: Driving Mecademic Robots with Siemens PLCs

Learn how to create programs that directly drive a Meca500 robot arm using a Siemens S7 PLC, including adding the hardware and using pre-built function blocks for STEP7 TIA Portal.


Robot Competes in a Half Marathon — and Wins Against Humans

Robot Competes in a Half Marathon — and Wins Against Humans

The race is not only for the swift, but for the smart. A humanoid robot raced past the half-marathon world record for humans at the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon.


News May 14, 2026 by Seth Price
ABB OmniVance Automates Surface Finishing With Cobots

ABB OmniVance Automates Surface Finishing With Cobots

Designed for safer, more consistent finishing, ABB OmniVance automates sanding and polishing operations for manufacturers of all sizes.


News May 12, 2026 by Seth Price
Eternal Ag Lands EUR 8M for Autonomous Harvesting Robots

Eternal Ag Lands EUR 8M for Autonomous Harvesting Robots

AI-powered harvesting robots from Eternal Ag received EUR 8 million in funding to support autonomous greenhouse farming and future crop expansion.


News May 09, 2026 by Stephanie Leonida
A Quadruped Robot That Sees, Decides, and Adapts in Real Time

A Quadruped Robot That Sees, Decides, and Adapts in Real Time

KAIST researchers have developed a control technology that enables quadruped robots to see terrain, make decisions, and adapt movement in real time, improving performance in complex environments.


News May 06, 2026 by Austin Futrell
OTTO Expands VDA 5050 Support for Mixed Fleet Control

OTTO Expands VDA 5050 Support for Mixed Fleet Control

The company announced that its AMR lineup, including the OTTO 100, 600, 1200, and 1500, is now certified with several VDA 5050-compliant intralogistics software providers. Those include Idealworks, NAiSE, and SYNAOS.


News May 05, 2026 by Austin Futrell
ABB Robotics Unveils High-Speed, Easy-To-Use Family of Robots

ABB Robotics Unveils High-Speed, Easy-To-Use Family of Robots

The PoWa robots combine high-speed motion and power with user-friendly programming and plug-and-play tooling, targeting a variety of manufacturing processes, including machine tending and welding.


News Apr 30, 2026 by Seth Price
Robotics Growth Drives FANUC’s Major Michigan Investment

Robotics Growth Drives FANUC’s Major Michigan Investment

FANUC will invest $90 million in a new Michigan facility to expand U.S. robotics production and support growing North American demand.


News Apr 22, 2026 by Stephanie Leonida
MODEX Brings Supply Chain Automation to Atlanta

MODEX Brings Supply Chain Automation to Atlanta

Mobility, inventory tracking, and efficient operations were the central themes of the recent trade show, focusing on supply chain automation at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.


News Apr 19, 2026 by David Peterson
Kassow Robots Launches App-Based Interface for Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX OS

Kassow Robots Launches App-Based Interface for Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX OS

The new Connector App enables operators to connect and control Kassow’s robots in real time, all from a single ctrlX OS device, without PLC programming.


News Apr 15, 2026 by Bob Odhiambo
KUKA Brings the Fleet: Mobile and Fixed Robots at MODEX

KUKA Brings the Fleet: Mobile and Fixed Robots at MODEX

KUKA presented a compelling view of Physical AI at MODEX, integrating heavy-duty robots, mobile platforms, and software to address the gap between the supply chain's current capacity and growing demand.


News Apr 14, 2026 by David Peterson
Metrics for the Motors: Encoder Products Company at MODEX

Metrics for the Motors: Encoder Products Company at MODEX

Migrating from open to closed-loop motor control can be tricky: resolution, form factor, signal protocol, programming compatibility… EPC brought a wide variety of solutions to MODEX 2026.


News Apr 14, 2026 by David Peterson
Building Solutions Together: Comau and Automha at MODEX 2026

Building Solutions Together: Comau and Automha at MODEX 2026

MODEX is a platform to present unified solutions for the supply chain industry. Comau and Automha bridged the notorious gap between speed and precision with robotics and automated storage solutions.


News Apr 14, 2026 by David Peterson
Yaskawa Does the Heavy Lifting at MODEX 2026

Yaskawa Does the Heavy Lifting at MODEX 2026

Yaskawa’s Motoman supply chain robotic solutions were showcased as examples of AI-driven and collaborative solutions aimed at tackling common labor and scalability challenges.


News Apr 14, 2026 by David Peterson
Comau Teams with Reis Robotics to Expand Automation Reach

Comau Teams with Reis Robotics to Expand Automation Reach

A new partnership between Comau and Reis Robotics targets advanced automation with multi-robot control, real-time data processing, and scalable solutions.


News Apr 13, 2026 by Stephanie Leonida
Cylinder and Gripper Monitoring: Festo Unveils Position Transmitter

Cylinder and Gripper Monitoring: Festo Unveils Position Transmitter

The SDAC-MHS C-slot programmable position transmitter provides continuous position feedback of grippers and actuators, delivering analog, digital, and IO-Link outputs in a single, compact package.


News Apr 10, 2026 by Seth Price
Gotta Keep Rollin: Control.com to Visit MODEX 2026

Gotta Keep Rollin: Control.com to Visit MODEX 2026

MODEX 2026 in Atlanta will showcase robotics, motion control, and logistics technologies shaping modern supply chains.


News Apr 08, 2026 by David Peterson