Automation Technologies

Cognizant Pitches a 'Central Nervous System' for Factories

Cognizant Pitches a 'Central Nervous System' for Factories.

Analog Devices maps the semiconductor case for physical intelligence in industrial automation

ADI's Fiona Treacy lays out how AI-driven physical intelligence and humanoid robotics are reshaping factory systems and semiconductor demand.

IMTS 2026 puts industrial AI and automation on the shop floor for enterprise evaluation

Manufacturing technology orders hit $2.19B through April 2026, up 28.9%. IMTS 2026 gives operators direct access to AI, automation, and additive tech.

A3's 2026 automation whitepaper wave signals a shift from fixed hardware to software-defined factory floors

A3 members including Intel, Bosch Rexroth, Cognex, and Zebra are publishing technical guidance that points operations teams toward software-defined, AI-governed

Schneider Electric Advances Open, Software-Defined Automation at Automate 2026

Schneider Electric headlines the convergence of energy technologies — open software-defined automation, industrial AI, and electrification — at Automate 2026; Company leaders share the spotlight with an ecosystem of collaborators, including AVEVA, AWS, Barbara, ETAP, HPE, Intel, and Microsoft, among others, to demonstrate real-world, hardware-agnostic open automation

Robotics, machine vision, and AI software lead automation industry's mid-2026 agenda

Automation World's latest coverage highlights AI-driven robotics, a $8.3B machine vision forecast, and a Siemens-Jabil U.S. facility plan.