Category Industry News

FORT Robotics and NVIDIA have introduced an Outside-In Safety blueprint that uses external sensing and AI to improve autonomous robot safety and uptime in industrial automation.

Güdel will present TMV and TMF motion systems at Automate 2026, adding vertical and horizontal travel to robotic grinding and offering lessons for welding cell design.

GrayMatter Robotics says autonomous finishing can help address defense manufacturing labor shortages, a signal for integrators designing traceable, flexible robotic cells.

A Robotiq cobot screwdriving cell at SEL cut ergonomic injuries, automated 1.4 million screws a year, and expanded into a wider automation program with sub-one-year ROI.

RealSense’s new D585 Pro depth camera brings higher depth quality and edge AI features that could improve robotic inspection, seam tracking and part handling in automated welding cells.

Reliable backup power is moving from optional to essential in robotic welding and broader automation, as manufacturers seek to prevent downtime, protect equipment and enable safe shutdowns.

Fennec Engineering has received TÜV Rheinland T2 qualification for its ASAP traceability platform, a development with practical implications for machine safety workflows in industrial automation.

Kawasaki Robotics will present its RL030N 8-DoF platform and Pulseboard inspection technology at Automate, highlighting faster weld inspection and new options for intelligent automation.

PSYONIC is integrating its touch-enabled Ability Hand with ABB’s GoFa cobot to transfer human-generated grasping data into robotics, with implications for flexible automation and welding cells.

Industrial robotics is increasingly seen as necessary for productivity, resilience, and welding automation, but adoption still depends on economics, skills, safety, and integration choices.