Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
As physical AI continues to advance, it will increasingly be able to tackle tasks previously limited to humans, especially those requiring rapid adaptability in operations that traditional automation and AI systems could simply not handle. Training physical AI models may seem like a daunting task, but read on to learn how to simplify it.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Physical AI changes how automation projects are framed. Read on to learn more about how it can expand industrial robots' capabilities.
INSIDER: Software
Elmo, an Isreal-based servo drive technology developer, announced the availability of a new motion controller and new servo drives for a wide range of...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Schneider Electric announced at Automate its new offering — Industrial Automation Modernization as a Service — designed to help industrial organizations modernize...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Humanoid robots are moving beyond eye‑catching demos and into real-world operations. This shift is being driven less by hardware and more by advances in AI....
INSIDER: Software
NVIDIA has announced NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, the industry’s first full-stack, comprehensive safety system for robotics and physical AI that unifies AI compute...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Teradyne Robotics, the company behind Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), is demonstrating how physical AI is transforming industrial automation at Automate...
Webinars: Transportation
The complexity involved in developing vehicles today is at an all-time high, with ever-evolving market uncertainty, customer expectations, and technology advancements....
Quiz: Software
From foundational computing breakthroughs to materials, communications, and AI systems used every day, women engineers have driven many of the technologies we rely on. Think you know the pioneers behind these innovations? Take this quick quiz to test your knowledge of internationally recognized women whose work continues to power modern engineering.
INSIDER: Motion Control
Inbolt, the robot intelligence company that turns digital twins into live robot control, is launching two new capabilities that complete the...
INSIDER: Software
At Automate 2026, RealSense unveiled the RealSense™ D585 Pro, a new AI-native depth camera that combines advanced depth sensing, edge AI acceleration, and a software-defined platform designed...
Blog: AR/AI
Matt Moschner, President and CEO of Cognex, discusses the most important trends shaping automation today and its future outlook.
Blog: AR/AI
Engineers have developed a system that creates “digital twins” of real farms, allowing users to walk through fully interactive virtual spaces and observe actual plants in real time.
Blog: Software
Computer modeling at the University of Waterloo shows that professional baseball pitchers could make mechanical changes to avoid a common, career-threatening elbow injury without necessarily sacrificing competitive velocity.
Webinars: Automotive
As the automotive industry transitions to software-defined vehicles (SDVs), the complexity of integrating silicon, electronics, software, and vehicle systems is rapidly increasing. Automakers are...
Podcasts: AR/AI
During the 2026 Siemens Realize Live conference and exhibition in Detroit, MI, the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast interviewed Dr. Tom Stoumbos, Simulation and Test Leader at Northrop Grumman, about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital simulation and testing tools to design, manufacture, and produce new satellites and space technologies. Listen now!
Quiz: Software
Across factory floors and supply chains, physical AI is starting to bridge the gap between the digital and physical worlds. How much do you know about physical AI? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
Summits: Energy
Understanding the elements that contribute to successful battery manufacturing is critical to the trajectory of next-gen mobility. As demands for battery solutions and production strategies evolve,...
Blog: Photonics/Optics
A Harvard-led research team developed BRIDGE, a simulation technology. The system is designed to give para-athletes and coaches access to video analysis resources that are commonplace in non-disabled sports but are rare in parasports.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
As 3D-IC systems grow more complex and heterogeneous to meet the demands of the AI era, the combination of human expertise and AI-augmented design methodologies will be essential.
Briefs: Software
With unprecedented capabilities for simulation and artificial intelligence, the Aurora supercomputer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is helping researchers explore new ways to design more efficient airplanes. Read on to learn more.
Products: Photonics/Optics
See what's new on the market, including SPIROL's newest machined aluminum threaded Inserts, designed for heat or ultrasonic installation into straight plastic holes; Mitutoyo America Corporation's CRYSTA-Apex V PLUS Series, a next-generation CNC coordinate measuring machine; Airmar Technology Corporation's next generation of its WeatherStation instruments; and more.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and New York’s Columbia University have embedded transistors in a soft, conformable material to create a biocompatible sensor implant that monitors neurological functions through successive phases of a patient’s development. Read on to learn more.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
In a world first, researchers have used 2D materials, which are only an atom thick and retain their properties at that scale, unlike silicon, to develop a computer capable of simple operations. The development represents a major leap toward the realization of thinner, faster and more energy-efficient electronics. Read on to learn more.
Articles: AR/AI
See the products of the month, including a new method that automatically keeps a fleet of robots moving smoothly; inspiration for a new class of materials built on interlocking particles; and a new chip design that could improve how GPUs convert and manage power.
Application Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Through a technology partnership that breaks new ground in the machine tool industry, Siemens offers an automation solution for the busy, multi-tasking, small to mid-sized machine shop, as it combines a digital twin of the software and programming of its popular SINUMERIK 828 CNC, working in tandem with a KUKA robot, to simplify the operation and programming in part handling for the machine tool operator. Read on to learn more.
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
See the new products, including Amada Weld Tech's next-generation UB Series Linear DC Resistance Weld Controls; Igus' ReBelMove Pro modular, customizable autonomous mobile robot; Logic's Octopus, an overhead industrial picking robot; and more.
Briefs: Software
A study from the lab of L. Mahadevan combines mathematics, computer simulations, and experiments to show that in crowded environments, adding just the right amount of randomness, or “noise,” to how individuals move, can ease gridlock and dramatically improve efficiency. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs: Software
ABB Robotics is integrating NVIDIA Omniverse libraries into ABB Robotics’ RobotStudio® to help manufacturers deploy physical AI in real-world robotics applications. Read on to learn more.
