AI
Artificial intelligence is fast becoming the backbone of industrial systems, and it's being used increasingly to gather information, make decisions and help improve automation processes.
The semiconductor manufacturing industry continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, driven by rapidly increasing precision requirements and growing system complexity. As equipment configurations and control targets diversify, engineers are often required to modify or completely rewrite control software to accommodate new specifications or design changes. Because traditional controllers tightly couple software behavior to hardware, even small adjustments can lead to lengthy redevelopment cycles, slowing innovation and delaying equipment rollout. To overcome these limitations, Yokogawa has introduced a mechanism that enables software development centered on data rather than hardware dependencies. This architecture allows the control software to seamlessly absorb variations in equipment design, functionality, and operating conditions. Read More
GrayMatter Robotics has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, to develop an autonomous robotic system for the precision sanding of canopies. Read More
High-mix food manufacturers run dozens of SKUs daily, each with different ingredients, portion sizes, tray positions, and placement requirements. Traditional depositors cannot accommodate this variety efficiently, requiring long changeover times, while manual assembly in cold rooms imposes physical demands and persistent staffing difficulties. AI-enabled robotic assembly and advanced packaging technology from Chef Robotics and Packline address these challenges. Read More
Wiliot's Gen3 Pixel advances the capabilities of the company's ambient IoT architecture and the Wiliot Intelligence Platform – the AI engine that converts IoT Pixel data into continuous visibility and automated operational intelligence. Read More
Stäubli Robotics will showcase cutting-edge food-grade robotics solutions designed to optimize various stages of the food production process. IPPE, the largest annual gathering for the poultry, egg, meat, and animal food industries worldwide, is scheduled to take place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from January 27-29, 2026. Read More
