Vention and Teradyne Collaborate on Modular Automation

Vention and Teradyne Robotics announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the deployment of modular automation. Built on Vention's MachineBuilder software and centered around Universal Robots' family of collaborative industrial robots (cobots), the initiative extends Vention's MachineBuilder to create a specialized platform that allows manufacturers to design, program, and operate modular work cells within a unified digital environment.

While much of the robotics industry remains fragmented between hardware and software, this collaboration delivers an integrated, end-to-end automation solution built around an application-specific approach. By leveraging Vention's proven technology, Teradyne Robotics can provide its customers with a ready-to-configure digital environment. This eliminates the traditional trial-and-error phase of automation, allowing users to validate reach and modular framing before a single bolt is tightened.

"This collaboration reflects our conviction that robotics adoption must become faster, simpler, and more scalable for manufacturers of all sizes. By combining Vention's digital twin expertise with the Universal Robots capabilities, we are creating a new way to design modular robotic cells -- one that shortens time to value while maintaining the flexibility required in modern manufacturing," said Étienne Lacroix, Chief Executive Officer of Vention.

Justin Brown, Chief Commercial Officer of Teradyne Robotics said: "For our customers, the real breakthrough is moving from concept to a production–ready solution with confidence. This collaboration enables us to create high–fidelity simulations for our customers that reflect real–world kinematics. That means less trial and error, faster validation, and a shorter path from design to deployment."

Deepening the Digital-First Experience

Building on a successful multi-year collaboration, this next phase moves beyond hardware compatibility to deliver a deeply integrated digital experience tailored to the needs of collaborative robot users.

• UR-Optimized Design Environment: A dedicated interface within Vention's platform that is pre-loaded with the technical specifications and capabilities of the entire UR cobot line. This ensures that every design is "build-ready" and technically viable.
• Exclusive Automation Marketplace: Access Vention's ecosystem of Universal Robots-vetted UR+ components, from end-of-arm tooling to 7th-axis systems.
• Empowering Customers: Universal Robots' global teams can now provide customers with high-fidelity, 3D simulations in minutes. This enables closer collaboration during the design phase and a significantly faster path to proof of concept.
• Library of Validated Templates: The platform features a suite of pre-configured automation templates for the highest-demand manufacturing applications--including end-of-line solutions, machine tending, pick-and-place, and overhead linear-axis systems--all optimized for UR cobots.

Initially rolling out across North America and Europe, this collaboration gives Universal Robots customers a fully integrated automation foundation that connects robot selection, digital twin design, controls, and modular infrastructure into a single, seamless deployment workflow.

Teradyne Robotics and Vention both displayed their technology at Automate 2026.