Schneider Electric has agreed to acquire Cognite in a $3.1 billion all-cash transaction to strengthen AVEVA CONNECT and expand Industrial AI capabilities across asset-intensive operations.

thyssenkrupp and GlobalLogic are partnering with Method and Hitachi America R&D to develop a Lab-to-Scale Physical AI pipeline for autonomous operations, safety, and decarbonization in heavy industry.

Standard Bots’ Automate 2026 presence highlighted how AI-native design, lower deployment costs, and US-based support are making industrial robotics more accessible to a wider range of manufacturers.

GE Vernova is expanding SmartSignal with Sensor Health Monitoring, Virtual Signal Repair, and GenAI-enabled recommendations to support more trusted and scalable predictive maintenance.

Hyderabad’s life sciences story has moved well beyond the familiar label of “India’s pharma capital.” Over the past three decades, the city has transformed from a domestic bulk-drug manufacturing base into one of the world’s most important life sciences ecosystems.

Automate 2026 highlighted that the future of industrial robotics is less about humanoid form factors and more about cognitive, multi-modal, and ecosystem-driven robotic systems.

From historic refineries to emerging petrochemical hubs, Assam’s downstream oil and gas industry is both a legacy sector and a growing engine of industrial transformation.

Inovance and CITIC Heavy Industries have signed a strategic agreement to develop intelligent mine solutions spanning industrial control hardware, operating systems, digital energy platforms, mining equipment, and overseas market expansion.

Rockwell Automation’s Singapore facility has joined the WEF Global Lighthouse Network, reflecting its use of advanced automation, AI-driven quality control, and predictive maintenance to improve productivity and workforce enablement.