Heavy-lift, communications, reconnaissance, and inspection drones formed an integrated aerial response network during the 2026 Guangxi floods.

The repository-based software provides version history, impact analysis, audit trails, and controlled synchronization to help power and water organizations keep digital twins aligned with live Ovation control systems.

Automate 2026 highlighted how AI, software-defined automation, onshoring pressures, and labor constraints are converging to reshape manufacturing strategy and industrial competitiveness.

Apptronik’s expanded Robot Park combines real-world robot training, customer-site deployments, simulation, and Gemini Robotics model development to support the commercialization of humanoid robots.

On July 9 and 10, 2026, ARC Advisory Group is hosting the Annual ARC Industry Leadership Forum in Bangalore, India, convening industrial leaders, technology experts, innovators, and decision makers for two days of insight-rich discussions on the future of industrial transformation.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin technology are increasingly moving from promising concepts to practical engines of industrial transformation.

A conversation with MISUMI and Fictiv at Automate 2026 highlighted how components, custom manufacturing, and supply chain resilience are becoming critical to the future of robotics.

Jabil’s approach to Industrial AI shows how manufacturers can move beyond pilots by connecting enterprise data, governance, frontline execution, and AI-ready infrastructure.

Conversations at the Emerson booth during Automate 2026 highlighted how integrated automation components, hybrid motion, edge computing, and ruggedized technologies are helping manufacturers build more reliable and flexible production systems.