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Sep
16
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Universal Robots Introduces Gen 7 Platform for Industrial Automation and Physical AI

Universal Robots has introduced Gen 7, a redesigned collaborative robotics platform combining new g-Series robot arms, controller and operator interfaces with PolyScope X, expanded connectivity, and support for edge AI and physical AI applications.

Sep
15
2026

Jim Frazer — Industry Trends

The TMS Is Expanding Beyond Planning: What Defines the Category in 2026

Modern TMS platforms are extending beyond planning and execution to support connected operating states, faster decisions, and more dynamic transportation management.

Sep
15
2026

Rita Liu — Industry Trends

China’s Industrial Automation Market: Rising Revenue but Thin Profit Margins in 2026

China’s industrial automation market is generating stronger revenue as manufacturing demand recovers, but cost pressures, intense competition, and uneven segment performance continue to limit profit growth.

Sep
15
2026

Jim Frazer — Industry Trends

From Systems of Record to a Logistics Control Layer

The emerging logistics control layer connects fragmented execution systems to coordinate operating state, decisions, and actions across the logistics network.

Sep
15
2026

Jim Frazer — Acquisition or Partnership

NVIDIA Is Buying the Distribution Layer of AI

NVIDIA’s move for Hugging Face highlights how AI competition is shifting from individual components toward the platforms that connect models, developers, applications, and infrastructure

Sep
15
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Technology Trends

Wireless Broadband Alliance Issues Technical Blueprint Focused on Enterprise Security for Converged Private 5G and Wi-Fi Networks

The Wireless Broadband Alliance’s new technical blueprint outlines security practices for converged Private 5G and Wi-Fi networks, including Zero Trust, unified policy management, segmentation, and AI/ML-driven analytics.

Sep
15
2026

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

Deconstructing the Stack—What "Cloud Native" and "AI Native" Really Mean (And What They Don't)

Industrial AI architectures increasingly combine cloud native services, AI native components, semantic data layers, and deterministic execution systems in a hybrid enterprise stack.

Sep
15
2026

Mark Sen Gupta — Industry Trends

Why the Human Side of Automation Matters

The path to autonomous operations depends not only on technical capability, but also on operator trust, human judgment, competency, governance, and clear decision authority.

Sep
15
2026

Jim Frazer — Industry Trends

The AI Trade Just Ran Into Its Unit-Economics Problem

As AI costs decline, economic value may shift from model providers toward enterprises that embed inexpensive intelligence into high-value operating workflows.

Sep
14
2026

Colin Masson — Industry Trends

Governing the Silent Hand: Why Desktop AI Agents Need an Industrial Runtime Containment Plane

Desktop AI agents operating in industrial environments require runtime containment, granular permissions, human authorization, and kill switches to reduce operational risk.

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