Industrial AI Viewpoints

Featured here are original and timely articles from ARC analysts and guest writers on Industial AI and its impact on Energy & Manufacturing industries. We dive into technologies such as AI models, machine learning, industry standards, AI use cases, companies driving this technology and more related to Industrial AI. Our goal is to provide readers with clear and concise analyses, opinions, and discussion of Industrial AI trends, technologies, and services.

Oct
01
2026

Patrick Arnold — Company and Product News

Agility Robotics Advances Industrial Humanoids with Digit 5

Digit 5 reflects Agility Robotics’ effort to make humanoid robots safer, more versatile, and more viable for industrial deployment at scale.

Oct
01
2026

Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership

ZEDEDA and Ambarella Partner to Bring Cloud-Orchestrated AI to Billions of Devices at the Physical Edge

ZEDEDA and Ambarella are connecting edge AI silicon and cloud orchestration to simplify secure, fleet-scale physical AI deployments.

Oct
01
2026

Marianne D’Aquila — Industry Trends

Beyond AI Adoption: Reflections from LTTS Client Day at MIT Media Lab

LTTS Client Day discussions at MIT Media Lab emphasized that successful enterprise AI depends on data, governance, people, and trusted expertise.

Sep
30
2026

Craig Resnick — Technology Trends

IMTS 2026: Manufacturing Technology Moves from Digital Ambition to Practical Deployment

IMTS 2026 showed manufacturing technology moving from digital-transformation ambition toward practical deployment, with industrial AI, connected engineering, robotics, quality intelligence, and industrial data architectures emerging as near-term enablers of productivity, resilience, and faster time to value.

Sep
30
2026

Fox Chen — Industry Trends

OPC UA’s Evolving Role as a Foundation for Industrial Digitalization

OPC UA is extending beyond OT-to-IT data exchange, using information models to support interoperable applications across the factory, cloud, product lifecycle, and AI.

Sep
30
2026

Craig Resnick — Industry Trends

ICC 2026 Shows Ignition’s Evolution into an Industrial Application Platform

ICC 2026 showed how Inductive Automation is expanding Ignition from HMI/SCADA into a broader industrial application, data, historian, and AI-enabled automation platform.

Sep
30
2026

Fox Chen — Industry Best Practice

Building the Autonomous Operating Plant: SUPCON’s Blueprint for Industrial Autonomy

SUPCON explains how UCS and TPT can connect industrial intelligence with control as process manufacturers progress toward more autonomous operations.

Sep
28
2026

Rita Liu — Technology Trends

China Humanoid Robot Dexterous Hands: Localization, Technology Routes, and Leading Suppliers

China’s dexterous hand industry is developing rapidly as local suppliers pursue lower-cost, scalable solutions for humanoid robots.

Sep
27
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Inductive Automation: Ignition 2027 Adds AI, Historian, and Connectivity Capabilities

Ignition 2027 is expected to add an AI framework, new operational historian options based on TimescaleDB, and direct connectivity to Beckhoff TwinCAT controllers.

Sep
27
2026

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Schneider Electric Launches WCDU for Hybrid Liquid and Air Cooling

Schneider Electric has introduced prefabricated power modules and skids with up to 2.5 MW of capacity for AI, high-performance computing, and GPU-intensive data center deployments.