At the ARC Advisory Group Orlando Forum, Schneider Electric and Intel discussed how Foxboro SDA is helping move industrial automation from hardware-bound systems toward open, software-defined architectures.

Cognite Flows introduces an AI-centric Industrial IDE designed to turn contextualized industrial data into adaptive, frontline workflows for asset-heavy industries.

SUPCON’s Hannover Messe 2026 showcase outlined how agentic AI, software-defined automation, UNS-based data platforms, and closed-loop optimization can help process manufacturers move toward autonomous operations.

Siemens’ partnership with Xometry will bring manufacturability, pricing, sourcing, and lifecycle intelligence into Siemens Xcelerator to support faster design-to-source decisions.

AI-driven digital worker technologies are reshaping frontline manufacturing work by combining real-time support, knowledge capture, and connected intelligence to help organizations make more informed technology and supplier decisions.

A capability-based view can help industrial organizations evaluate Autonomous Execution Agent deployments by focusing on the full loop of data, context, decision logic, execution, and governance.

NVIDIA and Corning have entered a multiyear partnership to expand US manufacturing of optical connectivity solutions for next-generation AI infrastructure.

Industrial humanoid robots are moving from concept to practical industrial use as advances in AI, robotics hardware, connectivity, and automation needs converge.

Machine vision is evolving from rule-based inspection toward AI-enabled, data-driven intelligence that supports predictive quality, scalable operations, and smarter manufacturing decisions.