Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is expanding its activities in artificial intelligence hardware with the launch of the Chip AI Research and Innovation Center, scheduled to begin operations in 2026 in Heilbronn.
At Automation World 2026 in Seoul, the alliance supports commercialization of the MobED mobile robot platform through collaboration with component suppliers, robotics integrators, and public agencies.
KUKA expands the KR CYBERTECH family with new robot models and combines them with the KR C5 slim controller, the iiQKA.OS2 operating system, and the KUKA smartPLUG teach pendant.
Servotecnica internalises qualification of slip rings for extreme temperatures and humidity conditions to support faster development for harsh industrial applications.
Qualcomm Technologies and Siemens demonstrate an autonomous manufacturing system at MWC Barcelona combining private industrial 5G connectivity with on-premises edge AI.
Phoenix Contact expands the Contactron series with a speed starter for motors up to 7.5 kW, featuring variable speed control and functional safety up to SIL 3/PLe.
New 4U edge system targets multi-GPU AI training and inference in industrial environments, combining high memory capacity, PCIe Gen5 expansion, and remote management features.