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After 26 months of the Institute of Supply Management’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) holding below 50% (any number below 50% indicates contraction), the PMI number for January 2025 sat at 55.1%.

Identify and address the critical questions that consistently impact automation project outcomes across diverse industries like food processing, pharmaceuticals and transportation. Learn technical ...

AI-powered smart automation has the potential to truly transform manufacturing. People with technical backgrounds are usually interested in exploring smart automation solutions. They are often ...

In 2026, China’s robotics sector is no longer defined primarily by defense headlines or experimental military prototypes. Instead, the country’s ...

SEATTLE, Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CMES Robotics, a leading provider of advanced AI vision solutions, today announced it has secured additional automation projects with a premium food ingredient ...

“Open interoperability is essential for the next generation of autonomous manufacturing,” said Bouchard. “By releasing Flexxbotics Transformers as open source, we’re enabling companies to build, ...

The University of Birmingham will co-lead the new Centre for Human-Oriented AI and Robotics in Inclusive and Sustainable Manufacturing.