TERADYNE ROBOTICS company Universal Robots (UR) – the leading manufacturer of collaborative industrial robots – has introduced Gen 7, its seventh-generation robotics platform.

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SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS using robotics and AI for advances in medicine, biomanufacturing and sustainability are a step closer, following a significant government investment.

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ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY and consulting services provider, Expleo has released new data that points to a potential reality check among UK business leaders, with confidence, excitement, trust and perceptions of AI’s business benefit all falling by double digits over the past year.

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NEW FROM Epson, Contourjet is a direct-to-shape printing system which combines Epson’s inkjet technology with its robotics technology. The offering is intended to helps customers to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact in their decoration processes, while enabling a wide range of design expression.

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AUTOMATION AND control technology specialist Beckhoff UK will exhibit at the PPMA Show at the NEC in Birmingham from September 22 to 24, 2026. Visitors to Stand F40 will see demonstrations of technologies designed to help machine builders create more compact, flexible and easily adaptable machinery, while giving end users greater freedom to respond to changing production requirements.

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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION is helping make one of the most energy-intensive systems in frozen food manufacturing more efficient. Its PlantPAx modern distributed control system (DCS) powers a new autonomous AI-application developed by PartnerNetwork member Actemium which continuously selects energy‑efficient operating configurations for industrial refrigeration equipment.

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RENISHAW HAS has launched a new family of RLE laser interferometer encoder systems. The new product range comprises three systems – RLE100, RLE200 and RLE300 – providing precision position feedback for a wide range of semiconductor manufacturing motion control applications.

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AS MACHINERY becomes increasingly automated, reliable position feedback plays an important role in functional safety. In applications where unexpected movement could create a hazard, standard position data may not be enough - the control system needs feedback designed specifically for safety-related communication.

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A NEW new type of 3D-printable material developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin mimics human tissue’s ability to sort and filter, allowing certain molecules to pass through while keeping others out. This broad function means the material can be used in a variety of applications across medicine, water and robotics.

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THE KEY to building trust in AI is rooted in education, information and transparency. Here, we debunk some of the most common myths surrounding AI and automation…

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