Association for Advancing Automation News
Latest Association for Advancing Automation news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. 6 articles tracked by The Robotics Media.
About Association for Advancing Automation
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) is a Michigan-based trade group formed in 2021 by merging the Robotic Industries Association, AIA, MCA and A3 Mexico. A3 represents more than 1,450 member companies across robotics, machine vision, motion control, motors and industrial AI, publishes quarterly North American robot order data and produces the Automate trade show.
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- Automate (Robot, 2026) — Automate is North America's largest robotics, machine vision, motion control and industrial AI trade show, produced annually by A3. Automate 2026 drew more than...
Latest Association for Advancing Automation news
- Epson Launches Its First Collaborative Robot, the AX6-A901S, With Python Support — Epson opened Japanese orders for the AX6-A901S, its first cobot, featuring a 900mm reach, 6kg payload, carbon-fiber arm and Python programming support...
- New ISO Standard Lets Rival Warehouse Robots Share the Same Floor — ISO 21423, published November 2, lets mobile robots from different manufacturers share location and task data, so operators can mix fleets without cus...
- Productive Robotics' OB7-AI Cobot Scans Its Own Workspace, Skipping the Training Step — Productive Robotics has added zero-training physical AI to its OB7 cobot, letting the 7-axis arm scan a CNC machine's layout and start tending it with...
- North American Robot Orders Jump 24.8% in Q3 to $723.5 Million, Led by a 97.6% Semiconductor Surge — A3 data shows North American companies ordered 10,989 robots worth $723.5 million in Q3 2026, the strongest quarter of the year, with semiconductor or...
- A3: North American Robot Orders Up 4% In Q2 As Non-Auto Takes Over — North American companies ordered 8,940 industrial robots worth $622M in Q2 2026, with 56% now going to non-automotive customers as electronics, life s...
- Robot Orders Rise 4.3% In Q2 As Non-Auto Demand Broadens, A3 Reports — North American companies ordered 8,940 robots worth $622M in Q2 2026, up 4.3% in units and 21.3% in revenue, with semiconductors, life sciences and fo...