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Intrinsic Joins Google: What Changes for Industrial Robotics

Intrinsic Joins Google: What Changes for Indust...

Intrinsic joined Google as a distinct group on February 25, 2026. This analysis separates the confirmed change from the practical integration, safety, lifecycle and cybersecurity questions for industrial robotics.

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Pepperl+Fuchs Adds ATEX-Certified M12 Connections

Pepperl+Fuchs Adds ATEX-Certified M12 Connections

Pepperl+Fuchs announced ATEX-certified M12 cables and cordsets for intrinsically safe circuits. This review explains the certification, installation, commissioning, and maintenance implications.

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Schneider Foxboro SDA Moves the DCS Toward Software

Schneider Foxboro SDA Moves the DCS Toward Soft...

Schneider Electric announced Foxboro Software Defined Automation on September 2, 2026. This engineering review examines openness, workload placement, cybersecurity, availability, and brownfield migration.

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KUKA industrial robots in an integrated automotive production cell

What KUKA's 2026 Autotool Tech Day Revealed

A retrospective engineering review of KUKA and Autotool's February 2026 technology day, connecting welding robots, AMRs, vision, software, safety, diagnostics, and lifecycle planning.

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Industrial robot simulation used to generate training data for physical AI

Universal Robots’ 2026 Physical AI Predictions:...

Universal Robots outlined four physical AI predictions on January 16, 2026. This engineering review examines predictive control, robot learning, vertical AI, data governance, validation, and safety.

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Phoenix Contact VAL-SPP surge protective device for industrial power systems

Phoenix Contact VAL-SPP Makes Surge Protection ...

Phoenix Contact’s January 2026 U.S. VAL-SPP announcement adds installer-focused surge protection features. Here is how to select, commission, monitor, and maintain the devices safely.

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KUKA KR AGILUS ultra compact industrial robot

KUKA KR AGILUS ultra Raises Small-Robot Payload

KUKA’s January 2026 KR AGILUS ultra announcement adds up to 16 kg payload, faster motion and full-robot IP67 protection. Here is what those changes mean for cell design, controls integration...

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Mean Well DPLC-32MT and DPLC-32ET modular programmable controllers

Mean Well DPLC Opens PLC Programming With OpenPLC

Mean Well’s DPLC-32MT/ET pairs modular I/O and 100 kHz pulse outputs with Open PLC Editor. The January 2026 launch matters for machine builders weighing openness against lifecycle support.

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