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CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an AI-driven robotic assembly system lets users build simple objects by describing them with words.

Estimates that took weeks are now done in two days with an accuracy of about 5 percent.

The sheet metal clinching process joins the thin stainless-steel sheets quickly and reliably. In contrast to riveting or welding, the surface and the material structure remain intact and sealed.

During The Assembly Show last fall, we sat down with Anthony Leo, president of IPR Robotics, to talk about new product development in the automation sector.

NUREMBERG, Germany—Leoni AG is expanding its manufacturing activity in the Middle East and Africa with two new wire harness assembly plants in Egypt.

Suppliers of assembly technology are optimistic about 2026.

FRANKFURT—The VDMA OPC Robotics Initiative will make it easier for industrial robots to communicate with each other.

During the ASSEMBLY Show, Russ Hughes, product marketing manager at Desoutter Tools, joined ASSEMBLY Audible to discuss his company’s new tightening platform, AXON.

BLACKSBURG, VA—Engineers at Virginia Tech University believe that collaborative robots may help autistic adults find jobs in manufacturing.

Cobot sales are expected to grow at a cumulative annual rate of 31 percent over the next five years.