Robotic Marvels Unveiled at AUTOMATE 2024

Photo byJim DeLillo/Photographer

Looking for tech innovation in Chicago this week?

AUTOMATE is the largest solutions-based showcase of automation in North America.

Head to McCormick Place for AUTOMATE 2024, North America's premier automation showcase, which runs through May 9.

With over 800 exhibitors and 35,000 attendees, this event features cutting-edge robotics, vision, motion control, and industrial AI technology.

Photo byJim DeLillo/photographer

See the latest advancements in automation up close, from high-speed robotic arms with precision pick-and-place capabilities to sophisticated vision systems, sensors, and even welding tools.

While these robots aren’t exactly Rosie from The Jetsons or C-3PO from Star Wars, they’re still marvels of modern engineering, demonstrating the future of manufacturing in the U.S. and beyond.

Photo byJim DeLillo/photographer

Exhibitors like FANUC, Siemens, and United Robotic Group showcase their latest products, while software companies like Inductive Automation present their SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) platforms.

Even a robotic dog is wandering the expo, not for sale but sparking conversations among tech enthusiasts.

The mechanical arms provide high-speed, accurate pick-and-place in an industrial environment. Coupled with vision systems, lasers, sensors, tools, and even welding appendages, cybernetic contraptions are the future of manufacturing in the US and worldwide.

Amid the buzzers, lights, and mechanical marvels, AUTOMATE 2024 is an essential destination for anyone interested in the future of manufacturing.

It is innovations such as these that advance the manufacturing capabilities in the US.