FANUC America Unveils AI-Driven Robotics and Digital Twin Tech at Automate 2026

May 27, 2026
FANUC America Unveils AI-Driven Robotics and Digital Twin Tech at Automate 2026
  • CRX-10iA/L Human-Aware Packaging uses RGB-D cameras and AI tracking to scan boxes while adapting motion to nearby operators.

  • FANUC America will showcase AI-enabled robotics and physical AI demos at Automate 2026 in Chicago, from June 22 to 26, at Booth 1401, featuring collaborative and industrial robots, 3D vision, NVIDIA and AI-powered processing, and real-time adaptive motion.

  • Keynote and panel topics will cover collaborative robotics in high-mix manufacturing, the state of the automation industry, AI-enabled flexible manufacturing, physical AI at production scale, scalable cobot solutions, and food & beverage automation, with FANUC speakers scheduled for June 22–24.

  • CRX-10iA/L will perform vision-guided box handling and barcode scanning with 3D vision and human-aware motion control, responding to operator presence without stopping production.

  • FANUC America will debut a dedicated Cobot and Go booth at Automate 2026 (Booth 1001), showcasing pre-engineered, rapid-deployment collaborative robot systems built with integrators and distributors.

  • Solutions emphasize portability, with many systems mounted on mobile carts or compact bases, standard power and integrated air, plus user-friendly software to shorten setup and training time.

  • The portable design focus enables faster paths to scalable automation beyond pilots by ensuring mobility, standard power, integrated air, and intuitive software.

  • Dr. Øyvind Isaksen, CEO of poLight, notes positive momentum in industrial and machine vision markets and highlights robotics use cases benefiting from tunable optics.

  • A core theme is a simulate-first digital twin approach, using NVIDIA Isaac Sim and Omniverse to create physics-based virtual replicas for design, testing, and optimization before deploying hardware.

  • Digital twin visualization via NVIDIA Isaac Sim enables virtual testing and optimization of high-throughput palletizing cells before installation.

  • CRX-10iA/L showcases vision-guided box handling and dynamic proximity monitoring with RGB-D cameras and AI tracking to interact safely with humans while maintaining production flow.

  • The company emphasizes products for industrial, machine vision, and robotics applications and notes continued OEM design support and AI-driven imaging needs.

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