DETROIT - It was a busy day one of Automate 2025 hosted by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) at Detroit’s Huntington Place.
Detroit Lions executive VP and GM Brad Holmes kicked off the event with a morning keynote to begin the day’s festivities before the show floor doors opened.
A3 said that 2025’s conference is the largest Automate to date, featuring over 875 exhibitors and over 40,000 attendees.
Take a look at some of the exciting developments in robot arms, sensors, components, cameras, vision systems and more from Day 1 at Automate 2025.

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