This is you Robotics Industry Insider: AI & Automation News podcast.

Thanks for joining us for Robotics Industry Insider for November 20, 2025. Industrial automation is riding a remarkable wave, despite some market turbulence last year; Coherent Market Insights now values the global industrial automation market at over 238 billion United States dollars for 2025, and projects a near-doubling by 2032, with North America and Asia-Pacific both powering forward thanks to widespread factory upgrades, government pushes for Industry 4.0, and a relentless drive for productivity gains. According to Interact Analysis and Thunderbit, North America alone saw orders for over 9,000 new industrial robots in the first quarter of 2025—they are fast becoming the backbone of manufacturing, logistics, and even service industries.

The year has already marked some major breakthroughs. Rockwell Automation’s OTTO autonomous mobile robot just won the 2025 IERA Award for translating heavy-load automation into practical, scalable factory fleets, underscoring how advanced fleet management and remote analytics are revolutionizing large-scale material handling. In parallel, motion technology leader Maxon is debuting upgraded High Efficiency Joints at this month’s SPS trade fair, integrating sensors, drive, and control in compact modules tailored for both collaborative and industrial robots—delivering high torque in a small footprint and pointing to real technical leaps for applications demanding flexibility and safety. Partnerships are also driving progress, with Viam and Universal Robots integrating advanced collaborative robots for manufacturing and marine sectors, showing that intelligent, modular automation is now reaching the hardest-to-automate corners of industry.

Research and market watchers are clear: AI remains the heartbeat of robotics innovation. Machine learning and vision are central to new systems, as evidenced by the rapid rollout of computer vision spinouts like Intel’s RealSense and robust investment in fully autonomous robots for tough jobs like truck loading and logistics. Industry analysts at Roland Berger note that 2024’s brief slowdown gave way to new digital transformation tailwinds for the sector in 2025, as demand rebounds and manufacturers double down on smart systems to counter labor shortages and rising costs.

For listeners adapting to these changes, the practical takeaway is clear: focus on collaborative automation, data-driven optimization, and adaptability in your deployments. Tariff uncertainty and trade investigations—like the US Commerce Department’s current review of robotics imports—call for supply chain agility and close engagement with both vendors and regulators. Looking ahead, ongoing growth in IIoT connectivity, modular cobot platforms, and embodied AI signals that robotics is central to the future of every industrial operation.

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