243: Inside Automate 2025: Robotics, Automation Trends, and Expert Insights from Automate LIVE

Welcome to Part 1 of our two-part Automate 2025 recap series. In this episode, we dive into current trends in automation and robotics, including cobots, open operating systems, and more. The interviews were recorded as part of A3’s Automate LIVE series of interviews and include insights from the following industry leaders:

  • Jerry Perez, FANUC America Corporation
  • Bernd Raithel, Director Product Management & Marketing, Siemens Factory Automation
  • Shawn Donahue and Brian Darling, Raymond Corp
  • Ken Crawford, Sr. Director of Automation, Weidmueller

Stay tuned for Part 2 covering the latest trends in warehouse automation, AI at the edge, and more coming out later this week.

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Recommended Resources

  • A3 – Association for Advancing Automation, North America’s largest automation trade association representing more than 1,300 organizations involved in robotics, artificial intelligence, machine vision & imaging, motion control & motors and related automation technologies
  • u-OS, Weidmueller’s open operation system that combines automation with the possibilities of the industrial IoT in just one device that’s also suitable for edge computing solutions

Connect with these Automate LIVE 2025 Guests

Jerry Perez | Bernd Raithel | Shawn Donahue | Brian Darling | Ken Crawford