北美国际机器人及自动化展览会（Automate）是北美最大的自动化技术解决方案的展览会。原先国际机器人、视觉与运动控制展，其历史可以追溯到1977年，现在Automate展示自动化技术及解决方案，为各行各业提供自动化解决方案。该展会一年一次，在芝加哥、底特律、拉斯维加斯轮流举行。该展由推进自动化协会（A3）和其贸易协会、机器人工业协会（RIA）、全球视觉和成像协会（AIA -）以及运动控制和电机协会（MCMA）共同组织在美国举行。
Automate展现场拥有数家专业提供自动化、机器人技术和机器视觉的集成商将展示他们的最新系统与解决方案，实际演示他们的产品。这将让与会者看到现场演示解决他们在行业面临挑战，同时也了解到从其他行业使用的解决方案，这可能是对他们有益的借鉴。该展的其它部分也是领先的全球供应商展示最新的自动化、机器人、视觉和运动控制技术与系统。
Automate展与会者包括：终端用户，OEM厂商，机器制造商，分销商，政府采购，R＆D实验室和学术界寻求自动化技术。他们正在寻找最新技术来提高自身的竞争力和自动化解决方案，以帮助他们提高生产力和节省资金。超过85％的起到采购流程在展会上展出的技术与作用。访客来自各行业的代表，包括：航空航天，农业，铝，家电，汽车制造，汽车供应，生物技术，化工制造，建筑，消费品，国防/军工，分销，教育，电子，能源浩如烟海30多个国家，娱乐，金属制品业，紧固件，流体动力，食品和饮料行业，铸造，家具，游戏，玻璃，政府，实验室设备，机车制造，设备制造商，机床，邮件处理，制图，材料处理，医疗器械，矿山，造币，摩托车制造，保健品，越野车，石油和天然气，包装，造纸/印刷，宠物食品，制药，塑料制品，初级金属，印刷，半导体，电信，纺织，运输，仓储，木材等。
Automate展参展商包括：数以百计的行业领先企业将参展自动化展，来自世界各地的参展商将展示自动化设备和系统，包括：自动装配机/系统，自动识别和数据收集/ RFID，人体工程学和安全设备，工业自动化控制，运动控制设备，零件装卸设备/输送机和材料，机器人/机器人系统，传感器和传感器集成系统，系统集成/咨询，以及视觉和成像设备/系统。
一个全面的教育会议伴随着Automate展。会议特色班非常广泛，从初级到高级的技能水平，提供适合所有与会者 - 他们可以采取一个课程培训四天。课程由经验丰富的行业专业人士是理解我们的与会者所面临的行业挑战来任教。我们的会议已经一直被评为高品质、高价值、提供经验培训，是值得马上工作的培训。
展品范围(Show Products):
交流驱动器，交流电机，执行器及机械系统，粘合剂设备与供应，装配机/系统，自动识别和数据收集/ RFID，质量无损控制仪表，轴承，电缆/电缆组件/连接器，校准设备与服务，相机，摄像头和照明灯围罩，承包自动化和组装服务，控制，咨询服务，驱动器和放大器，电子硬盘，编码器和解析器，手臂工装端，工程服务，图像采集与处理，齿轮，工业机器人，照明器材，打标设备，材料测试设备，移动机器人，计量设备，运动控制器，电机和电机控制，光学与镜头，零件装卸设备/输送机，PLC，定位系统，安全与人体工学设备，传感器和反馈设备/系统，服务机器人，仿真软件，软件，表面分析设备，系统集成商，培训服务，视觉系统，焊接设备及用品，其他自动化或自动化相关的设备。
展会报告(Show Reports):
ANN ARBOR, Michigan – May 27, 2025 – Automate, the largest robotics and automation trade show in North America, celebrated its most successful event to date with record numbers of registrants and exhibitors. 45,000 people from around the world registered to visit the sold-out show floor that featured more than 900 exhibitors during Automate’s four-day run from May 12-15, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.
“The tremendous growth of Automate this year demonstrates that automation is more relevant today than ever before,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the organization that hosted the show. “Robotics and automation technology is advancing at a rapid pace, and we are seeing an increase in interest from companies in every industry all over the world.”
This year’s Automate was the largest yet, with 50% more registrants than the last time the show was in Detroit in 2023. The event occupied all available exhibit space at Huntington Place, spanning both the main floor and lower level of the convention center.
“Automate is incredibly impactful for us and has been essential to our success as a small startup. We are at our hockey stick moment, and we couldn't be more grateful to Automate and A3,” said Kirby Witte, chief commercial officer at ESTAT Actuation.
“I am thankful for the tremendous support we received from all of our sponsors, speakers, exhibitors and attendees who helped grow this show into our largest yet,” Burnstein said. “Attendees continue to tell us they find the show valuable both for the knowledge they gain and the connections they make.”
A3 is confident that Automate will continue to grow over the coming years. Exhibitors are quickly reserving spots for next year - companies have already committed to 33% more square footage for the 2026 show than they did at the same time last year for the 2025 show.
Key Highlights from Automate 2025
Notable Keynotes From:
Brad Holmes, executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Lions, joined by Dan Miller, sports director at Fox 2 Detroit and voice of the Lions
Deepu Talla, vice president of robotics and edge AI at NVIDIA
Aamir Paul, president of North America operations at Schneider Electric
Ujjwal Kumar, group president at Teradyne Robotics
The Automate Startup Challenge: Early-stage companies in robotics and automation went head-to-head, pitching their technologies to a panel of industry-expert judges. Kinisi, a company developing autonomous humanoid robots, won the $10,000 prize.
Engelberger Awards Ceremony: Recipients of the 2025 Engelberger Awards, the world's most prestigious robotics honor, were celebrated at the Joseph F. Engelberger Awards Dinner and Ceremony on May 14. Stuart “Stu” Shepherd of Shepherd Solutions Inc. was recognized for his industry leadership, and Dr. Peter Corke of the Queensland University of Technology was this year’s winner in the education category.
Student Opportunities: Automate inspired the next generation of automation professionals through a variety of initiatives. The first-ever Automate Student Challenge offered attendees the opportunity to watch student teams complete in various robotics competitions throughout the week. Students were also able to explore career paths in automation at the Education Pavilion and had access to free tours of the show floor.
Educator Focus: Educator Day offered those supporting young minds with the opportunity to learn about the latest in automation curriculum and earn continuing education credits. Dr. Jeritt Williams from Illinois State University won the 2025 Educator of the Year Award for his work with his students.
Second Annual Automate Innovation Awards: This competition offered exhibitors an opportunity to showcase cutting-edge solutions they’ve introduced to the market in the last year to a global audience. A panel of judges looked for innovation and uniqueness in industrial automation and chose SiLC Technologies, a LiDAR company, as this year’s winner.
Women’s Empowerment Forum: A3 hosted a networking breakfast and keynote panel designed to bring women in the automation industry together, build connections and leadership skills and drive progress in the industry.
Robust Industry Conference: The comprehensive educational conference attracted more than 900 attendees and offered in-depth courses led by more than 200 industry experts. Topics ranged from introductory courses on robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine vision to deep dives into smart automation, cybersecurity, digital transformation, and mobile and collaborative robot applications. Cutting edge technologies, like digital twins, humanoid robotics, and AI agents, were also discussed. Attendees praised the event’s unique blend of practical applications, thought-provoking discussions, and previews of emerging tech, along with invaluable networking opportunities that energized the conference throughout the week.
2026 and 2027 Event Details
Next year, Automate will be held from June 22-25 at McCormick Place in Chicago. In 2027, the show will move to Las Vegas for the first time, running May 10-13.
