FANUC America

PUNE – – October 12, 2026 -- The global robotics market will grow from USD 92 billion in 2025 to USD 480.1 billion by 2034, a compound annual growth rate of 20.15% over 2026–2034, according to a new analysis by Maximize Market Research.

The firm attributes the expansion to industrial automation, adoption of AI-powered robots, advances in smart manufacturing and rising demand from automotive, electronics, healthcare and logistics. Demand spans industrial robots, collaborative robots (cobots), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), service robots and humanoid robots. The report covers 154 data tables across 327 pages.

Rochester Hills, Mich. – October 06, 2026 -- FANUC America will demonstrate a collaborative robot that executes packaging tasks from spoken natural-language commands at PACK EXPO International 2026 in Chicago, part of a broader exhibit addressing labor shortages in packaging and food processing.

At Booth N25217, the company's CRX-20iA cobot -- rated for 20 kg payloads -- will respond to verbal production requests by using Generative AI to convert speech into AI-generated Python code and robot actions, a method FANUC calls "vibe coding."

FANUC expands cobot palletizing capacity to 40 kg with new vision-guided unit

The new CRX/30-18A collaborative robot, equipped with integrated 3D vision guidance and a dual-case gripper, handles heavier palletizing loads than earlier cobot models while retaining standard ease-of-deployment features.

Rochester Hills, Mich. – October 05, 2026 -- FANUC America will debut its CRX-3iA collaborative robot and P-55/15-21A paint robot at FABTECH 2026, expanding automated welding, laser processing and finishing capabilities for fabricators across two exhibit spaces, Main Booth #S40006 and Paint Booth #S11008.

CRX-3iA brings robotic welding to shipbuilding and structural steel

The 11 kg CRX-3iA collaborative robot handles 3 kg payloads and mounts directly to structural steel via a magnetic base, enabling vertical-up welding in shipbuilding and large structural fabrication applications where automation has historically been difficult to deploy.