Industrial Automation
The latest Industrial Automation coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
IFS Industrial AI Now Demoed Inside Microsoft's Invite-Only Experience Centers Worldwide
IFS has quietly planted its Industrial AI flag inside three of Microsoft’s most exclusive customer venues. As of July 1, the enterprise software maker’s showcase featuring AI-driven “digital...
Humanoid Robots at Scale: AGIBOT's 15,000th G2 Unit Signals Embodied AI's Factory Era
AGIBOT has crossed a threshold that separates laboratory curiosities from industrial workhorses. On June 28, 2026, the Shanghai-based company announced that its 15,000th G2 humanoid robot had come...
Citi Names Panasonic and Mitsubishi Electric as Japan’s AI Hardware Champions: What It Means for the Windows Ecosystem
Citi has identified Panasonic Holdings and Mitsubishi Electric as its top selections in Japan’s industrial and consumer electronics sector, placing a strategic bet on their pivotal roles in the...
Patch Now: B&R Fixes Linux Kernel Flaws That Threaten OT Networks and Windows Hosts
B&R Industrial Automation has pushed out a critical security advisory that demands immediate attention from plant operators and infrastructure managers. Multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux...
Microsoft Shows Agentic AI for Plant Operations, Stressing Human Oversight Over Chatbots
On June 18, 2026, Microsoft laid out a blueprint for bringing agentic AI to process manufacturing floors—and it looks nothing like a chatbot. During a technical showcase anchored at Yara...
Ultimo Deploys Three AI Assistants in Microsoft Teams for Industrial Safety and Maintenance
Ultimo has unveiled a trio of AI-powered digital workers that operate directly within Microsoft Teams, promising to transform how industrial enterprises manage asset maintenance, technician support,...
Agentic Factory: How Microsoft, Accenture, and Avanade Are Using AI to Revolutionize Manufacturing Downtime Prevention
Accenture, Avanade, and Microsoft have launched a new industrial initiative called Agentic Factory, targeting one of manufacturing's most persistent and costly problems: unplanned downtime. The...
Agentic Manufacturing at Hannover Messe 2026: Schneider Electric and Microsoft's Industrial AI Integration
Schneider Electric's Hannover Messe 2026 showcase with Microsoft represents a fundamental shift from isolated industrial AI demonstrations to integrated agentic manufacturing systems. The partnership...
Schneider Electric and Microsoft debut multi-agent manufacturing platform on Azure AI at Hannover Messe 2026, piloting late 2026.
Schneider Electric and Microsoft have unveiled a comprehensive agentic manufacturing platform at Hannover Messe 2026, signaling a fundamental shift in industrial automation strategy. The announcement...
Schneider Electric and Microsoft Launch Production-Ready AI Agents for Autonomous Factory Control
Schneider Electric and Microsoft have unveiled a significant expansion of their industrial automation partnership at Hannover Messe, moving beyond dashboard displays and pilot projects to deploy what...
Schneider Electric and Microsoft Partner on Open AI Automation for Green Hydrogen Production
Schneider Electric's deepening collaboration with Microsoft signals a fundamental shift in industrial automation, moving beyond pilot projects to software-first solutions with tangible environmental...
Festo Automation Suite Vulnerabilities Expose Critical CODESYS Flaws in Industrial Systems
Festo's automation software stack contains multiple critical vulnerabilities in its CODESYS implementation that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, and compromise...