The world of industrial automation is getting a significant upgrade. CODESYS — the widely-used PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) programming environment — has integrated the Model Context Protocol ( MCP ), enabling AI systems to control and automate PLC development tasks. What Is CODESYS? CODESYS is a development environment for programming PLCs used across countless industries…

April 2026 continues to reshape the industrial automation landscape. From machine vision breakthroughs to major partnerships and nationwide robotics celebrations, here is what matters this month. Machine Vision: The Fastest-Moving Automation Segment Machine vision is one of the fastest-moving segments in industrial automation. New sensor platforms, AI-powered inspection tools, and edge computing hardware are reaching…

At Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference, CEO Jensen Huang made a bold prediction that is reshaping how we think about industrial automation. The Prediction “Every industrial company will become a robotics company.” Huang said the shift marks the end of purely digital automation. Companies that once relied solely on software are now building physical robots and…