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KUKA and Visual Components Drive Next Era of Simulation-driven Automation
The goal is to optimize processes early on, reduce risks, and significantly accelerate the implementation of complex automation projects. Simulation is becoming a core pillar of industrial automation. According to Global Market Insights, the global digital twin market reached USD 13.6 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow to USD 18.9 billion in 2025, with forecasts projecting a market size of over USD 400 billion by the mid 2030s, driven primarily by manufacturing, automation, and virtual commissioning use cases. Long established as an engineering best practice, simulation is now increasingly evolving into a strategic lever across the entire automation lifecycle. Together with Visual Components, member of the KUKA Group…
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KUKA unveils vision for Automation 2.0 as Physical AI reshapes global manufacturing
An orange KUKA robot joined the stage at NVIDIA’s recent AI conference GTC, appearing alongside NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, founder and head of the world’s most valuable publicly listed company. His keynote made one thing clear: industrial automation is entering a new phase. In manufacturing, AI systems will not only analyze and predict, but perceive, decide and act autonomously in the physical world. Physical AI and advanced robotics are rapidly becoming key to modern manufacturing, supply chains, and industrial services as they boost productivity and competitiveness. This transformation is accelerated by breakthroughs in largescale AI models, simulation driven innovation, and powerful compute architectures spanning devices, edge systems, and datacenters. KUKA…
