Antler has deployed £2.2 million into 10 UK pre-seed startups, with over one-third of the cohort focusing on physical AI and industrial automation.
Shanghai Chaifu Robotics has debuted the CR5000-3700, a heavy-duty industrial robot with a 5,000.36-kilogram payload capacity, setting a new record for the sector.
AI agents developed by Booz Allen Hamilton successfully executed eight industrial cyberattacks, autonomously compromising simulated factory systems without prior access to internal documentation.
Severstal has launched SeverVersum, an industrial software platform for PLC version control featuring an integrated AI assistant to replace discontinued foreign solutions.
Sibur's engineering team upgraded a video analytics system for hundreds of cameras at a petrochemical plant without interrupting continuous production or using GPUs.
Beeline and Yadro have partnered to develop Private LTE and 5G network solutions for industrial enterprises, focusing on autonomous technology and infrastructure integration.
Severstal has launched its proprietary AI-based edge inspection system, ELIS, at the Cherepovets Steel Mill, replacing foreign technology as part of a 2 ₽ billion digital initiative.
Paris-based Inbolt has raised €11 million to scale its AI-driven 3D vision technology for industrial robots, bringing its total funding to €30 million.
Severstal's proprietary blast furnace expert system has generated over 170 ₽ million in savings and reduced CO2 emissions by nearly 40,000 tons since 2025.
MT-Integration has deployed a 3D laser scanning system at EuroChem's Kingisepp facility to automate real-time inventory monitoring of fertilizer stocks.
Industrial environments pose severe risks to standard microcontrollers due to electromagnetic interference, requiring specific design protections to prevent hardware failure.
Engineers have created a method to replace legacy B&R controllers with mini-PCs, maintaining existing hardware and project logic through a custom real-time gateway.
InfoTeCS and TREI have integrated their security solutions to protect critical industrial infrastructure communication channels.
Rosel has updated the software for its IG-RSE industrial protocol converters to improve data handling reliability in high-load automated process control systems.
Maintex has deployed the Databriz platform at EVRAZ facilities to optimize maintenance shutdowns, achieving a 15.8% reduction in repair times and generating over 100 ₽ million in savings.
Isors and Metran Project have introduced the TAU hardware-software complex, a scalable domestic industrial control system designed to replace foreign solutions in the oil and gas sector.
Evraz has scaled the use of the Russian Databriz platform across its facilities, achieving over 100 ₽ million in economic benefits through optimized maintenance scheduling.
Atomic Soft will present new features for its industrial automation software at the PROautomation 2026 forum in Moscow on September 30.
TransTeleCom has launched a remote control system for industrial cranes that enables office-based operation and integrates AI-driven safety features.
Desnol reports a 67% surge in demand for maintenance training, with industrial firms prioritizing methodological expertise in reliability and root cause analysis over basic software skills.
