Robotics enthusiasts (users, PLC manufacturers, organizations, startups, and universities) gathered at the ‘Get Together for Robotics 2025’ conference to discuss the latest developments in the industry with around 170 participants. Take a look at what they had to say.
The PI organization is actively shaping the future of industrial communication with PROFINET V2.5. This release brings with it scalable, cost-effective solutions that open up new possibilities for IT/OT convergence, cyber security, and networking.
The Joint Working Group “Independent Protocol Physical Layer Group (10BASE-T1L)” has completed key extensions for the consistent standardization of Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) and enhancements to Ethernet-APL. This new SPE specification (10BASE-T1L, PoDL) enables higher powered devices and economical deployment in discrete, non-hazardous factory environments such as automotive and packaging.
The new PROFINET Security Design Guideline describes the steps required to plan a production plant in terms of OT security. It is aimed at network planners, commissioning engineers, and operators of production plants.
PROFINET Security Working Groups have spent considerable time and energy keeping pace with ongoing regulations – not only in the EU, but worldwide. The result is a scalable security solution tailored to every application.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the PROFINET Tester and has come to stand for continuous innovation, close cooperation, and a strong foundation for the future of industrial communication.
MTP is a standardized concept for the automated integration of production systems. It enables the easy combination and reuse of automated equipment from different manufacturers. Checkout the results of the most recent Plufest.
Physical AI – that is, AI that actively perceives physical space and acts contextually – requires a unified understanding of positions, movements, and identities in space. A new harmonization task force unifies spatial data model for absolute positions and allows for a unified global positioning of assets in the physical and digital world.