Vention collaborates with FANUC and Universal Robots on software-defined automation - The Robot Report

At Automate in Chicago, Vention Inc. is demonstrating expanded partnerships that bring software-defined automation to industrial and collaborative robots. The Montreal-based company has extended its platform to support multiple FANUC America robot families and launched a specialized digital twin environment optimized for Universal Robots (UR) cobots.

Goal-driven industrial automation

Vention said its MachineMotion AI and MachineLogic ecosystem shifts robot programming from manual waypoint-by-waypoint path creation to a goal-driven approach. Operators define start and end targets, and the system automatically scans the workspace to compute an optimal collision-free path. This enables manufacturers to deploy adaptive robotic applications that respond to changing production conditions, mixed-SKU operations, and evolving floor layouts.

The platform, built on modular hardware and software, claims to accelerate commissioning by validating motion and logic before deployment. Vention, founded in 2016, has deployed over 25,000 machines at more than 4,000 factories and raised $110 million in January 2025.

FANUC integration simplifies industrial robot deployment

Vention and FANUC America are focusing on reducing complexity for industrial robot adoption. The expanded platform now supports the FANUC CRX collaborative robots, LR Mate, LR-10iA, M-710iD, and M-20iD series. By integrating collision-free path planning, no-code, and Python programming, the companies aim to cut commissioning time and accelerate automation adoption.

Powered by Foundation Stereo, an NVIDIA Isaac open model for stereo depth estimation, the system builds a digital twin of the workspace and automatically computes robot paths. This eliminates extensive manual programming and custom integration, allowing users to design, simulate, and validate automation from a single environment. Applications range from machine tending and pick-and-place to palletizing and welding.

Étienne Lacroix, founder and CEO of Vention, noted that extending the platform to FANUC industrial robots allows heavy-industry manufacturers to move from design to production faster, combining Vention’s ease of use with FANUC’s proven reliability.

Teradyne collaboration extends MachineBuilder for UR cobots

Vention also announced a strategic collaboration with Teradyne Robotics to create a specialized version of its MachineBuilder platform for Universal Robots’ force- and power-limited robot arms. The dedicated interface is pre-loaded with technical specifications for the entire UR cobot line, ensuring designs are build-ready.

The next phase includes an exclusive automation marketplace with UR+ vetted components, high-fidelity 3D simulations that can be created in minutes, and a library of validated templates for end-of-line solutions, machine tending, pick-and-place, and overhead linear-axis systems. Justin Brown, chief commercial officer of Teradyne Robotics, said the collaboration reduces trial and error by enabling users to validate reach and modular framing before physical deployment.

Initially rolling out across North America and Europe, this integration connects robot selection, digital twin design, controls, and modular infrastructure into a single workflow.

Live demonstrations at Automate 2025

Vention and its partners are showcasing their technologies at McCormick Place:

• Booth 1001: A FANUC CRX10iA cobot running Vention’s Click & Customize Machine Tending Solution demonstrates automated CNC machine loading and unloading. FANUC also debuts its “Cobot and Go” booth with pre-engineered systems.
• Booth 1250: Teradyne showcases Rapid Operator AI, an NVIDIA-powered bin-picking system built on the Isaac platform.
• Booth 2848: A FANUC LR Mate industrial robot demonstrates collision-free path planning using on-arm vision and MachineMotion AI. Vention also shows a UR12e performing AI-driven bin picking and a UR20 on an overhead range extender for large-scale welding.

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