automatica 2025 on course for growth despite weak economy

By Staff Report June 27, 2025 10:22 am IST

A third of the approximately 500 exhibitors are making their debut at automatica in Munich, Germany, marking a larger participation than in 2023.

automatica—the leading trade fair for smart automation and robotics, is currently underway from June 24 to 27, 2025. The event brings together industry and research in six exhibition halls, offering an unparalleled overview of the latest topics and innovations. The focus is on technical solutions and exchanging ideas on digitalisation and AI, sustainable production, and the future of work. automatica is thus addressing highly relevant issues that the industry is intensively concerned with. Approximately 500 exhibitors from over 30 countries are participating, with a third of them exhibiting at the trade fair for the first time.

Great response from leading companies in robotics and automation

All the key robotics and automation companies have come together in the automatica halls. Alongside the well-known international industry giants that have been using automatica as their leading trade fair for many years, newcomers such as ATI Industrial Automation (Novanta), Delta Electronics, Device Insight, ESTUN AUTOMATION, HANWHA ROBOTICS, HARTING, HD HYUNDAI ROBOTICS, Reis Robotics, RK Rose+Krieger, SAP and Shenyang SIASUN Robot & Automation are also presenting themselves at the event. It is worth noting that Chinese exhibitors have a much stronger presence at the trade fair than ever before. “automatica brings together all the main companies—whether from Europe, Asia or America—and thus represents the entire international market,” says Anja Schneider.

Healthtech focus at automatica

For the first time, automatica is also offering special solutions covering all aspects of the industrial healthcare sector, from enabling technologies to laboratory automation and clinical robotics. Key components of this initiative include the MedTecLIVE Healthtech Pavilion, in cooperation with the MedtecLIVE trade fair, and a two-day MedtecSUMMIT organised by Bayern Innovativ. This offering is supplemented by specific health technology exhibits from exhibitors, curated by VDMA HealthTech. “The robotics and automation solutions of our exhibitors play a prominent role in medical technology,“ says Anja Schneider. “I am all the more pleased that we can now give this application area an appropriate platform and, with the right partners, continue to tap into an attractive visitor target group for automatica.“

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One of the highlights of the supporting programme is munich_i, the high-tech platform for AI and robotics, under the patronage of Bavarian Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder. The high-tech summit, held on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, was accompanied by a special show on robotics and AI, titled AI. Society and the hybrid robotics competition Robothon® are key components of munich_i. automatica is organising munich_i together with the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) at the Technical University of Munich.

automatica is also being supplemented by an attractive supporting program this year. It includes the Service Robotics Arena and a special show on mobile robotics, titled ‘Mesh-up’. On a course exceeding 600 square meters, companies are demonstrating how driverless transport vehicles and mobile robots from various manufacturers can be operated flexibly and efficiently.

One ticket—three trade fairs

Two parallel trade fairs are supplementing the automatica offering and providing additional stimulus: Laser World of Photonics focuses on photonics components, systems and applications, while World of Quantum is all about trends, innovations and visions in quantum technology. There are already numerous overlaps between the automation and laser industries, and quantum technology holds huge potential especially for industrial applications, for example, through the desired performance of quantum computers. With one trade fair ticket, visitors automatically have access to the other two events.