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Welcome to the A3 Press Center. Here you’ll find the latest news releases, articles and media contact information.

A3 Press Releases

• 05/08/18 – Robot Safety Training Enhances EXPO Pack México 2018 Education
• 02/26/18 – Robotics, Vision and Motion Control Industries Set New Growth Records in 2017
• 01/10/18 – A3 Announces New Hires and Promotions
• 01/04/18 – Association for Advancing Automation Brings Together More Than 625 Leaders in Automation to Kick Off 2018
• 12/12/17 – North American Automation Market Shattering Records in 2017
• 09/12/17 – A3 to Present at Exporting Event for Small Businesses
• 06/22/17-  A3 Conferences Spur Manufacturing Growth and Creation of Entirely New Categories of Jobs
• 06/06/17 – A3 Mexico Offers Free Automation Training Sessions at EXPO PACK Guadalajara in Mexico
• 04/25/17 – Automate 2017 Show and Conference Participation Hits New Heights
• 04/03/17 – A3 Releases White Paper Exploring Automation and Job Growth
• 03/29/17 – A3 to Kick Off Automate 2017 with White Paper on Jobs in the Automation Age
• 03/23/17 – A3 Previews Automate 2017 Show and Conference
• 03/08/17 – A3 Announces Finalists in Automate Launch Pad Startup Competition
• 01/24/17 – Association for Advancing Automation (A3) Announces Launch Pad Competition for Startups
• 01/19/17 – Association for Advancing Automation (A3) Launches Trade Association in Mexico
• 01/11/17 – Automate 2017 Expo and Conference Comes to Chicago April 3-6
• 12/19/16 – A3 Kicks off 2017 with Business Forum and Record Industry Results
• 12/07/16 – The Association for Advancing Automation Tops 1,000 Members
• 09/22/16 – Automation President Testifies at Congressional Subcommittee Hearing on Advanced Robotics
• 09/13/16 – A3 President Jeff Burnstein to Testify at Congressional Subcommittee Hearing on Advanced Robotics
• 04/29/16 – The Association for Advancing Automation Sets Membership Record
• 03/05/16 – A3 Focuses on Robot Adoption and Jobs at RoboUniverse Conference
• 01/18/16 – Association for Advancing Automation Announces Keynote Addresses for A3 Business Forum
• 10/05/15 – Association for Advancing Automation Whitepaper Links Increasing Robotics Shipments to U.S. Job Growth

AIA Press Releases

• 04/30/2018 – The Vision Show and Conference Sets New Attendance Records
• 04/02/18 – AIA Announces The Vision Show Startup Competition Finalists and Judges
• 12/18/17 – AIA’s The Vision Show, North America’s Largest Display of Vision and Imaging Solutions, Opens for Registration
• 08/30/17 – Two New Companies Attain AIA Certified System Integrator Distinction
• 05/25/17 – Three New Companies Attain AIA Certified System Integrator Distinction
• 05/15/17 – North American Machine Vision Market Grows 10% in First Quarter of 2017
• 12/06/16 – North American Machine Vision Market Contracts in First Nine Months of 2016
• 09/30/16 – AIA to Host its 15th Networking Reception for Industry Executives at VISION 2016
• 06/03/16 – North American Machine Vision Market Contracts in First Quarter of 2016
• 03/17/16 – AIA Launches Startup Competition for Companies Employing Vision Technologies in New and Unique Ways
• 03/10/16 – The Vision Show and Conference By AIA Showcases Machine Vision and Imaging Components, Solutions
• 02/29/16 – North American Machine Vision Market Sets New Record in 2015

MCMA Press Releases

• 05/25/17 – Global Motion Control Shipments Grow 13.6% to Begin 2017
• 02/09/17 – Global Motion Control Shipments Grow 10.3% in 2016
• 11/30/16 – Global Motion Control Shipments Increase Five Percent in the First Nine Months of 2016

RIA Press Releases

• 05/23/18 – RIA to Present Gudrun Litzenberger and Esben Østergaard with Engelberger Robotics Awards
• 05/08/18 – North American Robotics Market Sets New First Quarter Shipments Record
• 10/05/17 – Robotic Industries Association Announces New Alliance with OSHA, NIOSH
• 08/17/17 – Association for Advancing Automation Reports Record Setting Growth for North American Robotics Market
• 05/04/17 – North American Robotics Market Surges 32 Percent in Unit Volume
• 03/15/17 – First Ever US-China Robotics Forum Held at Automate 2017
• 02/22/17 – RIA to Present Dr. Gill Pratt and Dr. Daniela Rus with Engelberger Robotics Awards
• 01/31/17 – 2016 Breaks Records for North Amercian Robot Orders and Shipments
• 11/02/16 – North American Robotics Market Sets New Record for First Nine Months of 2016
• 10/13/16 – The Robots Are Coming to Cincinnati
• 10/03/16 – Get ready for the robotics A-Team
• 08/16/16 – Record Number of Robots Ordered in First Half of 2016
• 06/08/16 – RIA to Present 2016 Engelberger Robotics Awards to Dr. Chia Day and Dean Elkins

Other Press Coverage

• Retail Robotics & AI Conference Takeaways, Silicon Valley Robotics, May 4, 2018
• Robotics Rise Not a Job Threat: ROBO Global President, FOX Business, May 3, 2018
• 5 Machine Vision and Cobot Takeaways From The Vision Show, Robotics Business Review, April 12, 2018
• China Making Headway in its Goal to be a World Leader in Robots, SiteProNews, November 21, 2017
• Will Robots Fuel the Next Wave of U.S. Job Growth? Tooling & Production, October 19, 2017
• AIA President Jeff Burnstein argues against robot tax on CNBC, Vision Systems Design, October 9, 2017
• U.S. Textiles: Have No Fear, Automation Is Here, Textile World, September 21
• A Robotics Expert Explains the Future of Standards in the Industry, Security Sales & Integration, September 20, 2017
• Why skills and education are the real robot battleground, Diginomica, September 19, 2017
• Siasun becomes first Chinese company to join leading US robotics association, Robotics & Automation News, September 11, 2017
• The Whys and Hows of Becoming a Robotics Engineer, Machine Design, August 11, 2017
• Allied Motion Technologies: 7 Things You Need to Know About the Motion Control Industry, 4-traders, July 28, 2017
• VIDEO: How Industrial Automation Promotes Job Growth, Engineering.com, May 9, 2017
• Firms’ inability to stay competitive, not robots, is the biggest threat to American jobs, CNBC, May 5, 2017
• The Automated Future, Business in Focus, May 2017
• AGVs Roll into a New Role – Material Handling Product News, January 13, 2017
• Robots and Automation Save Jobs; Standards Help – Control Engineering, January 11, 2017
• North American Robotics Market Sets New Record for First Nine Months of 2016 – Robotics Tomorrow – November 2, 2016
• Advanced Robotic Systems: The Manufacturing Labor Force of Tomorrow  – Machine Design – October 27, 2016
• Robots Could Push ‘Fight for 15’ Backers Out of Work – Investors.com – October 21, 2016
• A3 President Jeff Burnstein touts advanced robotics at Congressional Subcommittee Hearing  – Vision Systems Design – October 3, 2016
• North America’s Robotics Renaissance Fueled By Skilled Labor – Area Development – October 1, 2016
• Get ready for the robotics A-Team – ZDNet – September 23, 2016
• Problem Solving with Soft Robots – NY City Lens – September 21, 2016
• Robots on the Rise – Electronic Engineering Times –  September 16, 2016
• Avoiding Workplace Hazards through Ergonomics – Machine Design – August 31, 2016
• What’s the Difference Between Automation and Employment? – Machine Design – August 31, 2016
• Robot Orders Break Record in First Half of 2016, by Kagan Pittman – Engineering.com – August 30, 2016
• Robot spending spree: Automation systems are flying off the shelves, by Bob Violino – ZDNet.com – August 26, 2016
• Jobs and Productivity in the Manufacturing Industry – Robotics Tomorrow Robots – July 5, 2016
• Why Robots Aren’t Job-Robbers – Dealerscope – June 28, 2016
• RIA to Present 2016 Engelberger Robotics Awards to Dr. Chia Day and Dean Elkins – International Federation of Robotics – June, 2016
• Honoring the Father of Robotics: RIA Presents 2016 Engelberger Robotics, by Kagan Pittman – Engineering.com – June 21, 2016
• Continued: Two experts on dissuading engineers from robot technology that’s not right, by Lisa Eitel – Design World Online – May 20, 2016
• Association for Advancing Automation announces record membership numbers – Imaging and Machine Vision Europe – May 13, 2016
• 15 Kickstarter Wins Bringing Robots to the World, by Haley Lynne McKeefry – Electronic Engineering Times – May 12, 2016
• RIA, USA – IFR Industry Association – International Federation of Robotics – May 10, 2016
• Robots, Nano Robots, Swarm robots, Industrial robots – Robot News – May 10, 2016
• The Vision Show 2016: Depth and breadth of the industry, by Anne Fischer – Novus Light – May 9, 2016
• Intelligent service robot industry development forum to be held during the rendezvous – ISVOC.com – May 6, 2016
• The Vision Show 2016 Thoughts and Impressions, by James Carroll – Vision Systems Design – May 6, 2016
• The Assocciation for Advancing Automation Sets Membership Record – Quality Magazine – May 3, 2016
• Boston Conference Showcases Robots that Can Be Team Players, by Hiawatha Bray – The Boston Globe – May 3, 2016
• Record Q1 Orders for Robotics, Which Are More Affordable Than Ever, by John Hitch – IndustryWeek – May 3, 2016
• Worldwide Industrial Logistics Robots: Market Shares, Strategies and Forecasts Research Report 2014 to 2020 –  EmailWire.com – April 30, 2016
• Record Q1 Orders for Robotics, Which Are More Affordable Than Ever, by John Hitch – New Equipment Digest – April 28, 2016
• The Robots are Coming! The Robots are Coming!, by Amelia Dalton – Electronic Engineering Journal – April 16, 2016
• Smart Vision Lights Announces First Innovative Illumination Summit – Electronic Engineering Journal – April 14, 2016
• Celebrating robot makers and enthusiasts at the 7th Annual Silicon Valley Robot Block Party, by Andra Keay, Silicon Valley – RoboHub – April 12, 2016
• What’s New In Robotics This Week – Robotiq – April 8, 2016
• New robots will drive sector to $123bn by 2026 – ZDNet – April 5, 2016
• New A3 Website Educates Automation Community – Control Design – January 9, 2016
• A3 Launches New Website to Educate and Inform About the Benefits of Automation – RoboticsTomorrow.com – January 8, 2016