Vention announces full-stack AI and automation platform expansions - The Robot Report

Vention unveiled its “Zero-Shot Automation” capabilities at its sixth annual Demo Day, aiming to simplify industrial automation by unifying hardware and software with AI that operates seamlessly from cloud to edge. This approach eliminates the need for traditional hardware integration or complex planning, enabling faster transitions from design to deployment. With over 25,000 machines deployed globally across 4,000 factories, Vention’s platform supports applications like palletizing, welding, and machine tending, allowing businesses to design, program, and operate custom automation solutions within days. The company emphasizes a software-defined automation environment where configurations and applications are cloud-defined, reducing reliance on specialized system integrators and expert roboticists. Leveraging NVIDIA’s foundation models based on transformer architectures, Vention’s AI enables robots to adapt to environmental changes without additional training, enhancing perception, grasping, manipulation, and collision-aware motion planning. CEO Etienne Lacroix highlighted the “separation of duty” concept, where programmers and floor installers can focus on their