Bigwave Robotics reports strong U.S. debut at Automate 2026

Bigwave Robotics says its first official U.S. showcase at Automate 2026 in Chicago drew more than 2,000 customer touchpoints and multiple sales leads from North American manufacturing and logistics companies. The event gave the industrial Physical AI specialist a launchpad to push its SOLlink multi-robot orchestration platform and expand its U.S. presence.

Why it matters: - Bigwave Robotics used Automate 2026 to introduce its industrial Physical AI approach to North American buyers. - The company is targeting manufacturing and logistics operators that want faster automation deployment, better productivity, and more stable operations. - Bigwave Robotics is also trying to turn its first U.S. trade show appearance into a broader sales and partner network in North America.

What happened: - Bigwave Robotics completed its participation in Automate 2026, held June 22-25 at McCormick Place in Chicago. - The event was the company’s first official showcase in the U.S. market. - The booth drew more than 2,000 on-site customer touchpoints, based on booth scans, consultations, and business meetings. - Bigwave Robotics also secured multiple sales leads from local U.S. manufacturing and logistics companies.

The details: - The company showcased live demonstrations of screw fastening and vision inspection, humanoid sorting, and unstructured vision-based palletizing and depalletizing. - Bigwave Robotics focused on integrated automation rather than standalone robot hardware. - The company presented SOLlink, its proprietary multi-robot orchestration platform. - SOLlink connects, monitors, and orchestrates robots and equipment from different manufacturers within a single operational framework. - Visitors showed strong interest in how SOLlink could improve productivity, operational stability, and real-time visibility across complex industrial sites. - Bigwave Robotics said the response validated the market competitiveness of its automation technology in the U.S. - The company pointed to labor shortages, productivity pressure, reshoring, and supply chain restructuring as drivers of automation demand in North America. - Bigwave Robotics said many customers now want an execution-driven partner that can handle site diagnosis, solution design, deployment, operation, and maintenance. - CEO Minkyo Kim said the response from more than 2,000 on-site customer touchpoints and multiple local sales leads showed the relevance of Bigwave Robotics’ automation capabilities and SOLlink technology for North American customers. - Bigwave Robotics has a Michigan-based U.S. entity and local office that will serve as its regional base. - The company said that local presence will support customer engagement, on-site sales, and technical support. - Bigwave Robotics will continue building its North American business around SOLlink-based multi-robot orchestration solutions. - The company said it will leverage automation deployment experience and operational data accumulated across industrial sites in South Korea. - Bigwave Robotics serves customers ranging from SMEs to companies including Samsung, SK, and Hyundai Motor Group. - The company says it has more than 50 supplier partnerships and works on more than 100 automation projects annually. - Bigwave Robotics says it offers a 48-hour time-to-value from quotation to deployment.

Between the lines: - The U.S. market entry appears designed to shift Bigwave Robotics from a technology exhibitor to a local execution partner. - SOLlink is the company’s clearest differentiation point because it addresses the integration problem across mixed-vendor industrial sites. - The sales-lead volume suggests early interest, but the real test will be how many consultations turn into site assessments and projects.

What's next: - Bigwave Robotics plans to expand its U.S. customer base and local partner network after Automate 2026. - The company will use its Michigan base to increase customer contact, field sales, and technical support across North America. - Bigwave Robotics said it will work to convert exhibition relationships into business opportunities and deploy more Physical AI-based automation solutions in industrial sites across North America.

The bottom line: - Bigwave Robotics left Automate 2026 with visibility, leads, and a clearer U.S. go-to-market plan centered on SOLlink and local support.