Las Vegas, CES 2026 — Universal Robots and Robotiq, in collaboration with Siemens, have unveiled a next-generation robotic palletizing solution at CES 2026, demonstrating how digital twins and physical automation are converging to transform modern manufacturing and logistics.
Showcased at the Siemens booth (#8725) in the LVCC North Hall, the live demonstration combines Robotiq’s PAL Ready palletizing cell with Universal Robots’ heavy-duty UR20 cobot, fully integrated with Siemens’ industrial automation hardware and its newly launched Digital Twin Composer software.
Digital Twin Meets Real-World Automation
The showcase features a fully simulated, photo-realistic palletizing cell running in real time alongside live hardware. Using Siemens’ Digital Twin Composer, visitors can see how manufacturers can design, test and optimize automation systems virtually before deploying them on the factory floor.
The system palletizes boxes of chips and beverages while dynamically optimizing gripper performance and suction points using real-time analytics. Data captured through Siemens Industrial Edge hardware is streamed into Siemens’ Insights Hub Copilot, delivering continuous insights into system performance.
Accelerating Industrial Transformation
According to Siemens, the collaboration highlights how industrial AI and digital twins can shorten deployment timelines, improve efficiency and unlock measurable ROI for manufacturers facing rising complexity and labor challenges.
Robotiq CEO Samuel Bouchard said the solution demonstrates how Lean Palletizing combined with digital twin technology allows companies to adapt faster to changing production demands.
Jean-Pierre Hathout, President of the Teradyne Robotics Group, added that the integration of the UR20 robot with Siemens’ automation and Robotiq’s palletizing cell shows how digital and physical innovation can work together to modernize production environments at scale.
A Glimpse of the Industrial Metaverse
The joint CES 2026 showcase positions digital twins as a practical tool—not just a concept—showing how manufacturers can simulate, optimize and operate automation systems in parallel, bringing the industrial metaverse closer to real-world adoption.
