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RoboBusiness 2026 panel to discuss reshoring with robots

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RoboBusiness 2026 panel to discuss reshoring with robots

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Robotics is a key enabler of reshoring production to the U.S., but there is little consensus on how to best encourage it. Most industrial automation is made by foreign-owned companies, but can recent policies such as tariffs and FCC import restrictions help promote reshoring?

At RoboBusiness 2026, which will be on Oct. 20 and 21 in Santa Clara, Calif., industry experts will discuss how to encourage manufacturers and robotics suppliers to reshore to or expand in the U.S. They will also examine software advances, the role of workforce development, and supply chain challenges of reshoring.

In addition, the panelists will talk about multinational relationships, cybersecurity and geopolitical concerns prompting reshoring efforts, and the need for a national robotics strategy.

Michael Bearman of Vecna Robotics will discuss reshoring at RoboBusiness 2026Michael Bearman is chief legal and safety officer at Vecna Robotics, where he has been part of the team since its founding. A hardware-enabled platform executive with more than 20 years of experience, he has helped scale regulated technology businesses across government and commercial markets, including deploying physical infrastructure at national scale, securing more than $145 million in federal contracts, and supporting more than $100 million in venture fundraising.

Bearman serves as convenor of the ISO Working Group on Robotic Interoperability, is a member of ASTM Subcommittee F45 on Robotics, Automation, and Autonomous Systems and ANSI/RIA R15.08 Industrial Mobile Robots, and was a co-lead drafter of the MassRobotics Interoperability Standard.


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