2025 Wrapped, 2026 Loaded, and the Holiday Sweaters No One Asked For

2025. Well, that was really something.From AI hype cycles to real-world deployments, from pilot purgatory to systems that actually shipped, 2025 gave the robotics and automation industry plenty to talk about.Join Mandy Dwight, Forest Lee, and Catherine O’Connor for a year-end ROS Goss recap as they break down the trends that truly shaped the industry this year. What moved the needle, what fell flat, and what lessons founders, operators, and marketers are carrying into the next chapter.And what’s on deck for 2026? We asked some of the smartest voices in the industry to weigh in. Expect predictions, hot takes, and hard-earned insights from Jeff Burnstein of A3, Greg Baer of MHI, Guy Courtin of Tecsys, Matt Bush of KPI, Brent Barcey of DWFritz Automation, and Gemma Ross of OSARO on where robotics and automation are headed next.Add in a few holiday sweaters, a Boston backdrop, and some honest industry talk, and you have a fitting send-off to 2025 and a sneak peak at what is coming in 2026.