Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) shares his extensive experience in promoting robotics, machine vision, and motion control. We also discuss the upcoming Automate conference and the future intersection of AI and automation. Enjoy this insightful conversation about the enduring potential and exciting future of vision in automation.

* Automate Show, May 12-15, Detroit, MI | automateshow.com * FOCUS: Intelligent Vision & Industrial AI Conference, September 24-25, Seattle, WA | https://www.automate.org/events/focus-2025 * Jeff Burnstein: jburnstein@automate.org | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-burnstein-25b5138

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