Automation Trade Show Chicago, IL

Automate 2026

A Mapboot event-floor experience for large-scale automation and robotics shows, with exhibitor search, conference-aware navigation, and branded wayfinding built for technical audiences.

McCormick Place June 22-25, 2026 Free show-floor access Main Brand Color Brand Border Color
Show Floor Readiness
Live

Built for major industrial events where robotics, AI, motion control, and vision-system exhibitors need fast digital discovery.

Interactive Demo

Explore a trade show viewer tuned for exhibitor discovery, event navigation, and sponsor visibility.

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Overview

Built for fast decisions on a technical show floor.

Automation events bring together engineers, buyers, exhibitors, sponsors, and conference attendees in one very dense environment. This deployment is designed to keep the floor searchable, easy to scan, and useful from first booth search to final session handoff.

Exhibitor Discovery

Surface robotics, AI, motion control, and vision-system exhibitors through search and category context instead of depending on static booth legends.

Conference + Expo Flow

Bridge show-floor destinations with keynote and conference touchpoints so learning paths and exhibitor discovery work together.

Shareable Booth States

Generate direct links that can power QR signs, exhibitor outreach, sponsor campaigns, and exact "start here" handoffs around the venue.

Operational Insight

Turn the viewer into a useful signal surface by tracking what destinations visitors actually search for and care about.

Event profile: a large automation show with 1,000+ exhibitors, 140+ conference sessions, and a technology mix spanning AI, robotics, motion control, and vision systems.

Organizer Insight

What Automate could learn from visitor search behavior

Search behavior reveals what buyers are actively trying to find, which product areas are rising, and where content gaps create missed discovery opportunities.

Visitor searches
Organizer insight
“humanoid robot”
Rising category demand
“machine vision”
Strong product interest
“AI inspection”
Buyer intent around AI quality control
“collaborative robots”
High-value exhibitor discovery
No-result searches Missing categories, content gaps, or sponsor opportunities
Exhibitor Scale
1,000+

Brands on the floor

Shows at this scale need a discovery model that starts with intent, not just booth numbering.

Education Layer
140+

Conference sessions

The interface can support both expo exploration and conference planning in the same visitor journey.

Project Facts
  • LocationMcCormick Place, Chicago
  • DatesJune 22-25, 2026
  • AudienceAttendees + exhibitors + sponsors
  • Primary use caseExhibitor search
  • ExperienceBranded live viewer
  • AccessFree registration
Use Cases
  • Help technical attendees find relevant exhibitors faster in a large automation venue.
  • Connect stages, sessions, and booths through searchable navigation instead of isolated schedules and maps.
  • Support sponsor visibility and exhibitor promotions through direct links and QR-based entry points.
  • Give event operators a branded digital layer that feels aligned with industrial and robotics audiences.

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