CeiliX wins Innovation Award in Chicago

CeiliX achieved significant successes at the Automate Show 2026 in Chicago. The company was awarded the Innovation Award in the „Automation Systems“ category and is also among the ten finalists of the Startup Challenge 2026. The Automate Show is the largest trade event for robotics, artificial intelligence, and industrial automation in North America, attracting over 1,000 exhibitors.

Growth and International Recognition

The awards and successful exhibition mark an important step in CeiliX’s international growth and highlight the company’s increasing significance in the North American market. The Automate Innovation Award recognizes the CeiliX platform for industrial automation, which includes a ceiling-mounted rail and robotics system. This system utilizes unused hall ceilings as intelligent infrastructure for transport and material flow, leading to a relief of production areas and efficient organization of material movements.

The modular platform can be easily integrated into existing production and intralogistics processes, creating additional capacities without the need to expand the existing floor infrastructure. The Automate Innovation Award is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the North American automation industry, honoring technologies that advance modern intralogistics.

Interest in Space-Saving Solutions

Additionally, CeiliX was selected as one of only ten companies for the finals of the Automate Startup Challenge 2026. This competition, supported by NVIDIA and Microsoft, is one of the most important international platforms for innovative start-ups in the field of industrial automation.

At the Automate Show 2026, CeiliX presented its platform to an international audience from the fields of industry, smart manufacturing, and automation. The strong interest from manufacturers, system integrators, technology partners, and investors from North America and other international markets confirms the growing demand for space-saving automation solutions that make material flows more efficient and can be easily integrated into existing factories.

The successes in Chicago are part of a series of awards that CeiliX has received in a short time, including the German Innovation Award 2026 and the Best Product Award at LogiMAT 2026. These recognitions underscore the international relevance of CeiliX’s ceiling-mounted automation platform and the increasing need for new solutions in industrial automation, intralogistics, and material flow.