Flexxbotics, global industry experts in robot-driven manufacturing automation, has announced the expansion of its operations with new offices at Newlab, located at Michigan Central in Detroit. The expansion reflects growing demand for manufacturing autonomy and autonomous process control, strengthening the company’s ability to collaborate more closely with customers and partners across the Midwest.
The new Detroit presence places Flexxbotics within a major U.S. advanced manufacturing cluster, supported by the region’s concentration of automotive, defense, industrial, and medical manufacturing activity. The location reinforces Detroit’s role in reindustrialization while enabling closer engagement with manufacturers deploying robotics at scale.
Robotic automation deployed across automotive, aerospace, and defense manufacturing environments supports autonomous process control and scalable production. (Photo courtesy of Flexxbotics)
“We’re excited to welcome Flexxbotics to Newlab Detroit,” said Riley Hall, General Manager at Newlab. “Flexxbotics is an ideal fit for our community – their technology is built for next generation manufacturing environments, and their focus on deployment and scalability reflects exactly the kind of innovation we aim to support here in Detroit.”
Newlab operates as a global platform for innovation hubs that scale critical technologies across core industrial sectors. The organization manages five innovation centers worldwide, connecting high-growth technology companies with industrial ecosystems to support cross-sector collaboration, pilot programs, and real-world deployment.
Flexxbotics develops software that digitizes production automation by enabling autonomous process control in complex robotic manufacturing environments. Its FlexxCORE technology connects and coordinates industrial robots with existing automation equipment, factory IT systems, and human workflows, enabling higher operational flexibility and factory autonomy, including lights-out manufacturing strategies.
“We are aligned with Newlab’s strategic approach to manufacturing transformation and believe attaining autonomous process control in production automation is the key to scaling factory autonomy,” said Tyler Bouchard, CEO and Founder of Flexxbotics. “As customer demand in the Great Lakes region continues to accelerate, expanding our presence in the Detroit area further strengthens our resources in one of the nation’s leading industrial innovation centers.”
About Newlab
Newlab is a venture platform supporting critical technology startups transforming core industrial sectors. The organization accelerates commercialization by aligning infrastructure, industry-led projects, and capital deployment in strategically selected regions. Newlab operates five innovation hubs globally and manages active pilot programs in additional locations. To date, the platform has partnered with more than 50 industry and government organizations and has supported over 400 member companies. To learn more, please click here.
About Flexxbotics
Flexxbotics provides software solutions for robot-driven manufacturing at scale. The company focuses on enabling autonomous process control across complex production environments by integrating industrial robots with existing automation systems, factory IT infrastructure, and human operations. Its technology supports scalable, flexible deployment of robotics across multiple industrial manufacturing sectors. For more information, please click here.
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