Innovative Automation / RoboTape / RoboClip

RoboTape has been selected as a 2026 Industry Icon in AI & Robotics, recognizing the company’s innovation, engineering leadership and growing impact on advanced manufacturing.

Developed by Ontario-based Innovative Automation Inc., RoboTape addresses a manufacturing challenge that has historically been difficult to automate efficiently: the precise application of industrial adhesive tape.

Rather than mounting the tape spool directly onto a robotic arm, RoboTape developed a remote feeding system that positions the spool outside the work cell. This approach reduces weight on the robot, accommodates larger material rolls, limits changeovers and helps manufacturers increase production uptime. The technology was developed over approximately two and a half years before launching globally in 2020.

Advancing Industrial Robotics

RoboTape was designed to turn a highly repetitive manual process into a scalable robotic application.

Its system can peel tape from its liner, cut it to precise lengths and apply it with controlled pressure while integrating into a variety of robotic and manufacturing environments. Manufacturers using the technology have been able to reduce manual taping operations, improve consistency and reclaim valuable production-floor space.

The technology has also gained validation through RoboTape’s collaboration with 3M. The RoboTape™ System for 3M™ Tape was introduced in 2022 for use with 3M VHB™ and other bonding tapes, combining RoboTape’s robotic application technology with one of the world’s most established names in adhesive science. The collaboration has since expanded internationally.