# How 3M addresses modern robotics interconnect challenges with high-flex cables, IDC termination, and fine-pitch connectors

- Source: The Robot Report
- Published: 2026-11-01T13:00:31.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/p6c2sfwacrj5x0q03a4u1ikld
- Original: https://www.therobotreport.com/solving-the-interconnect-challenge-in-modern-robotics-how-3m-is-engineering-for-motion-density-and-uptime/

## Summary

3M has introduced a series of high-flex cable assemblies, IDC-terminated connectors, and fine-pitch board connectors for robotics interconnects; the CoaXPress-compatible assemblies passed 45 million bend cycles, the USB3 Vision-compatible assemblies reached 100 million cycles, and the flat ribbon cables cover roughly 1 million to 100 million bend cycles.