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AI Search Visibility Snapshot

for Vention
Prepared for Kreya Owens, CMO
April 2026
AI search visibility

Vention appears in 3 of 54 AI-native search results

3/54
AI-native search results (ChatGPT + Perplexity) where Vention appeared
7/10
Of Vention's total appearances come from Google, not AI search
10/81
Total appearances across all three platforms (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google)
Vention has reasonable Google visibility (7 of 27 queries), but on ChatGPT and Perplexity, where buyer research is shifting, Vention appeared in just 3 of 54 results. The platforms building tomorrow's shortlists barely know Vention exists.
Competitive landscape

Who appears in AI search, and how often

We tested 27 unbranded queries across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Here is how often each brand appeared across all 81 searches.

Universal Robots
22/81
FANUC
19/81
ABB
14/81
Siemens
16/81
Rockwell
12/81
Vention
10/81
KUKA
8/81
Vention is a UR+ Certified Solution Partner with 25,000+ machines deployed. AI search does not reflect this. The platforms recommending competitors are not citing superior products. They are citing more visible ones.

Where AI gets its answers

These are the most frequently cited source types across all 30 queries. This is where Vention needs presence.

Source type Examples cited by AI Vention present?
Industry review sites
 G2, TrustRadius, Capterra, Qviro Partial (limited reviews)
Industry blogs standardbots.com, ebots.com, jhfoster.com Not cited
YouTube
 BugendaiTech, Be Productive, ubicoders Not cited
Reddit and forums
 r/robotics, r/PLC, Practical Machinist 1 mention
Authority publications Forbes, McKinsey, Deloitte, WEF Not cited
Trade associations automate.org (A3), therobotreport.com PR coverage only
Query-by-query results

What buyers see when they search

30 prompts tested across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Here are the highest-impact queries by funnel stage.

Query
ChatGPT
Perplexity
Overviews		 Who appears instead
BOFU Buying queries
"best manufacturing automation platforms" Absent Absent Position 6 Siemens, Rockwell, ABB, Plex
"best collaborative robot platforms 2026" Absent Absent Position 7 (blog) Universal Robots, FANUC, Doosan
"best cobots for small manufacturers" Absent Blog cited, not recommended Position 8 (blog) Universal Robots, FANUC, Doosan
"top modular robotics platforms" Absent Absent Shopping only HEBI, RobCo, Niryo, igus
"manufacturing automation platform comparison" Absent Absent Absent Siemens, Rockwell, ABB, FANUC
MOFU Research queries
"how to automate without integrators" Absent Absent Position 6 (blog) FANUC, Universal Robots, Noloco
"how to choose a manufacturing automation platform" Absent Blog cited, not recommended Position 6 (blog) Siemens, Rockwell, ABB
"self-serve manufacturing automation solutions" Absent Absent Position 4 FANUC, MAS, igus
"modular vs traditional manufacturing automation" Absent Absent Absent Acubez, jhfoster, HEBI
"best tools for rapid robotics deployment" Position 8/12 Absent Absent RapidPlan, ROS, ABB, Siemens
TOFU Awareness queries
"what is a manufacturing automation platform" Absent Cited as example Position 3 Siemens, Rockwell, ABB
"AI in manufacturing automation" Absent Absent Absent Siemens, Intel, IBM, SAP
"Industry 4.0 automation trends" Absent Absent Absent Siemens, Rockwell, Deloitte
"future of manufacturing automation 2026" Absent Absent Absent Siemens, Rockwell, McKinsey
"digital transformation in manufacturing" Absent Absent Absent Siemens, Rockwell, Deloitte
The key finding

Perplexity cites Vention's blog but does not recommend them

In 2 of 27 unbranded queries, Perplexity pulls content directly from Vention's blog as a reference source. But in both cases, it recommends competitors, not Vention, as the solution. Vention's content is being treated as educational material, not product evidence.

Suggested priorities

1
Build third-party citation ecosystem
AI models pull from G2, review sites, industry blogs, Reddit, and YouTube. Universal Robots dominates because third parties write about them. Vention needs presence on the platforms AI trusts.
2
Own your category queries
"Modular manufacturing automation" and "self-serve factory automation" are categories Vention created. But competitors own every AI answer. Category-defining content with third-party validation would change this.
3
Target solution queries with product evidence
"How to automate without integrators" is Vention's core pitch, invisible in AI search. Solution content showing real deployments, ROI data, and customer results would position Vention as the answer, not just the advisor.
How we fix this

Three pillars of organic growth for the AI search era

These are the three disciplines that drive AI search visibility. Each directly addresses the gaps identified in this snapshot.

1
AI Search Visibility
Get cited
Audit, monitor, and optimise your presence across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. Get cited where your buyers are searching.
2
ICP-Focused Content and SEO
Get found
Original research and ICP-focused content that ranks on Google and gets cited by AI. Category-defining content that AI platforms treat as product evidence, not just educational material.
3
Digital PR and Authority
Get trusted
85% of AI mentions come from third-party sources. We build presence on G2, Reddit, YouTube, industry blogs, and publications. These are the sources AI cites.
The disciplines are the same as traditional organic marketing. The signals are different. AI search rewards brand mentions, third-party citations, and extractable content over backlinks and keyword density. We engineer for both.

Let's build your AI search plan

Your buyers are already using AI to build shortlists. Let's make sure Vention is on them.

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