Robe + Avolites at LDI 2025: Seeing the Ecosystem in Action

After previewing what Robe North America had planned for LDI 2025, seeing it all live on the show floor brought the larger picture into focus. Positioned at the heart of the convention, the Robe booth showcased not just individual product launches, but a working ecosystem spanning fixtures, control, architectural lighting, and power.

With Robe, Avolites, Anolis, and LSC Controls represented across Booths 1010 and 1311, the setup emphasized how these tools are designed to operate together once they leave the spec sheet and enter real production environments. Live demos, walkthroughs, and hands-on time throughout the show made the system-level approach tangible.

Robe: Showcasing What’s New

Robe’s booth centered on a mix of new launches and recent releases that have quickly become familiar across touring, broadcast, and installation contexts.

T-Series Fixtures

The expanded T-Series was a clear focal point, with the T10 Profile, T10 PC, and T10 Fresnel shown alongside the previously released T3 PC and T3 Fresnel. Seeing the full lineup together reinforced the intent behind the platform—offering a consistent design language and workflow across profile, wash, and Fresnel applications, scaled for different rig sizes.

WTF!

The WTF! fixture added a more expressive counterpoint within the booth, blending strobe, wash, and blinder functions into a single unit built for impact moments. In live demos, it read less as a novelty and more as a flexible tool for designers looking to break up visual rhythm without introducing an entirely separate fixture type.

iBolt

Also drawing steady interest was iBolt, Robe’s laser-based beam fixture. Its presence in the booth underscored Robe’s continued push into high-visibility aerial effects, particularly for large-scale environments where long-throw precision and clarity matter.

Avolites: Control on the Show Floor

Now operating fully as A Robe Business, Avolites brought its control lineup directly into the flow of the booth rather than isolating it as a separate demo area. That approach made sense given how central control was to the overall presentation.

The D3 Series anchored Avolites’ LDI presence, with particular attention on the D3-110. After spending hands-on time with the console ahead of the show, seeing it deployed in a live environment reinforced its positioning as a true standalone desk—compact, self-contained, and ready to work without external hardware.

The D3-110 sat comfortably within the larger Avolites ecosystem, bridging the grab-and-go appeal of the T-Series with the depth and polish associated with desks like the D7 and D9. Alongside it, the D7-215 rounded out the lineup, showing how the platform scales upward for larger FOH demands.

Beyond Fixtures and Consoles

LSC Controls

At Booth 1311, LSC Controls rounded out the system with power and data solutions designed for both touring and fixed installations. Products like NEXEN, GENX, and APSX reinforced the behind-the-scenes infrastructure that makes complex rigs reliable, while UNITY and UNITOUR highlighted LSC’s modular approach across permanent and mobile environments.

Anolis

Anolis represented the architectural side of the Robe Group, with fixtures aimed squarely at exterior and fixed-installation applications. Seeing these products alongside Robe and Avolites helped contextualize how architectural lighting fits into the broader ecosystem, rather than existing as a parallel conversation.

Wrap-Up

What stood out most at LDI 2025 wasn’t any single product, but the cohesion across the Robe Group booths. After previewing the plans ahead of the show, walking the space confirmed how intentionally these brands are positioned to work together, from fixtures and control to architecture and power.

Seeing the system running live, with people actively engaging with the gear throughout the day, made the story less about announcements and more about application. It was a reminder that the strength of this lineup shows itself most clearly once everything is powered on.