Branchometer
Flash survey on the use of robots in industry
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) forecasts two million new robots in production facilities worldwide by 2022. What about you, is your company one of them?
Take part in our short branchometer and tell us what it looks like in practice in your company. What role do robots & co. play?
Take part here
We will publish the results of the quick survey in our newsletter shortly.
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