Picture reviewImpressions from Automatica 2016
Automatica 2016 ended with a 30% increase in visitor numbers. 839 exhibitors from 47 countries presented their products in the Munich exhibition halls. The editors of Computer&AUTOMATION captured what there was to see on site in pictures.
In order to ensure maximum flexibility for the production of the future, many robot suppliers are convinced that combining HRC and mobility is the next logical step. When - as demonstrated here at the Kuka stand - the strengths of a sensitive lightweight robot are combined with a mobile and autonomous platform, the robot becomes a location-independent, highly flexible production assistant with an unrestricted workspace - an ideal prerequisite for the requirements of Industry 4.0. A similar concept was presented by ...