Robotics competitionRoboCup 2017 season opens
The robotics competition 'RoboCup' has entered a new round. Registration for the German preliminary round - the 'RoboCup German Open' - has been open since mid-October. Those who qualify for the RoboCup Junior Final will compete at the RoboCup World Championship 2017 in Japan.
© TU Delft
... in the 'Pick' category (order picking), the task was to pick twelve products from the shelf and place them back in the box. The robot from the Dutch team 'Delft' from Delft University of Technology & Delft Robotics impressed in both categories with its precision and speed. At the heart of their robot was the 7-axis Motoman SIA20F handling robot and a robot track from Yaskawa. Second place in the 'Pick' category went to ...