International Federation of Robotics
New Secretary General at the World Robotics Association
The new Secretary General of the IFR is Dr. Susanne Bieller. She took over from Gudrun Litzenberger, who is retiring, on May 1, 2019. Litzenberger has also handed over the management of the IFR Statistical Department.
The Robotics Association IFR represents over 50 robotics companies, research institutions and national robotics associations from over twenty countries and was founded in 1987 as a non-profit organization.
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