Scara robots from the 'TS2' series

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3rd place: The Scara robots of the 'TS2' series from Stäubli have a wash-down-capable hygienic design and will also be available in a Stericlean version in the future. In the wet room configuration (HE) with food-compatible oil (H1), the robots also meet the requirements of pharmaceutical and food production. More...

Peter Pühringer, General Manager Robotics at Stäubli Robotics, was delighted with the trophy and gave an insight into his hopes for the next 12 months.

2nd place in the robotics category

The 'TracePen' programming tool

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The TracePen from Wandelbots makes it possible to assign tasks to robots easily and without programming knowledge. According to the provider, even non-experts can use it to teach robots to perform a task. To do this, the operator simply demonstrates the path to be learned to the robot directly on the workpiece with the wireless 'TracePen' in their hand.More...

Maria Piechnick, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Martin Wanitschke, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), accepted the trophy for Wandelbots and spoke about the advantages of intuitive robot programming.

1st place in the robotics category

Application of the 'ROKIT Locator' software component

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With the 'ROKIT Locator' software component from Bosch Rexroth, mobile robots determine their position independently; users require neither expert knowledge nor specific structural devices to commission the component. The solution for position determination and orientation in any environment thus simplifies the automation of intralogistics tasks. More...

Jörg Heckel, Project Director Intralogistics Robotics at Bosch Rexroth, was delighted with the trophy and gave an insight into the new robotics center that is currently under construction.