New robot control option
Yamaha Robotics launches the RCX3-SMU functional safety option for the 'RCX340' robot controller for SCARA and Cartesian robots with three or more axes.
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read more..."Herbie" robot in the Körber portfolio
Carrybots, a specialist in mobile robotics, is a new partner in the Körber supply chain ecosystem. The aim of this collaboration is to strengthen the position of both companies in intralogistics. Herbie" enables robot-based goods-to-person processes.
read more...Second generation of vacuum grippers
Coval has redeveloped the carbon face gripper 'CVGC'. The new generation also takes into account current and future trends in the market for collaborative robots.
read more...Robots become human
The World Robot Conference 2024 showed the world new versions of humanoid robots. The exhibition areas were dedicated to the topics of "Industrial Robots", "Service Robots", "Special Robots" and "Artificial Intelligence".
read more...Four tips for successful automation
Some SMEs are reluctant to introduce automation solutions because they perceive them as complicated, expensive and time-consuming. Peter Lange from Omron gives four tips to help simplify automation.
read more...The future of warehouse work is robot-assisted
Modern robotic systems are key elements in making the day-to-day work of warehouse workers easier. Robotic solutions reduce the physical strain on employees, prevent errors and also increase efficiency.
read more...The e-paper for the special issue
Robotics & Automation 08/24
The current e-paper "Robotics & Automation" is all about tricky tasks: It's about "reaching into the box", which is one of the most difficult tasks for a robot, about pick & place applications and about robots that can perceive stimuli from the environment.
read more...Flexible production architecture available from the end of 2024
The 'SWAP-IT' production architecture developed by a consortium of Fraunhofer Institutes is ready for use - for capacity-optimized, flexibly arranged production modules that are loaded by driverless transport systems and can manufacture many products.
read more...Finalists for the Innovation Award 2025 have been announced
The motto of the Kuka Innovation Award 2025 is 'Medical Robotics Challenge 2.0'. Five international teams have made it to the final with their robotics ideas for the future of medicine. The winner will receive 20,000 euros in prize money.
read more...Subsidiary for the European robot market
At the beginning of August 2024, the Chinese robot manufacturer Estun Automation will start its expansion in Europe with its own subsidiary, Estun Robot Europe. The company's President & CEO is Gerald Mies, previously CEO of Kuka Systems.
read more...Robotics Institute Germany co-founded
Fraunhofer IPA is a co-founder of the Robotics Institute Germany, which aims to bundle Germany's cutting-edge research into AI-based robotics.
read more...OEP acquires majority stake in Comau
The private equity company One Equity Partners, OEP for short, will become the majority shareholder of Comau, while Stellantis will remain an active minority shareholder. An agreement to this effect has been signed.
read more...B-Human wins the RoboCup World Cup 2024
At this year's RoboCup World Championship in Eindhoven, Team B-Human from the University of Bremen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) won the world championship title for the eleventh time.
read more...More power for e-exoskeletons thanks to the Tesla principle
Berlin-based robotics company German Bionic has significantly increased the performance of its e-exoskeletons. This is made possible by an over-the-air software update (OTA update) according to the Tesla standard.
read more...ABB increases margin, order development disappoints
Analysts report: ABB is operating more profitably than ever before, but is disappointing in terms of order development. The weak quarterly balance sheet is also weighing on Siemens, according to dpa-AFX Broker.
read more...Platform for controlling autonomous mobile robots
Roboverse Reply demonstrated at the European Land Robot Trial (ELROB) 2024 how autonomous mobile robots enable remote reconnaissance work and received the 'Best Performance' award in the Recon Challenge.
read more...Software solutions for mobile robots
Continental Mobile Robots relies on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop new software solutions for autonomous mobile robots (AMR). The focus is on managing the hybrid use of Continental's scalable software stack for AMR navigation.
read more...Summer vacation with a service robot
This year's summer vacation could see vacation acquaintances of a different kind: The waitressing service robot 'Jeeves from Robotise Technologies is replacing the minibars in some hotels and relieving hotels in times of a shortage of skilled workers.
read more...New star at the Museum of the Future
The humanoid robot 'Ameca' is new to the Deutsches Museum Nuremberg, welcoming guests to the Museum of the Future and expanding the robotics theme area. Its hardware and software are designed to create a human-like counterpart.
read more...Controlling mobile robots via VR glasses
Roboverse Reply, the Reply Group company specializing in integration scenarios for robotics and reality capture with mixed reality, has won the 'Advanced Industrial Robotic Applications (AIRA) Challenge' for the second time in a row.
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