Energy-efficient robots
Yaskawa offers a technical solution for feeding robot braking energy back into the power grid - as standard and without additional hardware.
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read more...Piece picking by robot
Inther Group presents the robotic picking solution 'Gripp' (Gantry Robotic Intelligent Piece Picker) for fully automated order picking.
read more...Ergonomic tube lifters
With the vacuum tube lifters from the 'Quicklift' and 'Heavylift' series, Timmer is presenting solutions with which various goods can be lifted and lowered ergonomically and safely.
read more...Intelligent charging of mobile robots
With the ever-growing fleets of mobile robots, the energy supply is often a weak point, as faults in the energy system have to be rectified manually on site. 'Smart Robot Charging' can provide a remedy and enable the monitoring of large robot fleets.
read more...MiR appoints new president
Mobile Industrial Robots appoints Jean-Pierre Hathout as President of the company. Hathout succeeds Walter Vahey, who will remain available to the company as a consultant until his planned retirement in 2024.
read more...Robot boom at an all-time high
Sales of industrial robots in India have reached a new record with 4,945 units installed. This is an increase of 54 percent compared to the previous year. In terms of annual installations, India now ranks tenth worldwide.
read more...Autonomous fruit and wine-growing robot
The test phase for the 'Elwobot', an autonomous fruit and wine-growing robot with a modular energy supply and electric drive, is starting immediately in the 5G test field.
read more...Sales increase by 19
Kuka won more orders in the past financial year than ever before. At 4,459.5 million euros, the company achieved the highest order intake in its history, an increase of 25.1% compared to the previous year (2021: 3,565.3 million euros).
read more...Interview with KI on ZDF's "heute journal" program
"As an artificial intelligence, I have no emotions or feelings, so it doesn't affect me personally when people are afraid of me," says "Jenny". ZDF's "heute journal" conducted an interview with an AI for the first time.
read more...Fully automated pick and place processes
The 'Hugo' picking robot from Nomagic's 'justPick' product line has been specially designed for fully automated picking on AutoStore systems.
read more...Bosch Rexroth wins Hermes Award
Bosch Rexroth was presented with the prestigious HERMES AWARD at the opening ceremony of HANNOVER MESSE. The award was presented by Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of Education and Research, in the presence of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
read more...Interview with Alexander Mühlens, Igus
Robots - programmed from home?
Igus is presenting new products from the field of low-cost automation at the Hannover Messe. The idea is to make engineering as easy as in a computer game. Alexander Mühlens, Head of Automation Technology & Robotics at igus, explains what it takes to achieve this.
read more...Digitally optimized material flow
The driverless transport system 'EcoProFleet', specially developed by Dürr for paint shops, is used for the flexible transportation of car bodies.
read more...Integration of mobile robots
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are finding their way into production facilities. The mobile helpers need to be integrated into the IT and automation systems. A challenge on several levels, as the interview with Mark Grötzinger and Jörg Heckel from Bosch Rexroth shows.
read more...Real-time software for AGVs and AMR
With TCS (Traffic Control System), Sigmatek offers an open fleet management system for integrating AGVs and AMRs into shared AGVs and connecting them to the surrounding IT and automation systems, regardless of their make.
read more...Pallet stacker lifts up to 1,200 kg
The automatic pallet stacker 'K55' from Kivnon is an automated guided vehicle system (AGV) for end-of-line palletizing applications on production lines, in the food and beverage industry and in retail.
read more...Robotics - The winners
Robotics is regarded as one of the key technologies for coping with demographic change. Cobots in particular are predestined for human-robot collaboration. But cobots are nothing without the right gripper, as the winners in the 'Robotics' category show.
read more...9 % sales growth forecast
The German robotics and automation sector expects industry growth of 9% to EUR 15.7 billion in 2023.
read more...One million robots in the automotive industry
The automotive industry has the largest number of industrial robots working in factories around the world: The operational inventory has reached a new record of around 1 million units.
read more...20 million US dollars for robot factory in the USA
ABB is expanding its North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The construction project with an investment volume of 20 million US dollars is expected to be completed in November 2023.
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