An industrial robot is one of the main actors in a play at the Staatstheater Augsburg, which audiences can watch from home as a 360-degree production using virtual reality goggles. Man and machine dance together on the virtual ballet stage.
read more...Kuka's Supervisory Board has decided to appoint CEO Peter Mohnen as Chairman of the Executive Board ahead of schedule until 2024. His term of office will thus be extended by a further three years as of July 1, 2021.
read more...Funding programs for robotics research are being adapted worldwide. Countries are pursuing different strategies. However, the goal is the same: robots should be used more frequently and more widely.
read more...Playfully program virtual robots without any prior knowledge: With this call, the Maker Faire and the i-bot team are inviting interested girls aged ten and over to take part in the hackathon. The Girly Robot Challenge will be presented as part of the Maker Faire Hannover.
read more...Comau launches Racer-5-0.80 (Racer-5 cobot) to meet the increasing demand for fast, cost-effective cobots that can be used in confined spaces and in a variety of applications.
read more...A-Mate from Finnish manufacturer K.Hartwall is an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and, according to the manufacturer, the market's first fully electric free-lift AGV (automated guided vehicle) for pallets with omnidirectional drive.
read more...Leoni is expanding its range of cable management solutions for packaging applications.
read more...Planned as a hybrid format, Automatica sprint will now take place as a purely digital event after all. The coronavirus case numbers do not allow for an in-person event.
read more...Andrea Alboni, Martin Kullmann and Alexander Mühlens have been newly appointed to the VDMA Robotics Board.
read more...Kuka closed the first quarter of 2021 with significant growth. Despite the still dynamic coronavirus situation, many customers made up for postponed projects.
read more...As if the development of robots were not challenging enough in itself, the sale and management of products and the networking of partners also demand valuable resources from the manufacturers of robotic solutions. One approach taken by robot manufacturer Franka Emika.
read more...They move extremely fast: Scara robots that perform pick-and-place or assembly tasks in industry. Conventional cable carriers wear out quickly. A look over the shoulder shows the development process of a durable alternative.
read more...The latest Robotics&AUTOMATION special is here! The e-paper provides you with practical information on current trends and developments - as well as first-hand information on the extent to which robots can secure Germany as a technology location.
read more...Automated machine tools are the future of production. Robots play a decisive role here, and with them the grippers.
read more...The award-winning products in the 'Robotics' category could not be more different: Here is an overview of the winners.
read more...Rockwell Automation and Comau want to offer standardized robot control solutions in the future. This should make it easier to develop and use robot applications.
read more...Artificial intelligence to automate demanding two-handed tasks - with this idea, a team of researchers from Leuven, Belgium, won the innovation competition with prize money of 20,000 euros.
read more...With the Kontec KSX-C2 5-axis clamp, Schunk says it is giving new impetus to high-precision 6-sided machining. The upwardly tapered outer contour improves accessibility with standard tools.
read more...Artificial intelligence to automate two-handed demanding tasks - with this idea, a team of researchers from Leuven, Belgium, won the innovation competition worth 20,000 euros.
read more...In future, UR's cobots will be easier to integrate into complex systems and production lines: The company is working on integrating them into the TIA Portal from Siemens. This will make it easier to include them in the condition monitoring of systems, among other things.
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