Robot density according to IFR
Robot density in the manufacturing industry has reached a new record worldwide with an average of 113 industrial robots per 10,000 employees. Germany is by far the largest industrial robot market in Europe.
read more...The European mechanical engineering association EUnited has published a charter for future cooperation between robots and humans and identified ten areas of action. The overriding principle: the focus is on people.
read more...ABB's Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) service enables robot users to create a preventive maintenance plan for individual robots or robot fleets based on real-time operating data.
read more...How can robots be used outside of production? Kuka is researching this in collaboration with the BMBF, the German Sport University and RWTH Aachen University. The RoboGym shows what it can look like in reality.
read more...The ergonomically designed assembly workstations from RK Rose+Krieger are equipped with collaborative robots.
read more...ZF Friedrichshafen relies on special programming software to simulate robot applications, generate modular program codes, reduce maintenance costs and alleviate the shortage of skilled workers.
read more...Schunk is expanding its 'Plug & Work' gripper portfolio with solutions for the cobots from Doosan Robotics and Techman Robot.
read more...With the Motoman HC10DTF, Yaskawa is expanding its portfolio of hybrid cobots with an industry-specific version for the food and pharmaceutical industries.
read more...With the i4L Scara series, Omron is launching a compact robot designed for light scara applications.
read more...Making artificial intelligence tangible through humanoid robots - this is the aim of the 'Robotic Artificial Intelligence' real-world laboratory at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
read more...How can human error analysis be minimized and automated when inspecting assemblies or entire system units? One possibility is a robot system with AI.
read more...Christophe Coulongeat will take over the management of Stäubli Robotics at the turn of the year. He replaces Gerald Vogt, who will become the new Managing Director of the Stäubli Group on January 1, 2021.
read more...The German Robotics Association was founded in Nuremberg in October 2020. The aim of the association is to promote the use of robot technology, particularly in small and medium-sized companies.
read more...A weighty argument that is often put forward against the purchase of an industrial robot - in addition to the price - is the effort required for programming. But what if this could be done via software as easily as setting up a smartphone?
read more...An extremely ambitious project with mobile industrial robots in Scandinavia is currently underway at the Vola factories, manufacturers of bathroom and kitchen fittings. Here, a fleet of robots from Omron works side by side with human colleagues.
read more...Comau presents Mate-XT, a new version of its wearable exoskeleton that can be fully adapted to the specific needs of the user in industrial, non-industrial and outdoor activities.
read more...The Zimmer Group has added three sizes to its GPP5000IL and GPD5000IL series of pneumatic-electric hybrid grippers.
read more...Schneider Electric has implemented a 'MiR500' from Mobile Industrial Robots at its plant in Bukowno, Poland. The autonomous robot autonomously transports finished products between the warehouse and production.
read more...With the 2FG7, OnRobot presents a gripper that users can also use in cleanrooms without any problems: The electric parallel gripper is IP67-certified and is particularly suitable for the automation of small series or a large number of variants.
read more...Stäubli, a global provider of industrial and mechatronic solutions, is starting the new year with a new CEO.
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