The world's first chocolate and praline robot from Kuka is at Zotter in Riegersburg, Austria. Visitors can watch it live at work.

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Since December 1, 2020, Andrea Alboni has headed the Western Europe region for Universal Robots (UR) and, as Regional Sales Director, is responsible for all of the cobot pioneer's activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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While the regular Automatica will not take place again until 2022, 'automatica sprint' will celebrate its premiere at the Munich exhibition grounds from June 22 to 24, 2021. Messe München is thus expanding the automatica portfolio with a compact, new event format.

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Kaspersky and Alias Robotics have entered into a partnership to jointly improve the cyber security of robots used in OT networks.

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Jörg Reger has been appointed Head of the global Auto OEM business line of ABB's Robotics division. He succeeds Michael Larsson, who is leaving ABB to pursue new professional challenges.

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Robotics and machine automation from a single source: B&R is approaching the market with this philosophy. But what advantages does the user gain from such an overall concept? Sebastian Brandstetter, Product Manager Integrated Robotics at B&R, provides the answers.

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The fourth industrial revolution requires that the underlying technologies are continuously developed further. Automated and autonomous systems are key pillars.

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Teradyne has announced that Jürgen von Hollen, previously President of Universal Robots (UR), will leave the company on December 31, 2020. Von Hollen is seeking a position outside the UR competitive environment.

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A new universal robot library for the TIA (Totally Integrated Automation) portal from Siemens replaces the previous, manufacturer-specific libraries. The specification was developed in close cooperation with various robot manufacturers.

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Splash water is no problem for the new robolink IP44 from Igus. The low-cost automation solution is made of plastic and stainless steel.

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Cycloidal gearbox supplier Nabtesco and controller manufacturer Keba are pooling their expertise to produce industrial robots "with the highest accuracy available on the market", according to the company.

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The standardized MOVIKIT® Robotics software module enables the control of universal robot kinematics in a simple and time-saving manner. This allows workers to create robot programs quickly: Without complex programming language - directly on the machine - absolutely intuitive.

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In applications for material transportation with an automated guided vehicle (AGV), many trades have to come together.

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Kuka reports a growing order intake in the third quarter: at 752.4 million euros, it was 20.4% higher than in the same period of the previous year. However, CEO Mohnen warns of "challenging months".

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According to the IFR, sales figures for service robots have risen by 32%. This corresponds to a market volume of 11.2 billion dollars. Further growth is expected.

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Yaskawa and Lorch Schweißtechnik announce a Europe-wide collaboration. The aim is to automate welding processes.

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In order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the Stuttgart-based Fraunhofer IPA has developed a prototype of a mobile cleaning and disinfection robot that autonomously travels to potentially contaminated objects such as door handles and disinfects them.

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Cleanrooms place high demands on mechanical components, which makes them challenging to automate. The IRB 1100 robot from ABB rises to the challenge.

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ABB has acquired the Dutch company Codian Robotics, a supplier of delta robots, which are primarily used in high-precision pick & place applications.

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FerRobotics has developed an automation kit for surface treatment using cobots. Where polishing used to be done by hand, it is now done by a robot.

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