More power for the Cobot
With the Motoman HC20DT IP67, Yaskawa is expanding its current range of collaborative robots with a significantly larger model that is designed for a higher payload and an extended working range.
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read more...Emerging from the coronavirus crisis with new products
Schmalz sees the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity, as grippers are now in demand for handling tasks in sensitive industries.
read more...Corona hampers Kuka's project business
The coronavirus pandemic is causing a significant decline at Kuka. The project business has been particularly hard hit.
read more...Management team strengthened
Synapticon, provider of solutions for integrated motion, is strengthening its management team. Matthias Fritz is joining the high-tech supplier for robot manufacturers and machine builders with immediate effect.
read more...Drive technology for robotics
Robots and cobots have to meet high requirements. This also applies to the components used in the articulated arm bearings or as range extenders. New bearings, precision gears and linear axis systems meet these requirements.
read more...BMW orders over 5000 robots
The Augsburg-based automation specialist Kuka and the Munich-based automotive group BMW have signed a framework agreement for the delivery of around 5000 robots for new production lines and plants.
read more...Vertical access to sheets
The magnetic gripper from Goudsmit Magnetics is used to automatically pick up, place or position steel objects or other ferromagnetic objects.
read more...With the 'right touch'
Lightweight robots are becoming increasingly interesting for small and medium-sized companies when it comes to automating production and logistics tasks. The robots can be programmed without specialist knowledge and the acquisition costs are manageable.
read more...Acquisition of AI company completed
Yokogawa has acquired all shares in Grazper. The Danish company specializes in artificial intelligence technologies for image recognition and image analysis.
read more...Flash survey on the use of robots in industry
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) forecasts two million new robots in production facilities worldwide by 2022. What about you, is your company one of them?
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With robots against corona
Robots are playing a crucial role in the coronavirus pandemic worldwide, for example in surface disinfection. IFR is therefore reporting increased demand for the mechanical helpers.
read more...Automatica is postponed
Automatica has been postponed. This was announced by Messe München in the late afternoon of March 26.
read more...Voith Robotics integrates cobots from Universal Robots
Voith Robotics becomes the new system integrator of Universal Robots. Together they want to take the "concept of intelligent automation to the next level".
read more...Kuka with positive free cash flow
Kuka reports the first positive free cash flow in three years for the past financial year. The company is now "back on track", but must now face the obstacles posed by corona, says CEO Mohnen.
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The question of acceptance
The spread of service robots in the industrial environment is currently still limited. Whether the high growth rates forecast will materialize will largely depend on the acceptance of the people who are to work with these 'cobots'.
read more...Two become one
The current situation in robotics: Until now, two single-turn encoders working in parallel - plus gears for synchronization - have been required for speed monitoring and position control per robot arm. A new kit encoder from Posital can now do this single-handedly.
read more...A robot called Horst
The aim when developing Horst was to create a robot solution that is simple both mechanically and in terms of software and that is specially tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized companies. What is behind this?
read more...Warehouse robot picks over 500 items per hour
KHT has redesigned the function and design of the Indu-Store picking system. The warehouse robot processes each item automatically via integrated Auto-ID solutions.
read more...Cobots: Anatomically shaped hand
With the SoftHand, German Robotics presents an anatomically shaped hand for collaborative robots.
read more...Mobile robots: autonomous positioning
With the Locator software component from Bosch Rexroth, mobile robots determine their position independently; users require neither expert knowledge nor specific structural devices to commission the component.
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