The EU project 'ESMERA' aims to help small and medium-sized companies to develop robotics solutions and bring them to market maturity. The winners can receive a cash injection of up to 200,000 euros each in two stages. The open call has now been launched.
read more...'Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award'
The American Robotic Industries Association (RIA) has honored Gudrun Litzenberger and Esben Østergaard with the 'Engelberger Robotics Award 2018'. Both have made outstanding contributions to the robotics industry.
read more...The International Federation of Robotics Associations (IFR) recently presented the 'IERA 2018' robot award. With this award, the association recognizes outstanding achievements by companies and inventors in the fields of robotics and automation. This year, the award goes to three winners.
read more...With the 'Unival drive' real-time interface, machine manufacturers have been able to easily integrate robots into their own motion controllers for some time now.
read more...RoboCup World Championship 2018
If not in Russia, then in Canada: robots from German universities recently beat the international competition in soccer at the RoboCup World Cup. But the robotics competition in Montréal was not just about soccer. A look back.
read more...Under the motto "Ask yourself!", the 'Jugend forscht' competition is starting a new round. As of now, young people can once again register their research projects in the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology (STEM).
read more...Fanuc Germany closed the past financial year with record sales. Both the "General Industry" division and the "Automotive" activities contributed to this.
read more...Human-robot collaboration, digital transformation in manufacturing and service robotics - these were the key topics at Automatica 2018. Computer&AUTOMATION has captured impressions and important news from the trade fair in a photo gallery.
read more...International Federation of Robotics
Global sales of industrial robots reached a record 380,550 units in 2017. China recorded the highest growth in demand for industrial robots with an increase of 58%. In the USA, sales rose by 6% and in Germany by 8% compared to the previous year.
read more...In the factory of the future, machines will have to speak the same language - this requires standardized communication interfaces. The VDMA's OPC UA image processing and robotics working groups have now published their first specifications.
read more...Handling technology / Digital twin
Siemens PLM Software and the gripper manufacturer Schunk are entering into an OEM partnership with the aim of simplifying entry into the world of simulation of handling solutions.
read more...Deep-sea diving robots have to function reliably up to 10,000 meters below sea level and withstand enormous pressures - a particular challenge for the drive technology used, among other things.
read more...Adaptable production is a prerequisite for modern Industry 4.0 applications. Rigid installations such as conveyor belts or automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that follow guidelines on the floor no longer meet this requirement.
read more...The production of workpieces that deviate from the standard is problematic in robotics - after all, they usually require extensive reprogramming. Kawasaki wants to tackle this problem with a new approach to intuitive remote control - supported by AI methods.
read more...Omron has agreed a strategic partnership with the Taiwanese company Techman Robot, a provider of collaborative robotic arms. Omron will brand Techman's TM series in the future. Joint further developments are also planned.
read more...The US company Perception Robotics, the Hungarian company OptoForce and On Robot from Denmark are merging to form the 'new' company OnRobot with the support of the Danish Growth Fund. It is managed by Enrico Krog Iversen.
read more...The robotics and automation industry in Germany achieved a record sales volume of EUR 14.5 billion in 2017 - an increase of 13% compared to the previous year. For 2018, the VDMA is forecasting industry growth of 9% to €15.8 billion.
read more...From June 19 to 22, the Munich trade fair grounds will once again be firmly in the grip of the robotics industry. This is when 'Automatica' opens its doors once again, with almost 900 exhibitors expected in six fully occupied halls this year.
read more...Exoskeleton / Augmented Reality
The "3rd arm" for tradesmen makes two things possible at once: effective support for the tradesman and computer-generated additional information directly on site.
read more...The companies Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings and Kuka are entering into a strategic partnership: Ki-sun Chung (Hyundai), Dr. Till Reuter (Kuka) and Stefan Lampa (Kuka Industries) have signed a letter of intent to this effect.
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