RoboCup World Championship 2017
Soccer skills were on display at the RoboCup robotics competition in Japan at the end of July. At the forefront: the robots from the German university teams. They also showed how advanced they are technologically in the industrial, household and rescue disciplines.
read more...Robot manufacturer Kuka plans to invest more than 100 million euros in the expansion and modernization of its headquarters in the east of Augsburg in the coming years, according to Dr. Till Reuter, CEO of Kuka AG, in a press conference.
read more...In the April issue of 'Quarterly Robotics', Computer&AUTOMATION took up the discussion of whether a robot tax makes sense in the age of digitalization. A reader's opinion.
read more...Many manufacturing companies considering the use of collaborative robots in assembly workstations, for example, are still finding it difficult to weigh up the risks and benefits. The "SafeMate" joint project aims to provide assistance in this regard with a guide.
read more...How can robot systems also be used economically for smaller batch sizes? The recently completed 'ReApp' research project aims to provide answers to this question.
read more...In January 2017, the opinion research institute Kantar Emnid conducted a representative survey on behalf of the BMBF on the topic of "Creating knowledge - thinking and working in the world of tomorrow". Robotics is viewed quite critically.
read more...This year's 13th IERA Award for Robotics and Automation goes to the butler robot 'Relay'. The little errand boy from the US development company Savioke carries out its errands completely independently - for example in hotels, hospitals or logistics centers.
read more...Bonding in automotive engineering
Gluing is a common process in the automotive industry. In the area of final assembly, Dürr has recently started using sensitive lightweight robots that work hand in hand with the workers.
read more...European Robotics Hackathon' competition
Radioactive material can escape in the event of a nuclear incident. If the radiation exposure is high, robots are the best way to secure the material. At the end of June 2017, eleven self-constructed robots took on this task at the 'European Robotics Hackathon' - under real-life conditions.
read more...Kuka and VW expand cooperation
The Augsburg-based robotics specialist Kuka and Volkswagen are intensifying their cooperation. Together, the two companies will develop robot-based service concepts for the car of the future.
read more...Industry 4.0, robotics, safety & security, motion control, sensor technology, cloud computing, human machine interface, industrial computers - all topics that are important to you?
read more...The Japanese group Yaskawa is investing again in Europe: a total of 10,000 m² of production and office space is to be built in France and Sweden.
read more...The German robotics and automation industry continues to grow, according to the annual press conference of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association. The sales volume rose to a record level in 2016 and an increase of 7% is also forecast for the current year.
read more...Heinrich Munz, Lead Architect Industry 4.0 at Kuka, was named Manager of the Year 2017 in the Industry 4.0 category by Markt &Technik in May. He has been campaigning for 'mainstream use' in automation and a corresponding 'openness' for over 30 years.
read more...The current research project 'European Robotics Challenge' (EuRoC) has now selected six winning teams with their ideas for robotics applications. The final development stage is now imminent. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the innovative robotics solutions.
read more...No area of application is spared: even the lawn is now mowed with connectivity. The robotic lawnmower 'Ambrogio Robot' mows a green area autonomously and fully automatically. Its work cycles are determined by programmed intervals.
read more...The countdown is on: The second 'Human Robot Forum' and accompanying exhibition will take place in Stuttgart on October 23 and 24. There is still time to take part.
read more...SMEs in particular are still cautious when it comes to human-robot interaction. With its new cooperation partner imk automotive, Ingenics wants to help increase the acceptance of HRC among this clientele.
read more...DFKI / TU Kaiserslautern / SmartFactory
On June 1, Dr. Martin Ruskowski will take over from Dr. Detlef Zühlke as head of the "Innovative Factory Systems" research department at DFKI in Kaiserslautern and the former Chair of Production Automation (PAK) at TU Kaiserslautern.
read more...Dürr and Kuka have signed a cooperation agreement: Together, the two companies want to launch an integrated solution - called "ready2_spray" - for automated paint application.
read more...