The VDA 5050 standard
The VDMA and VDA associations have jointly developed an interface, the VDA 5050, so that driverless transport systems, or AGVs for short, can work together in intralogistics and production environments.
read more...read more...A good 11,000 training places unfilled
In the 2021/2022 training year, 11,039 training places remained unfilled. This was reported by the VDMA. The search for skilled workers is therefore intensifying.
read more...International Federation of Robotics
Service robot sales increase by 37% worldwide
The market for professional service robots grew by 37% worldwide in 2021. The strongest growth came from Europe, according to the annual report 'World Robotics 2022 - Service Robots' by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
read more...EUnited Robotics and VDMA Robotics + Automation merge
EUnited Robotics and VDMA Robotics + Automation are joining forces to form a joint platform for the European robotics industry. From January 2023, the members of EUnited Robotics will be represented by VDMA R+A.
read more...Electric, configurable large lifting gripper
Schunk presents the electric universal gripper EGU.
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