
Sensors from the printer
Together with the Baden-Württemberg companies Arburg and Balluff, Fraunhofer IPA has achieved a breakthrough in the 3D printing of customized sensors.
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Together with the Baden-Württemberg companies Arburg and Balluff, Fraunhofer IPA has achieved a breakthrough in the 3D printing of customized sensors.

The SeRoNet project, launched in 2017, aims to significantly simplify the design, development and deployment of service robots. With 'xito.one', an open IT platform is currently being created for users, solution service providers, robotics and component manufacturers.

Launched in 2017, the SeRoNet project aims to significantly simplify the design, development and use of service robots. With 'xito.one', an open IT platform is currently being created for users, solution providers, robotics and component manufacturers.

On June 15, the leading minds from Fraunhofer and IBM unveiled the first IBM Quantum System One in Germany to the public. With 27 qubits, it is currently the most powerful system in Europe.

As part of the opening of Digital 365 Cleanroom Processes, Fraunhofer IPA is awarding the Fraunhofer Cleanliness Technology Prize 'REINER! 2021' for pioneering developments in cleanliness technology. Two of the three winners come from the field of electromechanics.

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A weighty argument that is often put forward against the purchase of an industrial robot - in addition to the price - is the effort required for programming. But what if this could be done via software as easily as setting up a smartphone?
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.

Adapting grippers quickly and cost-effectively to changing products is made possible by a new process developed by Fraunhofer IPA.

Flexible robot programming for assembly tasks is still complex. The aim of the 'Rob-akademi' research project is to improve this.