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International Federation of Robotics
The automation of economies worldwide is running at full speed: with an average robot density of 74 units per 10,000 employees, the global average in the manufacturing industry has reached a new record. Germany is in 3rd place worldwide.
read more...To date, the level of automation in assembly has been relatively low. The potential to carry out the tasks at hand with the support of robots is therefore correspondingly high.
read more...At the '2nd Top Meeting Industry 4.0 live' on July 25, Fraunhofer IPA scientists will present their new and expanded demonstrators. The aim is to enable companies to experience the benefits of intelligently networked production.
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...Fraunhofer IPA has developed a flexible proximity sensor based on silicone and carbon nanotubes (CNT) that detects objects and determines their position - an example of printed electronics.
read more...How can time be saved in everyday laboratory work? Can the essential documentation of process steps be automated? What are the benefits of 'mixed reality' in the laboratory? There are interesting developments for these cases at Fraunhofer IPA.
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...Creating a digital industrial platform for robotics with open source software: this is the aim of the EU research project ROSIN, which was launched at the beginning of January with a four-year term.
read more...Fraunhofer project 'SmartDe's@Work'
The 'SmartDe's@Work' consortium was launched in January with the aim of using smart devices in the production environment. The project is now receiving support from the Bavarian Research Foundation.
read more...What will industrial work look like in the future? Together with the University of Stuttgart, Fraunhofer would like to provide insights in the 'Future Work Lab', which was opened by Federal Research Minister Dr. Johanna Wanka at the beginning of February 2017.
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