Gripper for multi-variant production
Adapting grippers quickly and cost-effectively to changing products is made possible by a new process developed by Fraunhofer IPA.
read more...read more...Robotic visualization system nominated
Three teams have been nominated for the German Future Prize with their innovations. Among them: a robotic visualization system, EUV lithography and façade insulation.
read more...International Bionic Award presented
This year's International Bionic Award from the Schauenburg Foundation goes to a young French scientist. Julien Dupeyroux receives the 5000 euro award for his research work on an autonomously navigating robot.
read more...Ralf Winkelmann appointed to the Management Board
Ralf Winkelmann is a new member of the board of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association. The Managing Director of Fanuc Germany succeeds Helmut Schmid, formerly of Universal Robots.
read more...Award for Low Cost Automation launched
Over 70 entries have been submitted for the 'Roibot' Award 2020 from Igus. For the first time, not only a jury of experts but also the public will choose their favorite.
read more...The top articles in August
Summer slump my ass: in August, the industry offered all kinds of news and headlines. The focus was on technological trends, potential in production and current trade fair events. The most-read articles of the past month for you.
read more...Researchers develop flexible robot joint
Chemnitz robotics researchers have invented a new robot joint that is designed to make human-robot interaction safer.
read more...Robots learn to assemble thanks to AI
Flexible robot programming for assembly tasks is still complex. The aim of the 'Rob-akademi' research project is to improve this.
read more...Robot installation via AR app
Deciding whether and how a robot fits into a particular process has never been easier with an augmented reality tool. ABB is now presenting a corresponding ARViewer.
read more...EXPECT research project launched
Robots learn to understand humans
The research project Expect (Exploring the Potential of Pervasive Embedded Brain Reading in Human Robot Collaborations) will investigate the extent to which EEG contributes to flexible context-sensitive human-machine interaction.
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