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

Three teams have been nominated for the German Future Prize with their innovations. Among them: a robotic visualization system, EUV lithography and façade insulation.

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.

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.

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.
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Chemnitz robotics researchers have invented a new robot joint that is designed to make human-robot interaction safer.

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

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.

EXPECT research project launched
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.