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Hannover Messe 2018 opens its doors in just a few days. Among all the euphoria that the topic of Industry 4.0 is currently generating everywhere, there are also critical voices. Some fear that small and medium-sized companies in particular could be left behind.
read more...The five finalists for the Hermes Award 2018 have been announced! Deutsche Messe, organizer of the Hannover Messe, has made its decision. The winner will be announced by Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek on April 22 following the opening ceremony of the industrial trade fair.
read more...Pilz, a provider of safe automation, was able to increase its turnover by over 10% in the 2017 financial year. One area in which the Ostfildern-based company has high hopes for the future is service robotics.
read more...Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Intelligent robots perceive their surroundings and react to them. To do this, they need sensors that simultaneously detect various physical events. This is a topic that researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are currently working on.
read more...Last year, Stäubli presented its approach to autonomous robot systems for the first time and initially tested the concept extensively in its own production facilities. Now 'HelMo' - the name of the solution - has 'grown up'.
read more...The new generation of collaborative robots - cobots for short - are designed to enable real teamwork with humans at the workbench. In order to achieve this, 'sensitivity' is required - which in turn places new demands on the sensor technology used.
read more...Energy supply for 6-axis robots
The energy supply system is the umbilical cord of the robot. With flexible 6-axis kinematics in particular, the question often arises: Which is the better solution - a protective hose or a modular 3-axis energy supply chain?
read more...If precision gearboxes are to be used in robotics or automation, designers are faced with a choice between two different types of gearbox: planetary and cycloidal gearboxes. The advantages and disadvantages of both solutions.
read more...They combine human intelligence with machine power by supporting or amplifying the wearer's movements - we are talking about exoskeletons. Initially developed for medical and military purposes, they are now on the cusp of industrial use.
read more...Hannover Messe 2018 is on the launch pad. From 23 to 27 April, the organizers want to "ignite the next stage of Industry 4.0". Taking part for the first time this year: the CeMAT logistics trade fair and the IAMD.
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