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As part of the VDMA Info Day 'Industry 4.0 Standards in Application', the VDMA Robotics Department and the OPC Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop an OPC UA Robotics Companion Specification.
read more...On January 1, 2017, Christoph Laeis took over the position of Managing Director at Indat Robotics in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg near Mainz. He succeeds Klaus Scholl and Willi Fröhlich, who founded the company in 1994.
read more...The Asian economic region relies on industrial robots: in just five years, the number of operational units rose by 70% to 887,400 (2010 - 2015). In the 2015 financial year alone, sales figures climbed by 19% to 160,600 units.
read more...The new Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence (BCAI) began its work at the start of the year. The aim of the center is to expand expertise in artificial intelligence.
read more...The future of pipeline, plant and overhead line monitoring could lie in flying inspection systems. Siemens has already taken up this topic and is relying on sensor-equipped drones and intelligent 3D image analysis, among other things.
read more...Where do companies use artificial intelligence (AI)? What are the benefits of using AI technologies? Answers are provided by the international study "Amplifying Human Potential: Towards Purposeful Artificial Intelligence", the results of which Infosys has now published.
read more...Walter Zulauf, Director of Technology at the Güdel Group (pictured center), was elected as the new Chairman at the EUnited Robotics General Assembly in Brussels. He will steer the fortunes of the association for the next three years.
read more...Christmas time - a time to relax and immerse yourself in technical gadgets. Computer&AUTOMATION has put together some experimental kits and practical books that are also suitable as Christmas presents.
read more...What were the highlights of the 27th SPS IPC Drives, which took place in Nuremberg at the end of November 2016? To what extent did Industry 4.0 become a reality in the 14 exhibition halls? The Computer&AUTOMATION trade fair film provides answers.
read more...A robot as a shopping assistant
In January 2015, Fraunhofer IPA presented the Care-O-bot 4 service robot as a prototype. Now it can prove itself in practice for the first time: As the robot 'Paul', he has been greeting customers at the Saturn store in Ingolstadt since the end of October 2016 and guiding them to the products they want.
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