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Since September 1, Norbert Gauß has been responsible for the business of Yaskawa's Drives & Motion division for the EMEA region as President & Division Director. He succeeds Albert Shiina in this role and has also been appointed Co-Managing Director of Yaskawa Europe.
read more...In earthquakes like the recent one in Italy, every minute counts for rescue workers. However, they often lack the right equipment to safely enter damaged buildings, for example. Engineers at TU Kaiserslautern have now developed two robots to support helpers.
read more...With the 'MeBot', the Human Engineering Research Lab is developing the first wheelchair robot that can autonomously negotiate stairs and kerbs. Fraunhofer IPA has integrated the necessary radar measurement technology. The innovation competes against other systems in the Cybathlon.
read more...More than 1000 exhibitors are inviting visitors to Stuttgart from October 10 to 13 - over 900 at Motek, the trade fair for production and assembly automation, and around 100 at Bondexpo, the trade fair for bonding technology, which is being held at the same time.
read more...Mechatronics instead of pneumatics
They are easier to operate, maintenance-free and suitable for cleanrooms - these three advantages of mechatronic grippers over purely pneumatic ones were among the reasons why the developers of the wafer marking and sorting systems from Innolas decided to switch to such a solution.
read more...On 13 September, Dr. Claus Jessen (53) resigned from his position as CEO of automation supplier Festo. He will leave the company on December 31, 2016. He had only recently taken the helm.
read more...Handling and assembly technology
What does Motek 2016 have to offer in terms of new products from the fields of material flow, handling technology and industrial handling? Computer&AUTOMATION shows a selection of products from over 900 exhibitors in a series of pictures.
read more...The TQ Group, based in Seefeld near Munich, has announced that it will be launching its own servo inverter technology under the RoboDrive brand at the end of 2016.
read more...In the aftermath of the earthquake in Amatrice, Italy, three flying robots and two robots were deployed as part of the EU research project 'TRADR'. Under great time pressure, they helped the Italian fire department with further operational planning.
read more...What is the current status of fenceless robot technology in industry in Germany? The Fraunhofer IAO examined this question in the study "Lightweight robots in manual assembly".
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