Sensitive lightweight robotics
Kuka presents the little brother of the 'LBR iiwa'
Six years ago, Kuka launched its first collaborative lightweight robot, the 'LBR iiwa'. Now it has a little brother.
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Sensitive lightweight robotics
Six years ago, Kuka launched its first collaborative lightweight robot, the 'LBR iiwa'. Now it has a little brother.

The '5G-ACIA' working group founded at the ZVEI at the beginning of April officially began its work at the Hannover Messe 2018. It aims to successfully establish the 5G generation of mobile communications in industrial production.

With 'Twincat Speech', Beckhoff is creating a way to enter into dialog with the machine or automation system via voice input and output.
After five years of development, Rittal celebrated the premiere of a large enclosure system at the Hannover Messe 2018, with more than 25 registered industrial property rights that promise a high degree of innovation.

The enormous potential of artificial intelligence technologies was also clearly evident at Hannover Messe 2018. But how far have companies already come? Computer&AUTOMATION asked around.

At the Hanover Industrial Trade Fair, Wago presented the 'Topjob S' terminal blocks with two new actuation variants: Push-button and lever. The latter enables handling without any tools.

Sensor-Technik Wiedemann (STW) and Hawe Hydraulik have announced their partnership for integrated mechatronic drive solutions. They want to realize complete systems from hydraulics to automation and cloud-based concepts.

At Hannover Messe 2018, exhibitors demonstrated how digitalization and machine learning are increasingly taking shape. The Computer&AUTOMATION team has put together some exciting applications, products and impressions.

Hannover Messe 2018 / Closing figures
Hannover Messe 2018 came to an end on April 27. For the first time, it was held together with the logistics trade fair CeMat and the leading trade fair IAMD. Around 210,000 visitors came to Hannover this year to attend the world's most important industrial trade fair.

At SPS IPC Drives 2017, the Ethercat Technology Group (ETG) presented its approach on how Ethercat will use TSN technologies. Now the switch manufacturers Moxa, Hirschmann, Hilscher and Xilinx have expressed their support for this approach.