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Prof. Dr. Peter Hofmann, who took over as Chief Technology and Development Officer in November 2019, is leaving Kuka. The Supervisory Board and the Chief Technology Officer have jointly decided to end their collaboration for personal reasons as of February 20, 2020.
read more...According to the IGZA (Institute for the History and Future of Work), the German labor market will be 10 million people short in 2040 due to demographic change. To compensate for the consequences, 77% of decision-makers are relying on "colleagues" robots.
read more...Kuka is realigning a sub-division in the Robotics segment, which is responsible for automated manufacturing solutions such as cells and special machines. The aim is to give it a sustainable business model in economically challenging times.
read more...The timber construction industry has so far only made limited use of automated production processes. A joint project between the University of Stuttgart and plant manufacturer BEC at this year's Federal Horticultural Show (Buga) demonstrates what robotics could achieve in this area.
read more...What is currently happening in the robotics sector? Computer&AUTOMATION presents a selection of new products in a picture gallery.
read more...Developing robot solutions and, in particular, service robots more efficiently and bringing them to market - this is the goal behind the online brokerage platform robot.one, which is being developed as part of the joint project SeRoNet.
read more...Since December last year, a number of managers have already left the crisis-ridden Kuka. Another prominent departure is now Heinrich Munz, most recently Lead Architect Industry 4.0 at Kuka.
read more...The search has come to an end: as of November 1, the Augsburg-based Kuka Group has a new Chief Technology and Development Officer, Prof. Dr. Peter Hofmann.
read more...The Augsburg-based Kuka Group has published its interim report for the first half of 2019. Incoming orders, sales and EBIT all declined in the second quarter.
read more...Semiconductor production is complex and intricate. Hundreds of production steps are required before the finished product is ready. One challenge here is the transportation and handling of sensitive components from one step to the next.
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