Robotics Institute Germany founded
Together, the leading locations for robotics in Germany will establish the Robotics Institute Germany (RIG), which is to become the central contact point for robotics in Germany in the future.
read more...read more...Growth forecast for 2024 halved
The VDMA Robotics and Automation Association has reduced the industry's original sales forecast for 2024 from 4% to 2% growth to EUR 16.5 billion. In the previous year, companies achieved record sales growth of 13% to reach 16.2 billion euros.
read more...5G mmWave: From the lab to the factory
5G mmWave technology is commercially available for industrial customers for the first time. Deutsche Telekom has tested the 5G frequencies in the millimeter wave range (mmWave) at 26 gigahertz with use cases from industry.
read more...Geriatric ward uses "Navel" robot
Navel", a robot from Navel Robotics, is in use on the geriatric ward at Frankfurt (Oder) Hospital. Navel is equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) that recognizes movements, voices and emotions and reacts in a human-like manner.
read more...Great career opportunities for women in robotics
The IFR supports the career advancement of women in the robotics industry because, according to a World Bank forecast, the gross domestic product per capita would increase by almost 20 percent worldwide if the employment of women reached the same level as that of men.
read more...New control platform for robotics
ABB Robotics has launched the 'OmniCore' automation platform. The platform is the result of an investment of more than 170 million US dollars and enables the integration of AI, sensor, cloud and edge computing systems for autonomous robot applications.
read more...Partnership for networked manufacturing with 5G and real-time positioning
Telekom and Trumpf are further expanding their cooperation in the field of positioning systems for the networked industry. The agreement that has now been signed will facilitate the joint market launch.
read more...Technical University of Munich
Robots for flexible textiles
The industrial robots from the Munich-based start-up setws use AI algorithms to learn how to handle materials with unstable shapes. Laundries are already using the technology to automatically transfer towels to folding machines, for example.
read more...Technical University of Munich
Care robot becomes a universal assistant
A generative AI model enables the assistance robot 'Garmi' from the Technical University of Munich to perform telemedical applications, physiotherapy or nursing tasks on demand for the first time - thanks to a digital twin, artificial intelligence and ChatGPT.
read more...With robots, AI and photovoltaics
The semi-mobile agricultural robot called 'Davegi', developed by the start-up AI.Land in Kempen, which enables energy self-sufficient and resource-saving vegetable production using photovoltaics, is an exciting example of modern agricultural technology.
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