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Dr. Olaf Munkelt, co-founder and Managing Director of MVTec Software, is the new Chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association. He succeeds Dr. Dietmar Ley, former CEO of Basler, who stepped down from the board for statutory reasons.
read more...A recent report by IDTechEx analyzes the global market for service robots and examines key applications such as delivery and logistics robots, cleaning and disinfection robots, social robots, agricultural robots, kitchen and restaurant robots, underwater robots, search and rescue robots and construction and demolition robots.
read more...The robotics industry is developing faster than ever. According to Anders Billesø Beck, Vice President AI Robotics Products at Universal Robots, four key trends are emerging that will fundamentally change how robots create value from 2026.
read more...Dr. Michael Jürgens, CEO of Kuka Robotics, is a new member of the board of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association.
read more...'Motoman Next' from Yaskawa is a coordinated system of robot and control hardware and software. The robot controller RCU (Robot Control Unit) is supplemented by an ACU (Autonomous Control Unit), which is based on an Nvidia Jetson Orin NX Edge device with integrated CPU and GPU.
read more...Open standards in intralogistics
Bosch Rexroth and Synaos have integrated the autonomous mobile robot 'A-Mate Lite' from K.Hartwall into the 'Synaos Intralogistics Platform'. This is based on the open communication standard VDA 5050, which facilitates the control of mixed fleets
read more...ek robotics, manufacturer of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), has found a new owner in Neura Robotics. This secures the company's long-term future.
read more...Franco-German research project
The Franco-German lighthouse project GreenBotAI has succeeded in making robotics more sustainable and efficient. The project shows how trustworthy AI "made in Europe" can not only speed up production processes, but also significantly reduce the energy consumption of industrial robots.
read more...How can robotics help to make packaging more sustainable? Kuka is looking for creative and innovative ideas in the new round of the Innovation Award.
read more...International Federation of Robotics
The European automotive industry continues to invest heavily in production automation: With a total of 23,000 industrial robots installed, the industry has achieved its second-best result in the last five years. This is according to preliminary results from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
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