Automatica will not take place in 2020
Automatica, which was planned for December 8 to 11, 2020, will not take place due to the current tightening of travel restrictions in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.
read more...read more...Germany in 1st place for robots in Europe
With around 221,500 industrial robots, Germany is the most automated economy in the EU - the number increased by 3% (2019). This was reported by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) with the publication of the World Robotics 2020 yearbook.
read more...'Pancake' makes you flexible
The load and signals in the robot arm are generally transmitted via cables. However, this is accompanied by a restriction in mobility. A shortcoming that a slip ring helps to overcome.
read more...Seeing cobots
Small and medium-sized companies are also successfully opening the door to the future with the help of collaborative robots or cobots. One of the key foundations for this is the seamless interaction between robots and image processing.
read more...Flexible handling of cylindrical objects
The company OnRobot has launched its first three-finger gripper as an alternative to conventional, pneumatically operated three-finger grippers.
read more...Use in aseptic environments
The Scara robots of the TS2 series from Stäubli have a wash-down-capable hygienic design and will also be available in a Stericlean version in the future.
read more...Award for Low Cost Automation launched
Over 70 entries have been submitted for the 'Roibot' Award 2020 from Igus. For the first time, not only a jury of experts but also the public will choose their favorite.
read more...The top articles in August
Summer slump my ass: in August, the industry offered all kinds of news and headlines. The focus was on technological trends, potential in production and current trade fair events. The most-read articles of the past month for you.
read more...Robots learn to assemble thanks to AI
Flexible robot programming for assembly tasks is still complex. The aim of the 'Rob-akademi' research project is to improve this.
read more...EXPECT research project launched
Robots learn to understand humans
The research project Expect (Exploring the Potential of Pervasive Embedded Brain Reading in Human Robot Collaborations) will investigate the extent to which EEG contributes to flexible context-sensitive human-machine interaction.
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