Fully integrated gripping solutions
The grip kits from Weiss Robotics combine the industrial gripping modules from the gripping technology specialist with the systems from the Danish manufacturer Universal Robots.
read more...read more...Equipped with modern servo drives
In collaboration with Codian Robotics, Mitsubishi Electric has expanded the 'Melfa' range of compact scara and articulated robots to include delta robots. The servo-motion technology from Mitsubishi Electric enables precise and fast movements.
read more...Robots train to deal with obstacles
Part of Microsoft's Aerial Informatics and Robotics Platform is a set of tools that developers can use to test robots, drones and other autonomous vehicles and train them to deal with obstacles.
read more...Mechanical and plant engineering
Slight decline in global machine sales
The VDMA has announced the figures for global machine sales. According to the figures, this fell by a nominal 1% to 2530 billion euros in 2016. Germany, on the other hand, saw a slight increase.
read more...ABB takes over B&R
The ABB Group has announced the takeover of the Austrian company Bernecker + Rainer Industrie Elektronik (B&R) in order to close its historic gap in machine and factory automation.
read more...Creating new values
Where will new added value be created when the digital age finds its way into factories and energy systems? The Hannover Messe from April 24 to 28 aims to provide answers to this question with a record number of applications.
read more...Alternative to driverless transport systems
Omron introduces the LD platform, a range of mobile industrial robots for material handling in large-scale facilities. The robots are particularly suitable for transporting goods in warehouses, distribution centers and production facilities.
read more...Festo at the Hannover Messe 2017
New bionic approaches for robotics
The engineers from Festo's Bionic Learning Network are presenting new concepts for robotics at the Hannover Messe 2017. Models from nature served as inspiration: the elephant's trunk and octopus tentacles.
read more...EU project ROSIN launched
Creating a digital industrial platform for robotics with open source software: this is the aim of the EU research project ROSIN, which was launched at the beginning of January with a four-year term.
read more...Third record year in a row
The ZVEI's annual figures show that 2016 was the third record year in a row for the German electrical and electronics industry - in terms of both exports and imports. There was a change at the top of the ranking of top buyers.
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