Reaching into the box
The process of bin picking, or 'reaching into the box', is replacing outdated methods such as vibrating tables with separation technology or manual sorting. What exactly is behind it?
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The process of bin picking, or 'reaching into the box', is replacing outdated methods such as vibrating tables with separation technology or manual sorting. What exactly is behind it?

A new machining cell is part of ABB's OmniVance portfolio of standardized manufacturing cells. It can run up to eight different applications in one cell.

The Melfa RH-CR Scara robots from Mitsubishi Electric are particularly suitable for companies that are at the beginning of their automation and digital transformation.

Kuka can look back on the first six months of 2022 with satisfaction: At a good 2.5 billion euros, incoming orders are 34.8% above the previous year's figure. Sales revenue also increased by 13.5% to around 1.7 billion euros.

The University of Bremen becomes a member of the European Robotics Network of Excellence 'euRobin': Within the network, it coordinates one of four scientific focal points.

Schaeffler intends to purchase the Ewellix Group, a drive manufacturer, for 582 million euros and expand its Industrial division. The purchase should be completed by the end of the year, subject to approval by the authorities.

In addition to collaborative lightweight robotics, Bosch Rexroth is also increasingly involved in the AMR market: through a collaboration with the Austrian manufacturer Agilox and the further development of the 'Rokit' mobile robotics construction kit.

Together with the University of Bremen and dmTech, the start-up Ubica Robotics in Rotterdam has received the euRobotics Technology Transfer Award 2022. The award recognizes the transfer of research results from European robotics research to industrial application.

Kuka Systems and FlexFactory have launched a strategic cooperation to jointly offer pay-on-production. The aim of the cooperation is to offer customers adaptable production capacities that are booked as a service.

This year's 'Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics & Automation' (IERA) goes to Drishti, a video analysis company based in Mountain View, California.