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ABB has published its financial figures for the second quarter of 2018: order intake rose by 14% year-on-year to USD 9.5 billion. ABB recorded growth in order intake in all divisions and regions, but not in sales.
read more...The International Federation of Robotics Associations (IFR) recently presented the 'IERA 2018' robot award. With this award, the association recognizes outstanding achievements by companies and inventors in the fields of robotics and automation. This year, the award goes to three winners.
read more...RoboCup World Championship 2018
If not in Russia, then in Canada: robots from German universities recently beat the international competition in soccer at the RoboCup World Cup. But the robotics competition in Montréal was not just about soccer. A look back.
read more...Fanuc Germany closed the past financial year with record sales. Both the "General Industry" division and the "Automotive" activities contributed to this.
read more...Human-robot collaboration, digital transformation in manufacturing and service robotics - these were the key topics at Automatica 2018. Computer&AUTOMATION has captured impressions and important news from the trade fair in a photo gallery.
read more...Stäubli is taking over RS Roman Seliger Amaturenfabrik GmbH, a manufacturer of standard and safety dry disconnect couplings. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
read more...The production of workpieces that deviate from the standard is problematic in robotics - after all, they usually require extensive reprogramming. Kawasaki wants to tackle this problem with a new approach to intuitive remote control - supported by AI methods.
read more...Omron has agreed a strategic partnership with the Taiwanese company Techman Robot, a provider of collaborative robotic arms. Omron will brand Techman's TM series in the future. Joint further developments are also planned.
read more...The US company Perception Robotics, the Hungarian company OptoForce and On Robot from Denmark are merging to form the 'new' company OnRobot with the support of the Danish Growth Fund. It is managed by Enrico Krog Iversen.
read more...The robotics and automation industry in Germany achieved a record sales volume of EUR 14.5 billion in 2017 - an increase of 13% compared to the previous year. For 2018, the VDMA is forecasting industry growth of 9% to €15.8 billion.
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