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The robotics competition 'RoboCup' is entering a new round. Students and pupils can once again register for the German preliminary round - the 'RoboCup German Open'. Those who qualify for the junior final will compete at the 2018 RoboCup World Championships in Canada.
read more...In the age of digitalization, robots are increasingly competing with workers. In view of this development, the discussion as to whether a robot tax could make sense flares up again and again. Heinrich Munz from Augsburg writes to us about this.
read more...Many users and integrators are often still unsure about what needs to be considered in terms of safety when it comes to human-robot collaboration (HRC) without guards - for example, when it comes to the question of whether the enabling switch is mandatory.
read more...International Federation of Robotics
The global stock of industrial robots will increase from around 1.83 million units in 2016 to over 3 million units in 2020, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) in its recently published World Robotics Report 2017.
read more...Siemens has announced that it is locating its global research into autonomous robotics in China. The company is also entering into a partnership with Tsinghua University and is jointly establishing a research center for robotics in Beijing.
read more...In the spring of this year, Microsoft founder Bill Gates spoke out in favor of a robot tax. Some members of San Francisco's city government support the demand and are holding initial talks. The region has already been a role model.
read more...Hannover Messe is expanding: In September 2018, the first 'Hannover Messe USA' will be launched in Chicago.
read more...Is 5G the piece of the puzzle between cloud technology and robotics as a service? Festo and Huawei are now cooperating to investigate the technical feasibility.
read more...Comau has launched an AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) platform for use in both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. Agile1500 is the first automated transportation system within the AGV platform.
read more...The 2-arm structure of the Scara robot Duaro with interlocking central base axes enables cooperative 2-arm tasks which, according to manufacturer Kawasaki, could previously only be performed by humans in this form.
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