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Based on the growth of the global robot market, Yaskawa intends to expand its production capacities and open another robot factory in Europe in addition to the existing production facilities in Japan and China.
read more...The robotics competition 'RoboCup' has entered a new round. Registration for the German preliminary round - the 'RoboCup German Open' - has been open since mid-October. Those who qualify for the RoboCup Junior Final will compete at the RoboCup World Championship 2017 in Japan.
read more...The ABB Group has launched the third stage of its Next Level strategy. This goes hand in hand with a realignment of the divisions as four entrepreneurial units and a consolidation of the existing ABB brands.
read more...International Federation of Robotics
More than 1.4 million new robots will be installed worldwide by 2019 - according to the latest forecast by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). What are the drivers of growth? How are the individual sales markets and regions developing?
read more...With the 'MeBot', the Human Engineering Research Lab is developing the first wheelchair robot that can autonomously negotiate stairs and kerbs. Fraunhofer IPA has integrated the necessary radar measurement technology. The innovation competes against other systems in the Cybathlon.
read more...More than 1000 exhibitors are inviting visitors to Stuttgart from October 10 to 13 - over 900 at Motek, the trade fair for production and assembly automation, and around 100 at Bondexpo, the trade fair for bonding technology, which is being held at the same time.
read more...On 13 September, Dr. Claus Jessen (53) resigned from his position as CEO of automation supplier Festo. He will leave the company on December 31, 2016. He had only recently taken the helm.
read more...The TQ Group, based in Seefeld near Munich, has announced that it will be launching its own servo inverter technology under the RoboDrive brand at the end of 2016.
read more...In the aftermath of the earthquake in Amatrice, Italy, three flying robots and two robots were deployed as part of the EU research project 'TRADR'. Under great time pressure, they helped the Italian fire department with further operational planning.
read more...What is the current status of fenceless robot technology in industry in Germany? The Fraunhofer IAO examined this question in the study "Lightweight robots in manual assembly".
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