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International Federation of Robotics
The number of industrial robots in factories worldwide has risen by 10% to a new record of around 3 million units - as reported by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) in the new 'World Robotics 2021' yearbook.
read more...A touch of anarchy surrounds the most-read articles from October - from data chaos and new standards to an event with no mask requirement at all.
read more...Mechatronics & Automation Cluster
The 'Mechatronic-Joint Initiative' (Mejoin) is a cooperation between German and Japanese SMEs, universities and industry-related institutions. The aim of the project is to strengthen the exchange of knowledge between industry and science.
read more...Connecting a production cell to the cloud during ongoing production and providing it with all the features of a smart factory: Kuka has now realized this goal with partners from the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance.
read more...Fire department vehicles are custom-made and are not assembled on production lines due to the high proportion of manual work involved. However, the material flow within production can be automated. The Xito platform forms the basis for this.
read more...Comau has released the Comau Next Generation Programming Platform, a protocol that uses the Uniform Robotics Data Interface (URDI) communication standard to simplify robot programming.
read more...Volker Spanier was confirmed as Chairman of the VDMA Robotics Executive Board for the new 2021-2024 term of office following new elections to the Executive Board of the Robotics Division.
read more...The startup Fruitcore Robotics has raised 17 million euros in a Series A financing round. The capital comes from three venture capital firms.
read more...After two billion grips, it can retire - the 'IRB 340 Flexpicker'. The delta robot for handling tasks from ABB has been enriching the Fraunhofer IPA's 'Milestones in Robotics' exhibition since October 1, 2021.
read more...Is an industrial robot without a cage really safe? What needs to be considered in the planning phase of human-robot collaborations? And what does a gecko have to do with robotics? The latest e-paper from Robotics&AUTOMATION provides the answers.
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