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In China, the number of industrial robots sold increased by 19% in 2020, as reported by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) with the preliminary figures for World Robotics 2021.
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In China, the number of industrial robots sold increased by 19% in 2020, as reported by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) with the preliminary figures for World Robotics 2021.

For the eighth time now, B-Human, the team from the University of Bremen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), has won the World Robot Soccer Championship.

automatica sprint and munich_i celebrated their successful premiere from June 22 to 24, 2021: The digital format in the automatica portfolio and the high-tech summit on robotics and artificial intelligence met with a consistently positive response from participants.
An industrial robot is one of the main actors in a piece at the Staatstheater Augsburg, which audiences watch as a 360-degree production from home using virtual reality glasses. Man and machine dance together on the virtual ballet stage.

Today, the compact trade fair Automatica Sprint celebrates its digital premiere as an extension of the Automatica portfolio. Part of this format is munich_i as a newly created platform for robotics and artificial intelligence.

Do you know ... what a 'digital keychain' is? ... what the arrival of apps in the world of automation means? ... how robots can be programmed intuitively? ... how deep learning helps quality control? Find out in the e-paper of our issue 5!

This week, the Automatica Sprint compact trade fair is celebrating its digital premiere as an extension of the Automatica portfolio. Part of this format is munich_i as a newly created platform for robotics and artificial intelligence.

IFR International Federation of Robotics
The 2021 'Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics & Automation' (IERA) goes to ABB with 'PixelPaint'. This technology makes vehicle painting more efficient and sustainable.

The robotics and automation industry in Germany will generate an 11% increase in turnover in 2021 to €13.4 billion - according to the forecast by the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association. In contrast, 2020 was a clearly negative year.
An industrial robot is one of the main actors in a play at the Staatstheater Augsburg, which audiences can watch from home as a 360-degree production using virtual reality goggles. Man and machine dance together on the virtual ballet stage.