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The economic momentum in the mechanical and plant engineering sector is increasingly gaining momentum. However, supply bottlenecks are limiting higher growth and coronavirus continues to throw a spanner in the works.
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The economic momentum in the mechanical and plant engineering sector is increasingly gaining momentum. However, supply bottlenecks are limiting higher growth and coronavirus continues to throw a spanner in the works.
Kuka's Supervisory Board has decided to appoint CEO Peter Mohnen as Chairman of the Executive Board ahead of schedule until 2024. His term of office will thus be extended by a further three years as of July 1, 2021.

Funding programs for robotics research are being adapted worldwide. Countries are pursuing different strategies. However, the goal is the same: Robots are to be used more frequently and more widely.

Funding programs for robotics research are being adapted worldwide. Countries are pursuing different strategies. However, the goal is the same: robots should be used more frequently and more widely.

Playfully program virtual robots without any prior knowledge: With this call, the Maker Faire and the i-bot team are inviting interested girls aged ten and over to take part in the hackathon. The Girly Robot Challenge will be presented as part of the Maker Faire Hannover.

Rockwell Automation and Comau want to offer uniform robot control solutions in the future. This should make it easier to develop and deploy robot applications.
Planned as a hybrid format, Automatica sprint will now take place as a purely digital event after all. The coronavirus case numbers do not allow for an in-person event.

Andrea Alboni, Martin Kullmann and Alexander Mühlens have been newly appointed to the VDMA Robotics Board.

Kuka closed the first quarter of 2021 with significant growth. Despite the still dynamic coronavirus situation, many customers made up for postponed projects.
As if the development of robots were not challenging enough in itself, the sale and management of products and the networking of partners also demand valuable resources from the manufacturers of robotic solutions. One approach taken by robot manufacturer Franka Emika.