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The loss of jobs at Kuka in Augsburg has sparked fears for the site. The Chairman of the Supervisory Board does not see this at risk, but also makes it clear where future growth will take place.
read more...The growing number of parcel deliveries is a challenge for the logistics industry. In the USA, car manufacturer Ford is working with Agility Robotics to test a new delivery option: with autonomous vehicles and the two-legged delivery robot 'Digit'.
read more...At the 'Automate 2019' trade fair in Chicago, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) announced the preliminary figures for 2018 - another record year for the industry!
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The new Secretary General of the IFR is Dr. Susanne Bieller. She took over from Gudrun Litzenberger, who is retiring, on May 1, 2019. Litzenberger has also handed over the management of the IFR Statistical Department.
read more...Robotics doesn't have to be expensive, complicated and dangerous for workers - this was the message sent by numerous exhibitors at Hannover Messe 2019 to visitors to 'Robot Hall 17'.
read more...Schunk announced its cooperation with AI specialist AnotherBrain at the Hannover Messe 2019. By the beginning of 2020, the partners want to develop the first autonomous gripping system that enables independent handling without manual programming.
read more...After around two years of construction, the Japanese technology group Yaskawa officially opened its new robot production facility and a new European robotics development center at its site in Kočevje, Slovenia, on 8 April in front of around 300 invited guests.
read more...Yamaha Factory Automation, a subdivision of the Yamaha Motor Robotics Business Unit, has opened a European office to strengthen support for distributors and customers of Yamaha's robotic systems and products.
read more...At Hannover Messe 2019, Prof. Friedhelm Loh, Chairman of the Exhibitors' Advisory Board, and Dr. Jochen Köckler gave an outlook on the future of the trade fair. The Chairman of the Board of Management of Deutsche Messe on the further development of the world's largest industrial trade fair.
read more...At Hannover Messe 2019, exhibitors demonstrated what the networked production processes of the future will look like. In addition to AI, digitalization, 5G and I4.0, the Computer&AUTOMATION team has put together a selection of other things to see at the trade fair.
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