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First place in the Robotics Award 2019 went to OnRobot from Odense, Denmark. It entered the competition with a new type of gripping technology for lightweight robots. Computer&AUTOMATION lists the three finalists for the Robotics Award.
read more...The Augsburg-based Kuka Group has published its figures for the 2018 financial year - with declines in turnover, order intake and profit. The company, which has been in Chinese hands for two years, expects a slight recovery in 2019.
read more...The 'SPS - Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou' (SIAF) took place for the 10th time at the beginning of March and attracted a record number of visitors. Together with Asiamold, which was held at the same time, the three-day trade fair attracted almost 99,000 visitors, an increase of 37%.
read more...On March 1, 2019, Manfred Stern, previously President & CEO of Yaskawa Europe, handed over operational management to Bruno Schnekenburger. Stern had been a member of the management team for over eleven years.
read more...Designed for direct collaboration with humans, so-called 'cobots' can be used in a wide variety of applications and industries to optimize production processes - two examples.
read more...Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will be in the spotlight at this year's Hannover Messe. Around 6500 companies will once again be exhibiting at the world's leading trade fair for industry from April 1 to 5.
read more...At the beginning of the year, Igus launched its own division for 'Low Cost Automation'. Stefan Niermann, head of the new division, explains the motivation behind this and the role that robotics plays in it.
read more...Omron launches collaborative robots of the TM series on the market. The company is also launching a mobile-compatible model that can be seamlessly combined with the mobile robots from the 'LD' series.
read more...With its combination of strength, dexterity and fine motor skills, the human hand is one of nature's miracle tools. Festo has recreated this with its 'BionicSoft-Hand' robotic hand. Festo will be showcasing this and other bionics projects at the Hannover Messe 2019.
read more...At the end of January 2019, Matthias Fritz stepped down from his position as Managing Director Technology at Fanuc Germany. He is leaving the manufacturer of CNC control systems, robots and production machines at his own request.
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