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The mechanical engineering group Kuka plans to cut 250 jobs at its headquarters in Augsburg. The jobs affected are in the 'Systems' division - the plant engineering division, as confirmed by a spokesperson on November 18, 2017.
read more...Industrial Internet of Things - IIoT
The automation provider Kuka and Vinci Energies in Germany want to jointly develop and implement IIoT applications and digital services in the future. This is the result of a letter of intent signed by the two companies.
read more...Smart factories promise operators a high degree of flexibility - for example through the use of driverless transport systems or mobile robot solutions. The automation of these subsystems in turn requires extremely compact control and drive concepts.
read more...On November 2, Yaskawa broke ground for its new robot factory in Europe in the Slovenian town of Kočevje. The first Motoman robots are to be manufactured there from 2018.
read more...Human Robot Collaboration / MRK
At the end of October 2017, the WEKA Akademie organized the 2nd 'Forum Mensch Roboter' together with the specialist medium Computer&AUTOMATION. The two-day conference focused on the question: How can workers and robots work together safely and effectively in the future?
read more...The American supermarket giant Wal-Mart is testing a robot that should greatly reduce inventory costs. In a video published on YouTube, the company showed a machine driving through the aisles and scanning the rows of shelves.
read more...Kuka, the Augsburg-based high-tech company acquired by the Chinese, plans to double its robot production in Shanghai. This was announced by CEO Till Reuter on October 27, 2017 during a conference call with journalists.
read more...The robotics competition 'RoboCup' is entering a new round. Students and pupils can once again register for the German preliminary round - the 'RoboCup German Open'. Those who qualify for the junior final will compete at the 2018 RoboCup World Championships in Canada.
read more...Research in agricultural engineering
The research team at the Australian Center for Field Robotics develops robots and intelligent software for agriculture. We show what the robots can do in a series of pictures.
read more...In the age of digitalization, robots are increasingly competing with workers. In view of this development, the discussion as to whether a robot tax could make sense flares up again and again. Heinrich Munz from Augsburg writes to us about this.
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