Yaskawa continues to invest in Europe
The Japanese group Yaskawa is investing again in Europe: a total of 10,000 m² of production and office space is to be built in France and Sweden.
read more...read more...Smart approaches for laboratory automation
How can time be saved in everyday laboratory work? Can the essential documentation of process steps be automated? What are the benefits of 'mixed reality' in the laboratory? There are interesting developments for these cases at Fraunhofer IPA.
read more...The market is booming
The German robotics and automation industry continues to grow, according to the annual press conference of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association. The sales volume rose to a record level in 2016 and an increase of 7% is also forecast for the current year.
read more...Openness - a life task!
Heinrich Munz, Lead Architect Industry 4.0 at Kuka, was named Manager of the Year 2017 in the Industry 4.0 category by Markt &Technik in May. He has been campaigning for 'mainstream use' in automation and a corresponding 'openness' for over 30 years.
read more...Functional safety in the 'smart' factory
Industry 4.0 is driven by the vision that systems should adapt quickly and dynamically to the requirements of changing production. This places completely new demands on functional safety.
read more...Innovative robotics solutions for industry
The current research project 'European Robotics Challenge' (EuRoC) has now selected six winning teams with their ideas for robotics applications. The final development stage is now imminent. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the innovative robotics solutions.
read more...The lawn mower as an IoT device
No area of application is spared: even the lawn is now mowed with connectivity. The robotic lawnmower 'Ambrogio Robot' mows a green area autonomously and fully automatically. Its work cycles are determined by programmed intervals.
read more...Focus on human-robot cooperation
The countdown is on: The second 'Human Robot Forum' and accompanying exhibition will take place in Stuttgart on October 23 and 24. There is still time to take part.
read more...Ingenics cooperates with imk automotive
SMEs in particular are still cautious when it comes to human-robot interaction. With its new cooperation partner imk automotive, Ingenics wants to help increase the acceptance of HRC among this clientele.
read more...Young researchers selected
The winners of the 2017 national final of Jugend forscht have been announced: at the end of May, Federal Education Minister Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka presented awards to the best young researchers. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the national winners in computer science and technology, including special prize winners.
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