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Schaeffler has been honored with the Hermes Award. The prize was awarded for a scalable actuator platform for humanoid robotics that is designed for industrial series production and high integration.
read more...RobCo at the Hannover Messe 2026
RobCo is presenting a new industrial robotics system for dynamic tasks in industry at the Hannover Messe. With 'Autonomous Alfie', the company is opening up a new category of robotic solutions. This allows tasks in which processes, objects and environmental conditions vary to be increasingly automated.
read more...With the 'KR Titan ultra', Kuka is expanding its portfolio for demanding heavy-duty applications. The robot combines long reach with dynamics and thus opens up new scope in automotive manufacturing, battery and large component handling as well as in heavy-duty logistics.
read more...International Federation of Robotics
The integration of robots plays a key role in increasing industrial productivity worldwide. In 2024, Western Europe installed a record 267 industrial robots per 10,000 employees in the manufacturing sector, putting it ahead of North America with 204 units and Asia with 131 units in the international automation race.
read more...Comau and Reis Robotics have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at jointly developing and providing advanced automation products and solutions for various industries based on a coordinated technical and commercial approach.
read more...Beumer Group and Fraunhofer IML
At the end of 2025, the Beumer Group entered into a strategic innovation partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML. The core of the collaboration is a three-year joint "Enterprise Lab" for the development of mobile robots.
read more...ABB Robotics has appointed Marc-Oliver Nandy as Cluster Manager for the DACH region. He took up his new role on April 1, 2026.
read more...Logimat 2026, the international trade fair for intralogistics solutions and process management, ended after three days with new highs in all key figures.
read more...automatica is expanding its global brand strategy and will take place in China for the first time in 2027. automatica Shanghai 2027, organized by Messe München Shanghai and the VDMA Representative Office in Shanghai, will celebrate its premiere from 8 to 10 March 2027 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
read more...More than 1600 exhibitors will be presenting technological developments for intralogistics at Logimat in Stuttgart. The focus will be on AI-supported control systems, autonomous mobile robotics and alternative drive concepts designed to increase efficiency, scalability and operational reliability.
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