
Management expanded
Since September 1, 2021, SMB International has had dual leadership: Dr. Arne Dethlefs is managing the fortunes of the system and plant engineering company together with long-time Managing Director Andreas Heckel.
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Since September 1, 2021, SMB International has had dual leadership: Dr. Arne Dethlefs is managing the fortunes of the system and plant engineering company together with long-time Managing Director Andreas Heckel.

Locus Robotics, provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, has acquired Waypoint Robotics, active in the field of autonomous, omnidirectional mobile robots for industrial use.
Bosch Rexroth and Teamviewer also aroused readers' curiosity this month. However, the absolute frontrunner was trade fair organizer Mesago with a clear announcement for SPS 2021 in November.

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'We are so small, there is no potential for robot automation here', 'Robotics is expensive, complicated and difficult to implement'. What is the truth behind these prejudices? The round table 'The robot as colleague' gets to the bottom of this.
The Managing Director of Hahn Automation, Frank Konrad, is the new Chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association. He succeeds Wilfried Eberhardt from Kuka.
Robotics and artificial intelligence
The research project on artificial intelligence in autonomous robots at Frankfurt UAS is being extended. At the same time, UAS announces a cooperation with the Honda Research Institute Europe.
The Application Days start on September 22. Bundled into themed days, you can take part in free web seminars, roundtables and keynotes on topics such as safety & security, IoT platforms and robotics.

With issue 9, we have given ourselves a design upgrade. In terms of content, we remain true to our claim: to present the trends and technologies of the automation industry. Issue 9 features interviews with seven industry experts.

Experts and companies meet in Dresden for the first Dresden Robotics Festival. Saxony wants to establish itself as an international location. The DRV calls for more commitment from the federal government.

At the Amazon logistics center in Graben, the mountain comes to the prophet and the shelf to the employee. Robots make it possible.