
New Management Board appointed
Andrea Alboni, Martin Kullmann and Alexander Mühlens have been newly appointed to the VDMA Robotics Board.
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Andrea Alboni, Martin Kullmann and Alexander Mühlens have been newly appointed to the VDMA Robotics Board.

Kuka closed the first quarter of 2021 with significant growth. Despite the still dynamic coronavirus situation, many customers made up for postponed projects.
As if the development of robots were not challenging enough in itself, the sale and management of products and the networking of partners also demand valuable resources from the manufacturers of robotic solutions. One approach taken by robot manufacturer Franka Emika.
They move extremely fast: Scara robots that perform pick-and-place or assembly tasks in industry. Conventional cable carriers wear out quickly. A look over the shoulder shows the development process of a durable alternative.

The latest Robotics&AUTOMATION special is here! The e-paper provides you with practical information on current trends and developments - as well as first-hand information on the extent to which robots can secure Germany as a technology location.
Automated machine tools are the future of production. Robots play a decisive role here, and with them the grippers.
In 2020, we presented over 500 products and systems across all our channels. From this pool, we selected 96 products in twelve categories and put them to the vote. Over 6100 readers responded to our call and cast almost 50,000 votes.
The award-winning products in the 'Robotics' category could not be more different: Here is an overview of the winners.

Rockwell Automation and Comau want to offer standardized robot control solutions in the future. This should make it easier to develop and use robot applications.

Artificial intelligence to automate demanding two-handed tasks - with this idea, a team of researchers from Leuven, Belgium, won the innovation competition with prize money of 20,000 euros.