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In Industrial Production 4.0, classic industrial robots may be able to work without a fence. But what are the requirements for this? Christopher Schneider, Product Manager Collaborative Robots at the Robotics Division of Yaskawa Europe in Allershausen, provides the answers.
read more...The drylin DLE-DR delta robot from Igus uses lubrication-free tribo-polymers, making it inexpensive to purchase and low-maintenance to use.
read more...Service robotics at Conrad Electronic
To provide its customers with a 24/7 shopping experience in Berlin Schöneberg, Conrad Electronic has now deployed a sales robot. The robot 'Alex' is designed to provide a high-tech shopping experience. It comes from the manufacturer pi4_robotics.
read more...Despite digitalization and I4.0, the technical functions in a process plant do not become simpler if you break them down to the smallest detail. Nevertheless, the high level of difficulty can be overcome by combining the right tools in the right way.
read more...ABB has opened its first global Health Care Hub dedicated specifically to healthcare research on the campus of the Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston, Texas. A number of technology concepts were presented at the opening, including a mobile YuMi robot.
read more...A team at the Technical University of Munich has developed a system of artificial skin and control algorithms inspired by biological models. This has enabled a human-sized autonomous robot to be fitted with artificial skin over a large area for the first time.
read more...Follow-up with Benjamin Häfner
Researchers from the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, information technology and computer science are developing an agile production system at KIT that adapts autonomously to changing product specifications. Project coordinator Dr. Benjamin Häfner reveals the details behind this.
read more...Many users have reservations about robotics and its complexity. A pilot project by Kösters Maschinenbau for the automatic loading of machining centers in the plastics processing environment shows how it can also be very simple.
read more...Advances in the field of end-of-arm tooling (EoAT) make it possible: grippers and sensors are becoming increasingly intelligent and easier to operate. This expands the range of applications for collaborative robots and quickly pays for itself.
read more...Developing robot solutions and, in particular, service robots more efficiently and bringing them to market - this is the goal behind the online brokerage platform robot.one, which is being developed as part of the joint project SeRoNet.
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