
How artificial intelligence is redefining automation
Artificial intelligence in production can increase a company's competitiveness. Automatica in Munich shows how AI is influencing automation technology - from grippers to cobots.
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Artificial intelligence in production can increase a company's competitiveness. Automatica in Munich shows how AI is influencing automation technology - from grippers to cobots.

The Robotics Award 2025 was presented to the Canadian company Maple Advanced Robotics for an AI-controlled robotics platform at the Hannover Messe press preview on February 19.

Igus has added an AI chatbot to its online platform RBTX.com. The interactive advisor is designed to enable companies with little previous experience and technological expertise to quickly and reliably put together low-cost automation solutions.
The latest edition of "Accenture Technology Vision" predicts a new era of digitalization: AI systems are increasingly acting autonomously and thus transforming the reality of work in companies. The key success factor here is the trustworthiness of AI technologies.
Robots and drones rehearse an emergency at a nuclear power plant together. As part of the European Robotics Hackathon (EnRicH 2025), robotics experts from all over the world will meet near Vienna in early July at the Zwentendorf nuclear power plant, which has never been put into operation. There, they put their robotic systems to the test under the most difficult conditions.

Artiminds Robotics at the SPS 2024
At SPS, Artiminds presented a robot-based cable handling application (image) that detects, picks up and joins flexible cables in connector housings. A particular focus here is on process-related real-time data analysis.
Transformation hub wiring harness
Automation is becoming increasingly important in wire harness production: The Transformation Hub Wire Harness invites you to the second edition of the Robotics Challenge on November 1, 2024.
International Federation of Robotics
The Executive Board of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has elected Takayuki Ito as President. At the same time, Jane Heffner was appointed as the new Vice President of the IFR.

International Federation of Robotics
Sales of professional service robots have risen by 30% worldwide to over 205,000 units. This is according to the annual report 'World Robotics - Service Robots' from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

The OmniVance Collaborative Machine Tending Cell from ABB Robotics is a complete integrated solution for automated machine tending.