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International Federation of Robotics
Global sales of professional service robots have risen by 9% to almost 200,000 units, according to the annual report 'World Robotics - Service Robots' published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The shortage of qualified workers is one of the main reasons for companies to rely on robots that are specially designed for use with trained specialists.
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The manufacturing industry installed a total of 542,000 new industrial robots in factories worldwide in 2024 - more than twice as many as ten years ago. This exceeded the 500,000 unit mark for the fourth year in a row, according to the World Robotics 2025 yearbook published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
read more...The electrical and digital industry has the greatest growth potential of all German industrial sectors. This is the finding of a recent study by IW Consult and the Federation of German Industries (BDI). In this context, ZVEI is calling for improved political framework conditions and is presenting an “Agenda for the Industry of Tomorrow.” The focus areas are automation, artificial intelligence, energy technology, microelectronics, and defense.
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If autonomous robots are to interact with humans and perform tasks independently, the sensitivity of the robots is crucial. So far, however, there is no standardized method for determining this sensitivity and thus the suitability ('fitness') for physical interactions of individual robots. A TUM evaluation scheme aims to change this.
read more...Humanoid robots are still in their infancy. Nikolayi Ensslen (Synapticon) and Michael Mayer-Rosa (Delta Electronics) explain why transparency is now more important than PR, what real progress is being made - and how the industry needs to build trust.
read more...From June 24 to 27, Automatica 2025 in Munich demonstrated the solutions that intelligent automation and robotics offer for the challenges of the future. A total of around 47,500 visitors from more than 90 nations gathered information from around 800 exhibitors from 40 countries.
read more...RealMan Intelligent Technology, provider of ultra-light and AI-controlled humanoid robots, presented its latest innovations at Automatica 2025. The presentation focused on the AI-controlled ECO series and a two-arm robot platform.
read more...With the introduction of the new models 'IRB 6730S', 'IRB 6750S' and 'IRB 6760', ABB Robotics is expanding its range of large robots. The portfolio with a total of eleven robot families and 60 variants offers great flexibility and choice as well as high performance and sustainability.
read more...Comau has announced the global launch of 'MyCo', a new family of collaborative robots, at Automatica 2025. The 'MyCo' family consists of six different robot models with payloads from 3 kg to 15 kg.
read more...The German robotics and automation industry is looking to the current year with concern. Geopolitical uncertainty and growing international competition are causing a reluctance to invest.
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