IEEE Award 2023 presented
Darmstadt-based start-up Energy Robotics wins the IEEE Award 2023 in the 'Robotics and Automation for Product Innovation' category of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
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Darmstadt-based start-up Energy Robotics wins the IEEE Award 2023 in the 'Robotics and Automation for Product Innovation' category of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.

The VDMA Robotics Executive Board has appointed a new board member: Erich Schober, CSO of Kuka Germany, succeeds his former colleague Michael Otto, who left Kuka at the end of 2022.
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The North American robotics market has recorded strong growth: In the manufacturing sector, the number of installations increased by 12%, reaching a total of 41,624 units in 2022.

Smart Automation Austria, the trade fair for industrial automation in Austria, will open its doors at the Design Center Linz from 23 to 25 May 2023. Including: over 170 exhibitors.

Inther Group presents the robotic picking solution 'Gripp' (Gantry Robotic Intelligent Piece Picker) for fully automated order picking.

Mobile Industrial Robots appoints Jean-Pierre Hathout as President of the company. Hathout succeeds Walter Vahey, who will remain available to the company as a consultant until his planned retirement in 2024.

Sales of industrial robots in India have reached a new record with 4,945 units installed. This is an increase of 54 percent compared to the previous year. In terms of annual installations, India now ranks tenth worldwide.

Kuka won more orders in the past financial year than ever before. At 4,459.5 million euros, the company achieved the highest order intake in its history, an increase of 25.1% compared to the previous year (2021: 3,565.3 million euros).

Bosch Rexroth was presented with the prestigious HERMES AWARD at the opening ceremony of HANNOVER MESSE. The award was presented by Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of Education and Research, in the presence of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Interview with Alexander Mühlens, Igus
Igus is presenting new products from the field of low-cost automation at the Hannover Messe. The idea is to make engineering as easy as in a computer game. Alexander Mühlens, Head of Automation Technology & Robotics at igus, explains what it takes to achieve this.