International Federation of Robotics
The new Secretary General of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) is Dr. Susanne Bieller. The 41-year-old took over the position on May 1, 2019 from Gudrun Litzenberger, who is retiring. Litzenberger is handing over the management of the IFR Statistical Department to Dr. Christopher Müller.
read more...With the B1 Black Line robot, Autostore presents a technology for automated storage, transportation and picking systems. The B1 is compact and lightweight and, thanks to its cavity design, is almost half the size of the R5 from the Red Line.
read more...Chuck is a mobile collaborative picking robot from US logistics start-up 6 River Systems. It guides employees through their orders within the picking zones. Artificial intelligence identifies ideal routes and prioritizes the orders.
read more...The qualification requirements in the age of Industry 4.0 are increasing. Teaching complex interrelationships places new demands on training. Above all, sound knowledge of robotics and automation is essential. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences is preparing future engineers to meet these requirements.
read more...The electronics developer and time-of-flight specialist Becom Systems has presented an embedded multi-ToF solution. The multi-ToF platform for several ToF sensors working in parallel with a central computing unit is based on the deep learning-capable Nvidia Jetson TX2 module with Nvidia Pascal GPU as well as dual-core Nvidia Denver 2 and quad-core ARM Cortex-A5 CPU.
read more...Robotics and the topic of safety are more topical than ever. Mitsubishi Electric offers various new relevant safety functions such as the Melfa-Safe-Plus II safety option.
read more...The Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology has developed a technology that makes working with large robots more intuitive. It enables robots to recognize gestures, faces and body postures.
read more...In control and regulation technology, drive trains are being designed ever smaller. The drive specialist Enemac has various miniature couplings in its range for this purpose. Depending on the application, the focus is on different coupling attributes.
read more...Seigo Kinugawa has been CEO of Omron's industrial automation business in the EMEA region since April 1. He succeeds Hiroyuki Usui, who is retiring.
read more...The Langhoff family breeds giant red worms, also known as dendrobena. To make breeding more effective, robots developed in-house and a driverless transport vehicle with Igus components are used.
read more...The "Dahl Linear Move" traversing unit from Rollon and Dahl Automation makes the lightweight, flexible robots from Universal Robots mobile and increases their reach. The complete package consists of a Rollon linear axis, a B&R servo drive and software for simple UR integration and is ready for operation within a short time.
read more...While robot sales in the European Union increased by twelve percent, sales in the UK fell by three percent according to the IFR's World Robotics Report 2019.
read more...Two million hardened spur gears
Two million hardened steel spur gears leave the factory of an automotive supplier every year. Martinmechanic has developed an automation cell that matches the associated induction hardening system from Martinsystems to ensure that the material feed and fully automatic hardening of the parts work together smoothly.
read more...With the 3D vision sensor from Fanuc, images can be taken during the movement of a robot to determine the gripping position. This "snap-in-motion" function saves time during fast gripping processes because the robot does not have to interrupt its movement to take a picture.
read more...Insystems celebrates its 20th anniversary. The Berlin-based company has developed from an industrial software manufacturer into a machine builder and specialist for customized transport robots.
read more...In times of smart and digital automation, integrated drives are experiencing a rapid upswing due to their dynamics and flexibility. Heidrive points this out and offers specially designed drives for robot and AGV manufacturers based on a new, modular construction kit.
read more...With the TX2 generation of robots, Stäubli offers six-axis robots that can be used both as standard robots and as cobots. This concept provides flexibility and qualifies the machines for use in the automotive and supplier industry.
read more...Yaskawa is strengthening its local presence in Germany and has opened two new sales offices in Herrenberg near Stuttgart and in Marl in the Ruhr area.
read more...Researchers want to link autonomous machines together so that they can tackle difficult tasks together in the deep sea or on Mars.
read more...Kuka has relaunched its best-selling KR Quantec product series to date. The first deliveries are scheduled for April 2019.
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