Robots viewed through AR glasses
The Chair of Automation Technology at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg has developed a concept for intuitive robot programming.
read more...HRC + Cobots
read more...Cobots help
At FachPack, the Project Group will be presenting a robot from Kassow Robots in action for the first time. It is a flexible cobot application for banding products with a Prosmart banding system.
read more...Sawyer packs up
Cobots in the packaging industry. Logistics service providers and co-packing companies need to react flexibly to fluctuations in production, increased demand or individual customer requirements.
read more...Labeler and film winder in one
A new generation of the K-Label labeling solution and the K-Shuttle mobile robot cell are the focus of Kawasaki Robotics' presence at this year's trade fair.
read more...Palletizing becomes mobile
At Fachpack, Kuka will be showcasing the new ready2 palletize light application package for palletizing light goods. The complete solution can be dismantled and reassembled at another location within an hour.
read more...Please put the boxes on the pallet, James
Palletizing with collaborative robotics. At Gustav Hensel, a manufacturer of electrical installation and distribution solutions, a robotic arm from Universal Robots palletizes 1,200 packaging units per shift.
read more...Kuka wins major orders from Asia
The Kuka Group has landed two major orders in China and Malaysia. Overall, the company recorded a decline in order intake and sales in the first half of the year, but expects a positive sales trend in the second half.
read more...Rethink Robotics records record growth
Rethink Robotics looks back on a successful second quarter of 2018 and reports record year-on-year growth in Europe.
read more...Profactor researches inspection robots without programming
The research company Profactor has landed the three-year EU research project Spirit. Together with eight partners from science and industry, the aim is to develop a new generation of inspection robots that can be used without programming.
read more...Robot systems for hostile environments
If chemically contaminated areas have to be decontaminated or nuclear facilities dismantled, workers are exposed to health risks. In future, robotic systems will carry out such decontamination work. The new Robdekon competence center, which is being funded by the BMBF with twelve million euros, is working to make this a reality.
read more...Yaskawa celebrates trade fair premiere with new products
As a solution provider for automated metalworking, Yaskawa is exhibiting at AMB for the first time. Motoman robots from the manufacturer are used, for example, in tool handling, in the processing and palletizing of workpieces and in machine loading.
read more...Schunk User and Technology Day
In focus: MRK improves ergonomics
How can human-robot collaboration be used in everyday production? What safety concepts are there? How to get started? - These topics were the focus of the second Schunk User and Technology Dialogue. Above all, the ergonomic facilitation of everyday work will become a central aspect of HRC in the future.
read more...MRK: Practical experience, real solutions
On October 17 and 18, the third edition of the Human Robot Forum and accompanying trade exhibition will take place in Stuttgart. Registration at the early bird price is possible until August 10.
read more...Robotics Nobel Prize goes to Universal Robots founder
Esben Østergaard, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Universal Robots, has been honored with the Engelberger Robotics Award. The award is considered the world's most important accolade in the field of robotics.
read more...Which climbing robot will get the coconut?
In the design competition sponsored by Schunk at Heilbronn University, participants had to build a robot that climbed to lofty heights and plucked a coconut from a palm tree.
read more...Combating the skills shortage with cobots
Cox Container, a manufacturer of plastic blow molds, is using Rethink Robotics' Sawyer collaborative robot at its plant in Troy, Alabama, to address the structural skills shortage while providing quality jobs for employees.
read more...Kawasaki opens new EMEA headquarters
Showroom, service center and logistics center on 3,500 square meters: Kawasaki has created the basis for growth as well as service and sales for Europe, North Africa and the Middle East with a new building.
read more...Soldering at the table
The Soldersmart is a multifunctional benchtop soldering robot from Elmotec that is suitable for two to three-shift operation. The production process is process-monitored, documented and traceable.
read more...Fine surface
With the ASK brush, Ferrobotics is expanding its range of end-of-arm package solutions for automated surface treatment. With the new convenience package, the company offers an automation solution that can be integrated immediately for the delicate brushing process when cleaning the surface of the body-in-white.
read more...No source code
Quickly and sensitively plugging electronic components onto a circuit board without bending the thin wire connections is a challenging application for a robot.
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