Digital robot platform
The Munich-based cobot manufacturer Franka Emika is launching its digital robot platform Franka World. The aim is to give partners, users, researchers, developers and suppliers the opportunity to exchange ideas.
read more...read more...Smart softie
Bionic gripper. Festo has developed the pneumatic robotic hand Bionic Soft Hand. Combined with the Bionic Soft Arm, a pneumatic lightweight robot, the Future Concepts are suitable for human-robot collaboration.
read more...Inside the Smart Factory - Part 4
Cobots - all-rounders or 2nd class robots?
Digitalization is the dominant topic in the manufacturing industry. At the same time, there is a great deal of uncertainty due to different definitions of terms and unclear demarcations. The "Inside the Smart Factory" series of articles clarifies misunderstandings and obstacles on the path to the digital factory. In the third installment: collaborative robots.
read more...More safety, higher productivity
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...How to find the right gripper
The young market for collaborative grippers is growing and growing. The increasing variety of products on offer presents end users with the question: Which gripper is best suited to my application? One thing is certain: automation success stands and falls with the choice of the right end-of-arm tooling.
read more...Large lifting gripper Co-act EGL-C
Up to the next weight class
At the Hannover Messe, Schunk opened a new chapter in human-robot collaboration (HRC): The EGL-C large stroke gripper will be the first large stroke gripper certified for collaborative applications that leaves the league of small parts handling and can safely handle workpieces weighing up to 2.25 kilograms.
read more...When the service robot goes to school
Instead of programming every movement, service robots should in future learn what to do from humans. These and other topics were discussed by 170 experts at the Schunk Expert Days on Service Robotics in the Danish automation hotspot of Odense.
read more...4- to 5-axis robots made of plastic
Igus presented new approaches to low-cost automation at this year's Hannover Messe: The "Rohboter" concept consists of a Robolink DC articulated arm made of plastic and a marketplace model that helps users online to find and configure or build the right automation solution for them.
read more...More flexibility thanks to bionic robot arm
The workspaces of humans and robots are increasingly merging into a collaborative workspace. This calls for robots that can be adapted to different scenarios.
read more...Process monitoring in robotics
The goal: Holistic control
With solutions based on piezoelectric sensors, Kistler can efficiently monitor industrial robots and further optimize assembly and handling processes. Thanks to miniaturized and integrated systems, robots will become more precise, more flexible, more efficient and safer in the future.
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