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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...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...Humans and robots are also moving closer together in logistics. Schmalz has therefore developed a gripper solution that ensures safe human-robot collaboration thanks to its product design.
read more...Esben Østergaard, CTO of Universal Robots, has been honored with the Engelberger Robotics Award 2018. With his invention of the collaborative robotic arm, he has initiated a paradigm shift in robotics.
read more...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...Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award
The Secretary General of the International Federation of Robotics, Gudrun Litzenberger, has been honored with the "Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award".
read more...The trend towards mass automation is giving an enormous boost to small and lightweight robots in particular. Lightweight robots from Universal Robots, for example, are harmless when interacting with humans and can also be programmed quickly.
read more...IAI Industrieroboter presents a robot wrist for Cartesian robot systems for the handling sector. With this product, the specialist aims to provide the same flexibility that was previously only possible with articulated robots.
read more...For the first time, Preccon Robotics is presenting the iMS (intelligent Measurement System) developed by the company as an upgrade for industrial robots. It gives robots the ability to set themselves up independently and automatically.
read more...Weiss is launching new heavy-duty tables from the CR series. The models have a modular design, are more finely graduated and can be adapted more precisely to the applications. The first two models of a new family will be on display at Automatica.
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