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Vacuum gripper. The KCS gripper from Piab can pick up products of different shapes, materials and surfaces thanks to its foam surface. This means that a cobot can be used at different points in the production process as required.
read more...Japan is the world's number one manufacturer of industrial robots. Nippon's production capacity reached a new record of 153,000 units in 2016.
read more...In the logistics league of the RoboCup German Open 2018, the Carologistics team from Aachen, with the support of motion plastics specialist igus. became German champion.
read more...Kawasaki Robotics announces the "Successor", a system for manual control of industrial robots that implements the user's movements. Kawasaki will use the system for the first time in its own robot production.
read more...The automation of economies worldwide is running at full speed: with an average robot density of 74 units per 10,000 employees, the global average in the manufacturing industry has reached a new record (2015: 66 units).
read more...The family-owned company Hofmann Glastechnik was faced with the challenge of finding new qualified specialists for glass production. At the same time, the company wanted to make better use of the potential of its existing employees and optimize its production processes. Today, Hofmann uses two collaborative robot arms from UR for machine loading.
read more...Composite concrete driving axle
Concrete travel axles in series production. Seven composite concrete travel axles from IPR are being used in series production for the first time in the paint shop of a car manufacturer.
read more...Operator support through comprehensive robotics functions and direct programmability. Mitsubishi Electric has introduced a collaborative robot that works together with an operator without a protective barrier.
read more...Sense of touch for industrial robots. Optoforce has developed a way of giving industrial robots a sense of touch with six-axis force-torque sensors.
read more...Magazino's intelligent robots work side by side with humans for warehouse operators. Using software, they can interpret their environment, make decisions and adapt their behavior.
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