
AI-based robot cell
The Neocortex Artificial Intelligence (AI) software platform combines sensor data and machine control, ensures optimum perception of the working environment, guides the robot arm and directs the picking and placing of objects.
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The Neocortex Artificial Intelligence (AI) software platform combines sensor data and machine control, ensures optimum perception of the working environment, guides the robot arm and directs the picking and placing of objects.
Assistance system from Minitec

Minitec is exhibiting a manual workstation with a modular assistance system for worker guidance for Industry 4.0 at Motek.

While some design engineers are still amazed at the vehemence with which IT technologies are pushing their way into factories, basic technologies are also changing. Take linear technology, for example: while many still regard it as a purely mechanical matter, more recent developments paint a different picture.

Vanderlande has developed a collaborative robot with the Finnish company Würth, a supplier of assembly and fastening materials, and its logistics software partner Leanware. The cobot has now been put into operation at Würth's logistics center in Riihimäki.
In June, Omron presented its new range of Scara robots to a wide audience for the first time. The i4 is characterized by its speed, precision and range of functions.
The autonomous robot from Omron will help to continuously improve occupational safety at the Škoda plant in Vrchlabí and minimize work risks. It recognizes people who cross its path, as well as other vehicles or stationary obstacles.

SHL is making its grinding and polishing robots more user-friendly and has developed a new user interface for the human machine interface. The design focused on ergonomics, allowing complex systems to be controlled intuitively.

With the latest Service Pack 1 for Ixxat Canbridge NT and Can@net NT, HMS is introducing new functions and improvements. These include the configurable execution of actions using event-triggered action rules and the cloud connection via MQTT.
At the Motek in Stuttgart, Werma Signaltechnik is presenting innovative systems for process optimization as well as a concept study for design-oriented signaling.

The digital transformation is in full swing in mechanical engineering. The VDMA IT Report 2018 for the mechanical and plant engineering sector provides an insight into the industry's investment plans and an assessment of trending IT topics.