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Due to trade wars, economic weaknesses and the coronavirus, the VDMA expects a further five percent decline in mechanical engineering production in 2020 and is calling on the government to act quickly.
read more...Basics - Artificial intelligence
What is artificial intelligence? This basic article explains the origins, explains subcategories such as machine learning, deep learning and reinforcement learning and provides an overview of current applications of the technologies.
read more...Structural change in the automotive industry, a weakening global economy, trade disputes and now the coronavirus pandemic - this year will be difficult. The VDMA is now calling for swift action from politicians.
read more...When multi-axis solutions are required for precise positioning tasks in automation technology, parallel kinematic systems are often the ideal solution. One example of this is hexapods, which can position loads extremely accurately with different travel ranges. Possible applications range from mechanical engineering and robotics to medical technology, research and high-precision measurement of optical components.
read more...Avoiding machine failures through condition monitoring is one of the biggest challenges for plant operators. Industrial plants are defined here as all the machines in a factory that can be monitored and are connected to each other via the control system.
read more...At a joint stand with Schöler Fördertechnik and Cleanfix, Kuka will be demonstrating the fully automated charging and filling of various vehicles with the carla connect charging assistant.
read more...Research teams from all over the world applied for the Kuka "Medical Robotics Challenge". These five teams made it to the final of the 7th Kuka Innovation Award.
read more...With advancing digitalization and networking, voice control is also opening up potential for optimization in production and logistics. The joint project "Smart Speaker", which has now been launched, aims to tap into this potential for SMEs in the mechanical and plant engineering sector.
read more...Less weight combined with a high level of safety - these are the requirements of both the aerospace and automotive industries. New materials are needed to achieve this. A research project with partners Oerlikon, Linde and the Technical University of Munich is tackling the challenge.
read more...E-mobility in logistics and facility services
At LogiMAT, Kuka will be presenting the Carla_connect loading assistant, a floor cleaning robot and Swisslog with its software platform for warehouse management at the logistics trade fair.
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