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Vayyar Imaging, a leading provider of 3D imaging technology, says it will offer "the world's most advanced system on a chip (SOC) for mmWave 3D imaging technology". This chip integrates an unprecedented number of transceivers and a high-performance digital signal processor (DSP) that delivers precise and contour-accurate results.
read more...The silicon avalanche photodiodes from First Sensor were developed for the near infrared (NIR) wavelength range. They are suitable for use in lidar systems in driver assistance systems, drones, safety laser scanners, 3D surveying and robotics.
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...SEW-Eurodrive automatically equips the rotors of synchronous servomotors with permanent magnets in its production. A rotor assembly system from IEF-Werner is used for this, which has been equipped with components from the new Movi-C modular automation system from SEW-Eurodrive.
read more...Investment at the Adlershof site
Insystems is investing 1.2 million euros in the further development, production and marketing of transport robot technology as well as in the strategic recruitment of new employees at its Adlershof site. The money comes from growth financing from Investitionsbank Berlin-Brandenburg (IBB).
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.
read more...Mobile robots in production. The increasing networking of industrial production requires more intelligent solutions in the field of intralogistics. Mobile robots help to successfully meet the demand for a highly flexible and transparent material flow.
read more...Human-robot collaboration. The Bionic-Cobot is inspired by the natural movements of the human arm. Festo uses it to demonstrate what a safe and direct human-robot collaboration could look like.
read more...HANNOVER MESSE 2018 is history, but its topics such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, industrial IT platforms, the expansion of power grids for electromobility, the use of robotics and autonomous systems in production and intralogistics and the role of people in the networked factory are shaping the present and the future.
read more...Smart Factory Hub network project
SMEs must also face up to Industry 4.0. The international Smart Factory Hub network project investigated how companies are preparing for the digital revolution and what can help them do so. X-Rob, a development from Profactor, is regarded as an example of best practice.
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