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AI robot consultant for RBTX.com
Igus has added a new AI chatbot to its online platform RBTX.com. The interactive advisor is designed to enable companies with little previous experience and technological know-how to quickly and reliably put together low-cost automation solutions to strengthen their competitiveness. Initial users are enthusiastic about the intuitive AI solution.
read more...After a record year in 2023 with significant sales growth, 2024 was extremely challenging for Stöber. However, despite the tense situation on the global markets, the drive specialist believes it is prepared for the upturn with innovative solutions and its proven manpower. After all, the company supplies the right products for the growing automation and robotics sector.
read more...From its new branch in Stuttgart, Delta Electronics aims to meet the needs of the European market and offer new AI and robotics solutions.
read more...With the PicoScan150-LOC, Sick presents its first localization system in this compact design for mobile robots in logistics and production environments.
read more...International Federation of Robotics
The Executive Board of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has elected Takayuki Ito as President. At the same time, Jane Heffner was appointed as the new Vice President of the IFR.
read more...IFR World Robotics Report 2024
Over four million robots are in use in factories worldwide, reports the IFR in the current "World Robotics Report 2024" - a record number. However, sales of industrial robots have fallen.
read more...The INDUSTRIAL Production Products of the Year are entering a new round. This year, our readers can vote in eight categories. We are also awarding a special prize.
read more...Autonomous towing robots speed up material handling. Tractonomy Robotics in Ghent developed the ATR1 and ATR2 models, which ensure efficient parts transportation with omnidirectional movements and smart docking to storage trolleys.
read more...Mobile robotics for inspection
For the second time in a row, Roboverse Reply, a Reply Group company, has won the "Advanced Industrial Robotic Applications (AIRA) Challenge". The competition called on international experts to develop solutions that enable remote control of mobile robots during autonomous inspections in production plants.
read more...World Bank: Gender equality boosts GDP
The shortage of labor is slowing economic growth worldwide. According to a forecast by the World Bank, the gross domestic product would increase by an average of almost 20 percent per capita worldwide if the employment of women reached the same level as that of men. The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) and its members support the career advancement of women in the robotics industry.
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