Expansion of presence in Sweden
The Zimmer Group continues its international growth course and founds Zimmer Group Scandinavia AB, based in Sweden, on October 1, 2025.
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Number of industrial robots worldwide doubles in ten years
The manufacturing industry installed a total of 542,000 new industrial robots in factories worldwide in 2024 - more than twice as many as ten years ago. This exceeded the 500,000 unit mark for the fourth year in a row, according to the World Robotics 2025 yearbook published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
read more...Sustainability along the robot life cycle
Automation through the use of robots offers numerous advantages. One is often overlooked: Robots can make a valuable contribution to sustainability, for example by helping to reduce emissions. However, this requires the entire robot life cycle to be designed for sustainability. But what does a holistic approach to sustainability in robotics look like?
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Humanoid robots: visionary helpers or the distant future?
Humanoid robots are seen as the next big innovation in robotics - with billions invested in the USA, state-led strategies in China and ethical debates in Europe. But how close are we really to universal helpers - and where are the limits of this vision?
read more...Automated material flow in production
Autonomous transport vehicles (AGVs) are now part of Sigmatek's intralogistics. 'Sisi' and 'Franz' reliably deliver the loaded PCB magazines and boxes to the desired location in all shifts, thus relieving the strain on employees.
read more...ek robotics files for the initiation of preliminary insolvency proceedings
ek robotics has filed an application for the initiation of provisional insolvency proceedings under self-administration with the competent local court in Hamburg. The court has ordered provisional self-administration.
read more...Robots play on board the ISS
What sounds strange at first has an important background. The two robots 'Cimon' from the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and 'Int-Ball2' from the Japanese space agency JAXA on board the International Space Station ISS communicated with each other for the first time in the ICHIBAN experiment. ICHIBAN is Japanese and stands for the first, i.e. the first experiment of its kind in space.
read more...Retrofit for the future
A family business in the baking industry decided to modernize a robot cell for palletizing after 30 years of operation. The retrofit was carried out with a Kuka robot and was a sensible alternative to a new purchase.
read more...Kuka is looking for ideas for the packaging of the future
How can robotics help to make packaging more sustainable? Kuka is looking for creative and innovative ideas in the new round of the Innovation Award.
read more...Peak visitor numbers
From June 24 to 27, Automatica 2025 in Munich demonstrated the solutions that intelligent automation and robotics offer for the challenges of the future. A total of around 47,500 visitors from more than 90 nations gathered information from around 800 exhibitors from 40 countries.
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