Simple and flexible gripper for cobots
The flexible Schunk EGH co-act gripper promises an easy entry into the world of cobots. With a variably adjustable total stroke of 80 mm, the parallel gripper covers a wide range of workpieces.
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Three pillars of successful cobot initiatives
What is important if cobot projects are to be future-oriented? Automation and robotics expert Omron has identified three aspects for human-machine collaboration.
read more...ABB's robots decorate the Christmas tree
At the Bloomingdale's department store in New York, robots and cobots from ABB are creating Christmas cheer: they decorate Christmas trees, play in an orchestra and serve customers coffee. But see for yourself!
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FMB-Süd: Impulses for new developments
Suppliers to the mechanical engineering industry will be presenting their products and services at FMB-Süd in Augsburg on February 12 and 13, 2020.
read more...Robotics and automation hit by downturn
The German robotics and automation industry cannot escape the economic slowdown in the mechanical and plant engineering sector: According to the VDMA, the industry expects sales to fall by five percent to 14.3 billion euros in 2019.
read more...Pupils invent robot systems at Schunk
As part of the 9th European Robotics Week, the Schunk Robot Competition took place again at the end of November at the training center in Lauffen. Pupils worked in mixed teams to create industry-related robot solutions.
read more...Heavy-duty axles for production and logistics
Rollon has designed the Tecline linear axes especially for handling heavy workpieces. They are particularly resilient and dynamic and are suitable for bridging long strokes and for use in dirty working environments.
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The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance will be represented at SPS for the first time. Visitors will be able to see live demos to find out how the Alliance has developed since it was founded in April 2019.
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With a view to the SPS, Henrik A. Schunk emphasizes: "Digital technology and artificial intelligence methods will revolutionize assembly and handling in the coming years."
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Railroad planning software. The research project "Camera-based path planning KaBa" at the ISW of the University of Stuttgart is working on the development of scalable path planning software. It is designed to plan collision-free robot paths and compensate for deviations in the real component.
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