Exploring foreign worlds with robot teams
Researchers want to link autonomous machines together so that they can tackle difficult tasks together in the deep sea or on Mars.
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Kuka has relaunched its best-selling KR Quantec product series to date. The first deliveries are scheduled for April 2019.
read more...Software module for robot control
The newly developed Movikit Robotics is a standardized software module for the modular automation system Movi-C from SEW. It enables the universal control of serial and parallel robot kinematics.
read more...When the service robot goes to school
Instead of programming every movement, service robots should in future learn what to do from humans. These and other topics were discussed by 170 experts at the Schunk Expert Days on Service Robotics in the Danish automation hotspot of Odense.
read more...Yaskawa opens production in Slovenia
After around two years of construction, Yaskawa opened its new robot production facility and a new European robotics development center at its site in Kočevje/Slovenia. The investment volume is around 25 million euros.
read more...Collaborative assembly needs to be practiced
Virtual reality for work planning and training
The University of Bremen has developed a simulation environment for the virtual testing of human-robot collaboration based on a mechatronic system simulation that supports real-time interaction between humans and robots.
read more...Schnekenburger is the new CEO at Yaskawa
Changes in the management of Yaskawa Europe: Bruno Schnekenburger, previously COO of the company, succeeds Manfred Stern as CEO.
read more...High-speed robot to superbike
Kawasaki Robotics Germany, together with the Japanese parent company Kawasaki Heavy Industries and the European divisions Motors, Gas Turbines and Precision Machinery, will be showcasing current trends and products in Hanover.
read more...Automation of a machining center
Robot brings connector housing
Automated machine tools are standard, but things can get tricky with a wide range of parts.
read more...Protect gripper from vibrations
Gripper systems are part of highly dynamic robot systems; at the same time, grippers must be designed to be rigid and weight-optimized. Force application and robot path planning are responsible for avoiding vibrations and thus for the reliable operation of a gripper system.
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