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Kawasaki Robotics EMEA is presenting various new additions to its portfolio at Automatica under the title 'Experience Unmatched Reliability'. In addition to new robot models, the exhibits also include practical applications for numerous industries.
read more...International Federation of Robotics
The European automotive industry continues to invest heavily in production automation: With a total of 23,000 industrial robots installed, the industry has achieved its second-best result in the last five years. This is according to preliminary results from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
read more...The development of humanoid robots has made massive progress and they are already being tested by large companies. However, SMEs have hardly had any access to the technology to date. The Fraunhofer IPA's 'KMUmanoid' project aims to change this.
read more...Safelog and Mercedes-Benz have decided to expand their strategic cooperation in the field of fully automated intralogistics. Among other things, the cooperation includes the integration of control software developed in-house into the Swabian car manufacturer's production network.
read more...Fruitcore robotics has expanded its management team: Fabian Kienzler becomes Chief Sales Officer (CSO) and Johannes Füßl takes over the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO).
read more...Igus presents the first low-cost humanoid robot for industrial applications. "Iggy Rob" is intended to offer a cost-effective alternative to systems currently available on the market.
read more...Siemens is presenting new developments in the field of industrial automation and digitalization for the intralogistics industry at this year's Logimat.
read more...'Freestyle Localize', 'Trailer Find' and 'Scanner Switch' are three new features of Sigmatek's real-time location software forcontour-based navigation 'SlamLoc'.
read more...Maintenance-free linear technology
A US engineering office has realized a handwriting robot with maintenance-free linear and thread technology from igus.
read more...Robotics and automation in Germany has lost competitiveness: For 2025, the industry is forecasting a total turnover of minus 9% to 13.8 billion euros. Last year, companies closed with a turnover of minus 6% at 15.2 billion euros.
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