Versatile Scaras in valve production
The Italian company Camas relies on Scara robots from Epson in a system for the production of valves. They ensure the necessary flexibility and productivity in production.
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In Dordrecht, the Netherlands, a KUKA KR 16 robot is part of an art project to mark the 400th anniversary of the Dordrecht Synod and is independently writing down the Bible in Dutch using a calligraphy pen.
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Efficient and cost-optimized automation of production systems
Hirata offers complete turnkey systems as well as the partial automation of individual production steps: palletizing, assembly, measuring/testing, gluing/potting, laser marking, etc.
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Robot-guided 2D X-ray system
Heitec relies on robots for quality assurance and has developed the robot-guided, fully automatic 2D X-ray system HeiDetect Flex Robot. Consisting of variable loading and feeding concepts as well as evaluation software, the system can be adapted to the production requirements.
read more...Robot processes cast parts
Together with the company Hövekenmeier, Kawasaki Robotics demonstrated a plasma cutting application for the post-processing of workpieces in the foundry. For this, the Kawasaki Robotics BX200L was equipped with a plasma cutter from Kjellberg.
read more...Transport loads weighing up to 1,000 kg
The Danish robot manufacturer Mobil Industrial Robots, or MiR for short, is launching its most powerful collaborative transport robot to date, the MiR1000.
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World champion with igus: Bremen robots win RoboCup
Team B-Human from Bremen showed what robots can achieve not only in industry but also in soccer at this year's international robotics competition RoboCup in Sydney. Here, the German champion in the Standard Platform League won the world championship title against the reigning world champion from Leipzig.
read more...Visual perception system controls robots
The 3D visual perception system Viper was developed to equip industrial and service robots with visual perception. All object recognition and classification tasks are shifted to a processor of the embedded vision system, and the computing capacities of the robot processor remain reserved for robot navigation.
read more...Worm farming with digital support
Self-developed robots and a driverless transport vehicle automate labor-intensive processes in worm farming.
read more...Robot sales fall in the UK
While robot sales in the European Union increased by twelve percent, sales in the UK fell by three percent according to the IFR's World Robotics Report 2019.
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