Robots as teammates
Humans and robots work closely together in a research laboratory at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in the Deutsches Museum.
read more...read more...Cooperation between SMC and Yaskawa
Another chapter in the cooperation between Yaskawa and SMC: The new European Yaskawa Europe headquarters is also home to an academy with robots and cobots, to which various SMC solutions are exclusively connected.
read more...Micro motors as the driving force behind intralogistics
Suitable transport structures in intralogistics are a prerequisite in all industries in order to withstand competitive pressure in the future. The basis for this is comprehensive automation, which would be inconceivable without an armada of powerful micromotors.
read more...Kuka robots support minimally invasive surgery
Innovative technologies for minimally invasive surgery and more: Kuka and Siemens Healthineers are expanding their long-standing partnership. Kuka will supply 300 robots for the medical technology manufacturer's Artis phenography system this year and next.
read more...Kuka Innovation Award 2023 presented
Automation becomes accessible
The Kuka Innovation Award 2023 was all about simple operation and maximum flexibility of robots. For the first time, the robotics competition was based on the new Kuka robot operating system and associated ecosystem iiQKA.
read more...New series for new applications
Fanuc Germany is still programmed for growth: The "Offensive 2022/2023" led to an increased business result. Turnover in the past financial year amounted to 236 million euros. Compared to the previous year, this is an increase of 22 percent. This means that the record year 2018 has almost been reached again.
read more...EU countries invest heavily in robotics
Robot sales increase by six percent
There is a strong increase in demand for industrial robots in Europe: the 27 member states of the European Union installed around 72,000 units in 2022 - an increase of six percent compared to the previous year. These are preliminary figures published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
read more...Drives for autonomous mobile robots
Fast delivery thanks to powerful drives
Knapp's Open Shuttles, autonomous mobile robots (AMR), enable the automation of in-house transportation without having to adapt the existing infrastructure. The installed drive solutions from Dunkermotoren and gearbox manufacturer Framo Morat enable even bulky and heavy loads to be transported safely.
read more...Visitor growth at the robotics trade fair
After four days of the trade fair, organizers and exhibitors can draw a positive conclusion of the trade fair, which has almost reached pre-Covid levels again.
read more...VDMA expects robotics to reach all-time high
On the way to the next record
Robotics and automation in Germany is on track for another record: the industry is forecasting an increase in turnover of 13% to 16.2 billion euros in 2023. In 2022, companies already recorded an increase in turnover of five percent to 14.3 billion euros.
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