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The startup Rovi Robot Vision has significantly simplified the complicated electronic sensor technology of robots. With previous solutions, robots only recognize the space around them or objects that they are supposed to grasp or process.
read more...Fraunhofer IPA offers solutions for various stages of the industrial value chain. For example, the Fraunhofer IPA in Stuttgart realistically implements material flow simulations.
read more...Mechatronic grippers with communication interface. Gimatic has started to equip its grippers with the IO-Link communication standard.
read more...Rutronik and Osram Opto Semiconductors have extended their distribution agreement to the North American market.
read more...The Neocortex Artificial Intelligence (AI) software platform combines sensor data and machine control, ensures optimum perception of the working environment, guides the robot arm and directs the picking and placing of objects.
read more...Optoforce, the hardware and software specialist for tactile sensing in industrial automation, has launched new application software for Kuka lightweight robots.
read more...Sensor networks and intelligent MMI solutions
Since October 1, Steute Schaltgeräte has been operating under the name Steute Technologies, thus documenting the step from switchgear manufacturer to provider of sensor networks and intelligent MMI solutions.
read more...The availability of data is the key to success in digitalization. At Motek, the company Peakboard will be demonstrating how easy it is to visualize complex data and processes in real time for employees, suppliers and customers.
read more...While some design engineers are still amazed at the vehemence with which IT technologies are pushing their way into factories, basic technologies are also changing. Take linear technology, for example: while many still regard it as a purely mechanical matter, more recent developments paint a different picture.
read more...The autonomous robot from Omron will help to continuously improve occupational safety at the Škoda plant in Vrchlabí and minimize work risks. It recognizes people who cross its path, as well as other vehicles or stationary obstacles.
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