
More and more similar to humans...
... will be the robots, dear readers. The fact that they have names and faces is no longer a novelty, nor is it a rarity. Robots now also have nicknames - Robi, for example, is one of the more popular ones.
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... will be the robots, dear readers. The fact that they have names and faces is no longer a novelty, nor is it a rarity. Robots now also have nicknames - Robi, for example, is one of the more popular ones.

Okuma Europe and Hommel have concluded a purchase agreement for the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in Hommel CNC Technik GmbH.
External employees in service and maintenance
The use of subcontractors in service and maintenance is becoming increasingly popular. In addition to legal and contractual challenges, integrating subcontractors into your own digital service and maintenance processes is often a hurdle. Until now.
Developments such as adaptable production and the booming online trade place the highest demands on intralogistics. To meet these requirements, digital networking, artificial intelligence and machine learning offer innovations for driverless transport systems and mobile robots. On September 18, 2019, the 8th Fraunhofer IPA Technology Forum will present new approaches and applications.
International robotics competition

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.
Lifting technology and load securing...
SpanSet has acquired Axzion GKS Stahl- und Maschinenbau. Axzion GKS produces and sells load handling attachments for wind turbines and industrial applications worldwide under the brand name Axzion. To make the affiliation clear, the company will be called SpanSet Axzion in future.
At the 16th Rapid.Tech + FabCon 3.D, during the hottest days of summer 2019 so far, a concrete, application-oriented exchange on the current possibilities and future developments of additive manufacturing (AM) took place - this was the verdict of the almost 4,500 visitors, the 180 exhibitors and the more than 100 speakers at the Rapid.Tech Congress and the 3D Printing Conference.
Robots are also finding their way into soccer. This year, Team B-Human from Bremen showed what the little robots can do in this popular sport at the international robotics competition Robocup in Sydney.
Bott vario3 is characterized by the fact that the van racking system is much more than just a few lightweight shelves in the car. The completely newly developed, innovative lightweight equipment offers craftsmen and service technicians many options for organizing their equipment.
Linde is renewing and expanding its range for order picking applications. It starts with eight new models of the N20 C low-lift order picker for the 1.2 to 2.5 tonne load range.