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World Robotics 2019 - Service Robots
Service robots used commercially and privately recorded double-digit growth rates in 2018. Detailed market analyses are presented in the new yearbook World Robotics 2019 - Service Robots, a cooperation project between the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) and Fraunhofer IPA.
read more...The human hand is considered the benchmark when it comes to the flexibility of gripping tools. In service and assistance robotics in particular, humanoid manipulators that enable a wide range of gripping variants will be increasingly in demand in the future. The cost-effectiveness factor is also becoming increasingly important.
read more...The UVD Robot from Blue Ocean Robotics emits concentrated UV-C light to eliminate bacteria and other harmful microorganisms. The service robot, which has won the Innovation and Entrepreneur Award in Robotics and Automation (IERA) from the International Federation of Robotics, is used in hospitals.
read more...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...The human hand is still considered the benchmark when it comes to the flexibility of gripping tools. In service and assistance robotics in particular, humanoid manipulators that enable a wide range of gripping variants will be increasingly in demand in the future.
read more...Editorial: Robotics in production
R2-D2, C-3PO and Marvin - who doesn't know them, the intelligent robots from the "Star Wars" series and from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"? And who wouldn't want them at their side every day as intelligent helpers?
read more...Instead of programming every movement, service robots should in future learn what to do from humans. These and other topics were discussed by 170 experts at the Schunk Expert Days on Service Robotics in the Danish automation hotspot of Odense.
read more...In the future, robots will be used as helpers in companies and households. To do this, however, they must be able to perceive and interpret their surroundings. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have found a solution to this problem.
read more...The Lithuanian company Rubedos developed the 3D visual perception system Viper to equip industrial and service robots with visual perception.
read more..."100 Places for Industry 4.0" competition
The "Pilz Smart Factory" was honored as the winner of the "100 Places for Industry 4.0 in Baden-Württemberg" competition.
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