China set the direction for the country's economic policy: According to the Third Plenum, Beijing will adapt to the new round of industrial transformation by using robots as an engine for growth. The success story of China's industrial robots is unique. The country is by far the largest robot market in the world. "...
Coesia, a global manufacturer of advanced industrial and packaging solutions, has acquired a minority stake in PWR (Packaging with Robots), a specialist in automated robotic packaging systems for the food industry. This strategic partnership aims to create new business opportunities by exploiting technological and...
Rode, the acronym for Robotic Depalletiser, is a pioneering product from AWL in the intralogistics market. The robotic solution is able to efficiently handle parcels that are randomly arranged on a pallet, which sets it apart from conventional systems. According to the German Parcel and Express Logistics Association, 4...
According to Interact Analysis, the global market for collaborative robots (cobots) will exceed $1 billion in revenues in 2023, despite a slower than expected recovery in overall demand following the pandemic, according to new data from Interact Analysis. Looking ahead, the market intelligence specialist predicts that...
In hygiene-sensitive areas of laboratory automation, the pharmaceutical industry or the food sector, Yaskawa robots from the new "Motoman HD" series can perform a wide range of handling tasks. With the first two models with a payload of seven and eight kilograms respectively, the manufacturer is expanding its range of...
In Denmark, larvae breeding and robot technology are being combined to create a sustainable solution for the global food supply: Scandinavia's largest and first commercial insect farm, Enorm Biofactory, is utilising the efficiency of the black soldier fly and the precision of Kuka's Hygienic Oil robots to produce a...
The global stock of industrial robots has reached a new record of around 3.9 million units. The strong demand is being driven by a number of exciting technological developments. The International Federation of Robotics has summarised the most important trends that will shape robotics and automation in 2024. “The five...
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). “The top five...
The EMVA Young Professional Award 2023 goes to Dr. Pieter Blok for his work “Advanced deep learning for harvest robotics”. The awardee was announced on 05 May during the 21th EMVA Business Conference in Seville/Spain, where he also had the opportunity to present his work as part of the regular conference program....
Under the motto "Intelligent intralogistics - experience the flow", Siemens is presenting the holistic digital twin of a real logistics center at this year's Logimat. The logistics and intralogistics industry finds itself in a rapidly changing and demanding environment: increasing demand for energy efficiency and...
