Future of Work

Humans and machines, not humans vs. machines. Cooperation between human and machine has long since established itself as a successful model. And the trend is rising.

Adaptive Systems: Is the corona crisis taking robotics to a new level?

NewsCrisis as an opportunity? Why production managers should rely on adaptive robots even before corona—but at the latest now.

Assistance Systems for Workplace 4.0 in the Smart Factory

NewsSmart Factory: Assistance Systems for Workplace 4.0. Dr. Matthias Peissner of the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering and Organization IAO assesses future technologies for workplace 4.0.

Robotics & Automation against Corona

NewsRobotics and automation specialists are supporting the fight against the corona pandemic 2ith innovative approaches. Robots help to carry out corona tests.

Cobots: Eleven robots that collaborate with people

NewsWhether the MRK robots are called cobots, lightweight robots or collaborating robots, virtually all industrial robot manufacturers have special robot types for the close human-robot collaboration.

Heavy-Duty robots become team players

NewsCobots have paved the way for human-robot collaboration (HRC). Currently, the trend is toward heavy-duty HRCs in industry, while lightweight robots are still in the trial and discovery phase.

Mobile transport systems are on the rise

NewsDemand for mobile transport systems is booming. The number of logistics robots sold rose by a remarkable 60 percent in 2018, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) reported.

“The AI-user does not have to be an AI specialist”

NewsAI systems can be helpful assistants for factory workers. Plamen Kiradjiev and Jochen Benke from IBM explain in an interview how this can reduce machine downtime.

Photo gallery: Automation in education

NewsThe training sector offers numerous application possibilities for automation.

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