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NewsRobotic solutions for hygienic and cleanroom environments are in great demand. Life sciences, food, laboratories, electronics, semiconductors—the niche markets of the past have evolved into growth drivers.

News Peter Pühringer: Back in the early nineties, Stäubli was still a niche supplier in the field of robotics. So, we focused on niche markets.

NewsThe world of robotics is changing. The humanoids are coming! And they are coming in hot.

NewsInterview with David Reger, CEO of Neura Robotics on the topic of humanoid robots

NewsUpcoming energy generation methods require new technology and production processes, thus generating a billion-dollar market for the automation sector.

NewsThe phase-out of fossil fuels will lead to a significant increase in global electricity consumption and, thus, to a transformation process of enormous proportions.

NewsThe question of data sovereignty is not clearly regulated by law: Interview with Uwe Seidel, Head of the Working Group “Legal Challenges” of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy.

NewsIndustrial measurement will play a central role in the production of the future.

NewsWith the help of industrial analytics, companies want to gain added value from production data. Intelligent data analysis software alone is not enough.

NewsIoT platforms connect devices and applications, machines and factories in the Internet of Things. With the large number of providers, obtaining an overview is often not very easy.

NewsThe IoT boom makes edge computing necessary, but data processing in the cloud is more dynamic and therefore scalable to any extent.

NewsGAIA-X: The Secure European Cloud Is Taking Shape. A secure and data-sovereign European cloud infrastructure for SMEs – that is the goal of GAIA-X. That is why government, business and science are promoting the project.

NewsAutonomous production of the future configures and coordinates its production cells itself. Industry pioneers are already implementing the characteristics of the smart factory.

NewsOverview of the most important aspects: What is autonomous production? What is the current situation? What role do people play in this?

NewsFive aspects of driverless transport systems (DTS) in pro-duction, which absolutely must be considered in planning

NewsIndustrial machine vision is well advanced when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence and in particular deep learning.

NewsArtificial Intelligence in Production: With Assistance Systems for Autonomy.

NewsGerman government has recognized the importance of AI and has developed an AI strategy.

NewsTips and tricks for an introduction to machine learning.

NewsWill artificial intelligence (AI) someday make robots smarter than humans? This is what robotics and AI experts in industry and research have to say.

NewsHow much autonomy does production tolerate? What are the opportunities and limits of artificial intelligence? A prominent survey of AI professionals.

NewsThe training sector offers numerous application possibilities for automation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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