Automatica

Automatica’s exhibitors were trumpeting Industry 4.0. Is this the turning point for robotics?

Industry 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution - was the main theme at the largest robot and automation fair in the world, Germany's AUTOMATICA, which took place in Munich throughout the last week o...

04 July 2016, by SPARC and Adriana Hamacher

What’s new in robotics this week? Limiting cuteness in robot design

Automatica coverage; new sUAS rules; limiting cuteness in robot design; bots to become electronic persons?; European Robotics League launches, and more. Find out what's happening in our robotics unive...

24 June 2016, by Emmet Cole and Robotiq Inc.

Industrial robot sales for 2015 set new record, despite troubles in China

Worldwide sales of industrial robots set a new record: 248,000 units sold in 2015, 12% more than 2014. 66,700 units sold in China of which 20,400 were made in China. Asia is still the strongest gr...

22 June 2016, by Frank Tobe

Two upcoming robotics events you should consider attending

May and June offer two important trade shows and conferences for professional and personal service robotics: Innorobo, held in Paris May 24-26 and AUTOMATICA, held June 21-24 in Munich....

06 May 2016, by Frank Tobe

IFR Maker/User Panel at AUTOMATICA

In a crowded back room at AUTOMATICA 2014 in Munich, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) sponsored a panel of prominent robot users explaining their needs to a panel of executives represent...

11 June 2014, by Frank Tobe

New video shows range and versatility of professional service robots

A new video promoting this year's AUTOMATICA event in Munich offers an excellent primer in the state of professional service robotics in Europe. Check out the video here:...

23 May 2014, by Robohub Editors