Automatica

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

SPARC and Adriana Hamacher 04 Jul 2016

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...

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

Emmet Cole and Robotiq Inc. 24 Jun 2016

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...

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

Frank Tobe 22 Jun 2016

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...

Two upcoming robotics events you should consider attending

Frank Tobe 06 May 2016

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....

IFR Maker/User Panel at AUTOMATICA

Frank Tobe 11 Jun 2014

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...

New video shows range and versatility of professional service robots

Robohub Editors 23 May 2014

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:...