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Robot-supported innovations for electric vehicles

Joint development of robot-based innovation concepts for vehicles of the future has now been agreed.

BMW Group's Dingolfing plant has a new, highly responsive assistant

An LBR iiwa lightweight robot from KUKA primarily takes over monotonous and physically demanding tasks.

Online supermarket pick and pack robots

Ocado, the world's largest online-only supermarket, has been evaluating the feasibility of robotic picking and packing of shopping orders in its highly-automated warehouses through the SoMa project, a Horizon 2020 framework programme for research and innovation funded by the European Union.

Soft Robotics Inc

We recently caught up with the CEO of Carl Vause, a Boston-based start-up commercialising a novel robotic gripper that is based on the principles of soft robotics.

What Lessons Can Europe Learn From The Gigafactory?

In the first of a series of articles on the future of battery manufacturing, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Lorenzo Grande describes the opinions and outlook from the German players relative to the latest worldwide trends in battery manufacturing.

United Sciences

IDTechEx intereviewed Sam Kellett Jr., Chairman, CEO and co-founder of United Sciences about their work in 3D hole scanning for ear-based devices and also industrial use. This profile summarises their progress so far.

Volkswagen research on an automated quick-charging system

Engineers oat Vokswagen are working on an automated direct-current charging system, a so-called automated e-filling station "e-smartConnect".

Baumann photovoltaic division adds new handling modules

Amberg based equipment vendor baumann extends the range of modules for its automation systems for crystalline solar cell manufacturing.