Robots and cobots dominate this year’s edition of Hannover Messe. And the trend toward low-cost robotics is growing. Last year, we discovered Franka Emika, the first affordable industrial cobot on the market. With an unbeatable price of less than 10,000 €, Franka Emika can compete with the big boys. The German company...
Isybot is a French start-up created last November with the CEA, France’s nuclear energy commission. The company developed a collaborative robotic arm designed to help human workers do precise, repetitive tasks in the factory of the future. DirectIndustry e-magazine met with Isybot’s CEO at Industrie Lyon. Watch our...
The new wave of cobotics—robots that can safely work alongside humans—offers tremendous possibilities for industry. And with artificial intelligence (AI), smart robotics is changing the game. Thanks to new cognitive capabilities, robots can perform more than just repetitive tasks. DirectIndustry e-magazine interviewed...
Cobotics is no longer limited to small-service robots. At last June’s Automatica fair in Munich, Germany, Comau introduced AURA, a new line of industrial cobots with high-payload capacity. DirectIndustry e-magazine spoke with marketing director Maurizio Cremonini about this world premiere.
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Watch our exclusive report. The low-cost war is raging in cobotics! At Hannover Messe, new players presented cobots at unbeatable prices. Competition is getting tough, especially for those who first introduced inexpensive cobots.
Watch our exclusive report. Last year, during our special coverage of Hannover Messe, we titled one of our stories “The Rise of Cobotics.” What’s the situation a year later? Are cobots still invading the factory floor? Are they still a hot topic in the industry? The answer is yes, and the technology keeps improving....
