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…the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). “Robot density is the barometer to track the degree of automation adoption in the manufacturing industry around the world,” stated Milton Guerry, president of the IFR. China leads Asian robotics usage The development of robot density in China is the most dynamic worldwide, said the IFR. Due to the significant growth of robot installations,…
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…the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association, EUnited Robotics and REInvest Robotics. Good intentions gone awry “The politicians have the right intentions—to avoid problems in society—but they don't see the impact on emerging technologies and startups,” said Dr. Esben Hallundbæk Østergaard, founder of Universal Robots and CEO of REInvest Robotics. “It's not the future we…
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…of other markets, said the IFR. The past year was the third most successful year in history for the robotics industry, following 2018 and 2017. Annual turnover of robots was more than $50 billion last year, including software and peripherals but not autonomous vehicles, drones, or business-process automation, said Milton Guerry, president of the IFR and president of Schunk USA.…
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…International Federation of Robotics. The IFR last week said it has researched how robotics training can shape workforce education and enhance skills development, both now and in the future. “Automating dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks is changing job profiles of factory workers for the better,” said Milton Guerry, president of the IFR. “Academies run by robot manufacturers play a key…
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…Business Recovery From COVID-19, Says IFR President Human-Machine Interaction Is Still Evolving, Note Global Robot Cluster Panelists Yearly Non-Automotive Robotic Orders Surpass Automotive Ones for the First Time Robots Rise to Help Humans in Metalworking Precise Motion Control Gives Robots New Degrees of Freedom Manufacturing, Logistics, and Robots: 5 Big Things to Know and Watch The Future of Manufacturing Is…
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…paper, “A Mobile Revolution,” the IFR predicts that unit sales of autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, in the logistics sector will increase by 31% annually between 2020 and 2023. The Frankfurt, Germany-based IFR was established as a nonprofit organization in 1987. It promotes research, development, usage, and global cooperation across the field of robotics and business and government. The IFR's…
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…the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), down from 52% in 2017. The country also has one of the highest robot densities in the world, with 365 robots per 10,000 employees, said the IFR. Japan bringing robots to the field and homes In addition, with an aging population, Japan and its automakers have focused on the development of assistive, service, and…
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…The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) recently released the 2021 update of its “World Robotics R&D Programs” report. The IFR referenced the Made in China 2025 blueprint in key special projects of “intelligent robots” being deployed in accordance with the requirements of the “Innovation Chain.” The focus is on basic cutting-edge technologies and key common technologies for next-generation, industrial, service,…
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…the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) jointly sponsor the award, which is intended to promote stronger collaboration between science and industry in robotics. ABB PixelPaint saves paint, time In the past, 20% to 30% percent of the paint applied to vehicles was wasted because of overspray. By contrast, the inkjet head of PixelPaint applies 100% of the paint to the…
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…the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) released updated figures on robotics usage and the research and development strategies of leading nations. For the past few years, autonomous vehicles have led investments nearly every month. May 2021 was an exception, with transportation, including self-driving cars and trucks, raising about $670 million. Robotics components, software, and artificial intelligence, as well as sensors…
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…the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). For Germany, manufacturing made up over 19% of the economy. For the U.S., though, only 11.39% of economic output in 2019 was linked to manufacturing. So what is the relationship between South Korea's use of robotics and its large manufacturing sector? It is complex, but it does show what could be in the future…
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…Park, vice chairman of the IFR Research Committee and a member of its executive board. “Since then, dozens of countries have updated their robotics R&D programs. The five most advanced robotics countries, South Korea, Japan, Germany, [the] USA, and China follow up a very different strategic focus.” Global robot densities. Source: International Federation of Robotics East Asian governments focus on…
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…International Federation of Robotics, or IFR, recently answered questions from Robotics 24/7 about current trends in technology and industry. Recession and recovery Global manufacturing had started to slow down even before the pandemic because of factors such as China-U.S. trade tensions. How quickly do you expect it to return to steady growth? Guerry: This is exactly right. In 2019, we…
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…the data collected by the IFR [International Federation of Robotics], we don't get into what's happening in e-commerce right now, so it's not a full picture.” “The biggest non-automotive sector is e-commerce logistics and AMRs [autonomous mobile robots],” said Burnstein. “If anything, our figures are conservative, since we can't say how many AMRs and collaborative robots were sold.” Jeff Burnstein,…
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…the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) World Robotics Report 2018, which compiles A3’s Robotic Industries Association (RIA) collected statistics, robot sales in the United States reached $2.1 billion and hit a new peak of almost 38,000 units, setting a record for the eighth year in a row (2010-2018). Robot density in the US manufacturing industry reached 200 robots per 10,000…
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