by Mike Wilson, Chairman of the British Automation & Robot Association (BARA)
Apr 27, 2020 — UK manufacturing faces multiple headwinds. A long-term stagnation in productivity growth has been compounded by Brexit. The coronavirus brings new investment uncertainty and strain on labour productivity. The UK’s manufacturing sector must follow the example of its global competitors and turn to automation to regain its footing.
Apr 01, 2020 — Robots are playing an important role in combatting the coronavirus. We look at some of the ways in which robots are keeping people safe, fed, and able to access the care they need through the pandemic.
Feb 05, 2020 — The IFR Secretariat spoke with Melonee Wise, CEO of Fetch Robotics and Chair of the IFR Service Robot Group, about future trends in service robotics.
Dec 11, 2019 — Training programmes and other incentives are vital to enable the workforce to successfully adjust to the impact of automation. We look at some of the initiatives underway in different countries to adapt and profit from the growth in automation, including robot adoption.
Oct 30, 2019 — The market value for professional service robots increased by 32% to US$ 9.2 billion in 2018 (over 2017), driven by a 60% increase in unit sales of logistics systems. A 59% increase in the number of personal / domestic service robots sold was dominated by sales of robot vacuum cleaners. The market for personal / domestic service robots reached US$ 3.66 billion in 2018.
Oct 29, 2019 — Global sales of industrial robots reached a peak of US $16.5 billion in 2018, an increase of 1% over 2017. The number of robots sold increased by 6% to a record 422,000. China continues to be the leading market for industrial robots, despite declining sales in 2018. Germany and Italy led strong growth in Europe, while the United States leapfrogged Korea to become the third largest industrial robot market globally.
Aug 27, 2019 — Russia is not generally associated with the use or manufacture of robotics. While it’s true that the uptake of robots in the Federation is lower than in in Europe and Asia, a number of trends in both the indicate this could change over the next 5 years.
Jul 24, 2019 — Manufacturers are increasingly turning to software-defined manufacturing (SDM) – a technology model in which manufacturing software and hardware are decoupled - to substantially optimise product design and production.
Events
Automate
May 06- May 09, 2024
Discover the latest in robotics, machine vision, AI, motion control, and related technologies.
ICRA 2024
May 13- May 17, 2024
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Elmia Automation
May 14- May 17, 2024
Automation fair
International Drone Show
May 29-
DIRA Business og ROBOTBRAG
May 30- May 31, 2024
Annual Robot Party
Automation UK
June 18- June 19, 2024
Bringing industrial automation and robotics to life
TAIROS & Automation Taipei
August 21- August 24, 2024
Taiwan Automation Intelligence and Robot Show
Automatik 2024
September 10- September 12, 2024
Expo & Conferences
Robot Heart co-located with BI-MU
October 09- October 12, 2024
The art of smart robotics
RobotWorld 2024
October 23- October 26, 2024
RobotWorld, which is the biggest specialized robotics exhibition in Korea
World Robotics – Industrial Robots: Asia ahead of Europe and the Americas
The report recorded 553,052 industrial robot installations in factories around the world – a growth rate of 5% in 2022, year-on-year. By region, 73% of all newly deployed robots were installed in Asia, 15% in Europe and 10% in the Americas.
World Robotics – Service Robots: Worldwide sales of professional robots grew by 48%
In 2022, worldwide sales of professional service robot grew by 48%. Almost 158,000 sold units were registered by IFR Statistical Department. The size of the RaaS fleet grew by 50% to more than 21,000 units. At the same time sales of Consumer robots decreases by 12% to about 5 million units. There are hardly any RaaS models offered in this category.