Case Studies - Robots addressing the UN SDGs

Sep 07, 2026 CETRIKO faced a workflow that was essential to production but hard on its people: loading and unloading yarn cones, weighing up to 6 kg, into vertical creels reaching two metres in height, hundreds of times a day, in a noisy, dusty environment with narrow corridors and occasionally slippery floors.

Sep 02, 2026 The growing use of renewable energy and the rapid development of electric vehicles have significantly increased demand for energy storage systems such as lithium batteries and energy storage cabinets.

Aug 25, 2026 As the global push for renewable energy accelerates, future-focused energy companies are increasingly geared toward leveraging advanced technology to automate the complex, labor-intensive process of constructing large-scale solar farms.

Jun 09, 2026 In Western Australia, Coral Maker has partnered up with Autodesk to develop a system that uses collaborative robots (cobots) from Universal Robots to help revitalize the coral reefs of Australia.

Feb 26, 2026 For a sustainable circular economy, recycling plays an essential role, especially when electronic consumer goods are involved. The recycling of electronic waste can be harmful to human health and is therefore an optimal field of application for robotics and automation. The Irish technology company Votechnik has developed a system with a KR QUANTEC that can master these challenges.

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