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President's Report
The IFR Committees recently gathered in a series of virtual meetings. These conversations replaced our regularly scheduled meetings during the automatica tradeshow, which would have been last week.
World Robotics 2020 will be published in September 2020. Orders will already be accepted. With your pre-order you will get immediate access to World Robotics 2019 and in September for the World Robotics 2020 edition.
How Nations Invest in Robotics Research - Download available
The Corona crisis highlights the important contribution that robots make to industry and to society. Research funding programs are vital to enable and further support these developments. IFR summarized national funding programs in the new "World Robotics R&D Programs".
Post-COVID-19 Economy: “Robots Create Jobs” - MIT´s news office conclusions on Acemoglu’s research wrong
Companies around the world are increasing their use of industrial robots: Within five years, the global operational stock rose by about 65% to 2.4 million units (2013-2018). For the same period of time, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a positive impact on the job market: Employment in the automotive industry increased by 22%.
T-Skin from Touché Solutions - first safety tactile system certified by EU’s CE ISO 13856-3 standard
In the post-pandemic era, in response to the concerns on workforce and productivity, the global manufacturers will need to actively set out a forward-looking strategy to expands the scope for the use of safe collaborative robots.
Faster robot communication through the OPC Robotics Companion Specification
A new communications technology model developed by OPC Foundation members together with VDMA and Europe paves the way for seamless communication between robots and other automation equipment.
How robots help UK manufacturers face the headwinds of Brexit and COVID-19 coronavirus
Mike Wilson (BARA): "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 International Federation of Robotics is the voice of the global robotics industry. IFR represents almost 60 manufacturers of industrial robots and national robot associations from over twenty countries and was founded in 1987 as a non-profit organization
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