PICK-PLACE focuses on flexible, safe and dependable robotic part-handling in industrial environments. The project proposes a combination of human and robot capabilities in order to achieve this efficient hybrid pick-and-place / pick-and-package solution. It includes dynamic package configuration, flexible grasping strategies using an innovative multifunctional gripper, robust environment perception and mechanisms and strategies for human-robot collaboration.

Learn more about PICK-PLACE

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PARTNER PROFILE: Fraunhofer IFF (Germany)

March 27, 2019

In this series, members of the PICK-PLACE consortium are portrayed. After TOFAŞ, ULMA Handling Systems, Mondragon Assembly, IK4-TEKNIKER and CNR-STIIMA, the last partner profile is dedicated to Fraunhofer IFF. Senior research scientist Veit Müller answers the interview.

What is Fraunhofer IFF?

The Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF is an autonomous institute in the nonprofit Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the largest applied research organization in Europe. The Fraunhofer IFF specializes in research and development in the fields of robotics, sensor systems, virtual engineering, logistics, and process and plant management. The Fraunhofer IFF’s Robotic System Business Unit is involved in the PICK-PLACE project.

PROJECT NEWS: PICK-PLACE at LOGIMAT 2019 (A summary)

March 11, 2019

Last month, some members of the PICK-PLACE consortium attended LOGIMAT 2019 fair (Stuttgart, Germany, 18-21 February 2019). The fair has been an excellent occasion to learn more about the latest trends in the sector, and has provided interesting feedback for our project. Oier Álvarez, Research and Innovation engineer at ULMA Handling Systems, answers the interview.

As ULMA Handling Systems, why did you decide to attend LOGIMAT 2019 fair?

ULMA Handling Systems has attended this fair since 2015, the last two years exhibiting our own machinery in the stand.

From the logistic point of view, LOGIMAT is the most important fair in Europe and one of the most recognized events around the world.

The Top 10 Collaborative Robot Industries in 2020

January 7, 2020

Source: ROBOTIQ / by Alex Owen-Hill
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