As a new integrated topic area under the automatica 2018 umbrella, Messe München will be showcasing IT2Industry from the 19th-22nd June. More than 50 exhibitors both from the classical IT fields and providers from the industry environment are showcasing themselves in a combination of lecture programme and exhibition.

With around 1.8 million industrial robots, the number of robots has reached a new record in factories around the world. Workers around the world rate the fact that 'colleague robots' can take over work that is detrimental to health or handle hazardous materials positively (64% on average). However, employees are worried about how their own training can keep up with the pace of the working world 4.0.

Together graphics displays, artificial intelligence and sensors, enable advances in human-robot interaction and are ushering in a new generation of service robots that are easy to programme and intuitive to use. In Munich, from 19-22nd June, 2018, automatica will demonstrate how products and systems - from flexible, collaborative robot tools to smart warehouses and humanoids - place people at the heart of their design, enabling not...

The automation industry is booming, and robotics manufacturers are pushing forward with pioneering developments. This will also be reflected at automatica 2018 on the grounds of Messe München from 19th-22nd June 2018. Hybrid robots, cobots, dual-arm robots as well as new four- and six-axis kinematics are paving the way for smart production concepts.