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match | The SPP2100 student team won the Manipulation Challenge at the RoboSoft conference with a specially developed pneumatic gripper. The competition consisted of gripping various fruits without damaging them.
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IFW | IPH | LZH | He supervised 257 scientific employees as a doctoral supervisor. He has left his mark on manufacturing technology and has been awarded numerous honorary doctorates and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Today Professor Hans Kurt Tönshoff celebrates his 90th birthday.
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match | In micro assembly, components are assembled with an accuracy of just a few micrometres. Programming micro assembly robots requires a high level of specialist knowledge. match is therefore researching intuitive methods for programming and knowledge transfer.
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IPH | ITA | Automated industrial trucks master difficult driving situations worse than humans – for now. New approaches based on artificial intelligence (AI) are intended to replicate human driving behavior and give automated systems more flexibility.
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ITA | How can belt conveyor systems be optimised through the use of driving idlers (AT) and can this be simulated? Scientists at the Institute of Transport and Automation Technology (ITA) are investigating this question.
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LZH I With lasers, holes can be drilled quickly and automatically. Laser drilling facilitates the processing of materials such as carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) and is thus an attractive alternative to mechanical drilling processes in lightweight construction.
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IMPT | The Institute of Micro Production Technology (IMPT) is developing plastic-based transformers and inductors for use in electric cars to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The project is funded by the European Union.
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IPH | LZH | What are the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics in production? How can lasers be used to make production processes more sustainable? IPH and LZH will answer these questions at the Hannover Messe from April 22 to 26, 2024.
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IFW | 3-axis simultaneous turning allows the production of complex contours with a single tool. To take full advantage of this, the IFW is developing a simulation-based approach for path planning to improve tool loading and chip breaking.