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AI meets plastics: igus accelerates transformation to sustainable Industry 4.0 at the Hannover Exhibition

Published on: 10/04/2024

Smart maintenance, low-cost robotics, AI-based online tools: igus is exhibiting a vision of the future. The plastics specialist will showcase future-oriented solutions for the lubrication-free, carbon neutral industry and automation of tomorrow at the Hannover Show in April. To help industrial companies with big challenges such as “net zero” manufacturing and digitalisation, motion plastics specialist […]

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Let’s shake on it: igus launches bionic hand for ReBeL cobot

Published on: 02/01/2024

The igus ReBeL cobot now has a humanoid hand made of lubrication-free, high-performance plastics Robots are increasingly finding their way into small and medium-sized companies, especially as collaborative robots or “cobots”, such as the igus ReBeL. These robots sort, pick and move items with the help of cameras and mechanical or vacuum gripping systems. To […]

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VOTW-The simplicity of the Rebel Cobot

Published on: 13/04/2023

Automation doesn’t need to be complicated and doesn’t always have to be industrial. In this week’s “video of the week”, the modular ReBeL Cobot arm shows the variation of movement possible, the accuracy and the simplicity of programming. Once again, proving automation can be simple and available for everyone to adopt To view the video, […]

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VOTW- unbox the new Rebel robot with us!

Published on: 23/03/2023

The igus® ReBel robot arm could not be easier to use, designed specifically for it to be suitable for anyone to programme, the user friendly igus robot control makes it, easy to operate and have the robot running in minutes. In this week’s “video of the week”, we show you how quick and easy it […]

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VOTW- Prevent loopage on your Cobot with igus® triflex® robotic chains

Published on: 13/12/2022

In this week’s video of the week, the UR Cobot is on display in combination with the triflex® fibre rod system. The fibre rod system ensures your services remain controlled and prevent loop formation. To view this week’s video, click here https://youtu.be/1HWkAKA54qg To find out more about the fibre rod system used on this robot […]

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The ReBeL of low cost automation: smart igus cobot

Published on: 06/06/2022

The world’s first plastic gearbox for cobots and access to a digital ecosystem: latest igus Low Cost Automation product records 20 new projects per week in Germany alone Low cost and about 8kg, the plug-and-play ReBeL cobot is one of the lightest cobots on the market. Digital services provided with it, such as the RBTXpert and […]

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VOTW-Plastic versus metal cobot clamps

Published on: 07/10/2021

In this video you can see the comparison between the assembly time of an igus® plastic cobot clamp and the metal version. There simply is no comparison when it comes to the speed, however the metal ones can sometimes be the better option when there is a faster motion. Luckily igus® offers both options! So, […]

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VOTW-How many degrees of freedom will the new Rebel robot from igus® give you?

Published on: 17/05/2021

With the new igus® ReBel cobot, it is now even easier to accomplish robot/human collaborative tasks.  These robots are suitable for assembly aids, pick & place tasks and can be used within industrial or private applications. See how smooth it moves in this week’s video of the week: https://youtu.be/BNjg5HaoWio For more information on the igus® […]

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New modular gearbox kit from igus for innovative, low cost automation ideas at Hannover Messe 2021

Published on: 30/03/2021

Igus releases a cost-effective, lightweight, plug & play gearbox kit consisting of gearbox, encoder, controller, force control system and motor for collaborative robotics. The potential for service robotics is growing fast: in hospitality, medical care, agriculture and logistics, lightweight robots help to automate monotonous tasks. To show that using service robots can be easy and […]

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