


Finalists nominated for the 9th IERA Award
Session and Presentation at ICRA in Karlsruhe
On 8 May 2013, the finalists of the IFR/IEEE Invention & Entrepreneurship Award will present their applications at the ICRA Conference in Karlsruhe, Germany.
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President´s Report
Robots improve manufacturing success and create jobs!
Robots improve manufacturing success and create jobs! This was the result of the update of the IFR research study titled "Positive Impact of Industrial Robots on employment". Two robot users from the United States, Drew Greenblatt, Marlin Steel and Matt Tyler, Vickers Engineering confirmed this during the IFR CEO Round Table discussion at the Automate show in Chicago.
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ISR 2013 - 44th International Symposium on Robotics
In October in Seoul, Korea
The 44th International Symposium on Robotics (ISR2013) will be held from October 24 to 26, 2013, at the KINTEX in Seoul, Korea. The theme of ISR2013, Human-Robot Coexistence, intends to have a harmonious integration of robot and human beings.
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IFR started tweeting
Come on and Follow us!
IFR decided to participate in the social network. With our new Twitter account we have now the possibility to reach more people interested in robotics.
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More than 160,000 industrial robots sold in 2012
Robot supply to the United States continued to increase
"Despite the weak global economic development in 2012 the demand for global robot sales almost reached the all-time-high level of 2011", said Shinsuke Sakakibara, IFR President, on Thursday in Frankfurt. "Investments in automation are ongoing!"
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More than two million jobs will be created in the next eight years by robots
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) announced the publication of its updated research study titled "Positive Impact of Industrial Robots on employment." The study found that more than two million jobs will be created in the next eight years because of robotics in industry.
moreCEO Statements at IFR Round Table 2013
Education
CEOs of the global robotics industry present in the audience took the opportunity to give their statement on "Education".
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Research & Development
CEOs of the global robotics industry present in the audience took the opportunity to give their statement on "Research & Development".
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Vision of Manufacturing
CEOs of the global robotics industry present in the audience took the opportunity to give their statement on "Vision of Manufacturing".
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CEO Statements at IFR Round Table 2013
Robots are the Future
CEOs of the global robotics industry present in the audience took the opportunity to give their statement on "Robots are the Future".
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