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Sales to increase by 14 percent in 2024. More than three quarters of all mobile robots come from Asia - 11 percent from Europe. "Robot-as-a-service" on the rise.

Dr. Anne Jurkat, Project Manager Service Robotics Statistics, explains what data is collected in the annual report "World Robotics 2025 - Service Robots" by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

Susanne Junghans takes over the chairmanship of the committee with a unanimous vote. In addition to the election, the Technical Advisory Council (TAC) is also setting the course for its work in the coming year.

New guide for operators and users of mobile robots provides important information on maintenance and periodic inspections of the devices.

A new brochure from the Mobile Robots department provides operators and users of mobile robots with important information and sample checklists for the maintenance and recurring inspections of the devices.

A US proposal for an interoperability standard for mobile robots at ISO level is causing many question marks and criticism among European providers of mobile robots.

For the showcase "Mobile Robots in Production: Mesh-Up" and for the "Service Robotics Arena" there will be daily moderated live demonstrations for the trade fair audience. Details and dates can be found here.

The automatica showcase "Mobile Robots in Production: Mesh-Up" is all about the automation of production logistics with mobile robots. The team from the M2X research project will be presenting the first interim results of its interface development.

Mobile robots are a prime example of networked systems. For them, as for other products in intralogistics, it is imperative to deal with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Non-compliance will result in the CE marking being refused.

The trade association has published a supplementary format for the VDA 5050 communication interface (version 2.0.0), which can be used to transfer a course layout from the vehicle to a third-party control system in an automated and standardized manner.

The services of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association - compact and clearly arranged.

A new brochure is designed to give manufacturers, dealers and operators more certainty about placing automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and transport systems on the market and the associated responsibilities.

VDA 5050 is not the only interface being developed for automated guided vehicles. KIT has created a comparison with the MassRobotics Interoperability Standard for us.