Sixty-two percent of employees in the UK welcome AI services like ChatGPT to help them make right decisions in the workplace. However, 78% want such digital tools to be instantly recognisable as machines.

automatica sprint and munich_i successfully premiered together from 22nd to 24th June, 2021: There was consistently positive and sometimes enthusiastic participant feedback on the new digital format in the automatica portfolio and the globally unique munich_i Hightech-Summit on robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

At the munich_i Hightech-Summit, world-renowned research and industry representatives will provide information about the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and new applications for robotics. The Hightech-Summit covers the areas of work, health, and mobility, and will be held under the slogan 'intelligence empowering tomorrow'.

With automatica sprint, the international exhibition for automated smart production adds another offer to its portfolio. It provides the robotics and automation industry with a digital industry forum for exchange, knowledge, and business from 22nd to 24th June, 2021. munich_i - the newly created platform for robotics and artificial intelligence - is a part of this format.

munich_i - the newly created platform for robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) - will celebrate its premiere at automatica sprint from 22nd to 24th June, 2021. In addition to the high-tech summit, munich_i also features the digital AI.Society exhibition as well as the Robothon developer competition and the robot driver’s license. All elements are presented in a digital format.

In close consultation with the advisory board, it has been decided that automatica sprint will be held online. The new trade fair format in the automatica portfolio will provide the robotics and automation industry with a digital platform for exchange, knowledge and business on 22nd–24th June, 2021.

Messe München is expanding the automatica portfolio in summer 2021 with a compact, new event format: While the regular automatica will only take place again in 2022, automatica sprint will celebrate its premiere at the Munich exhibition centre from 22nd to 24th June, 2021. With a clear focus on customer dialog and machines you can touch, this innovative event is a contemporary response to the current situation. It is one of the first op...

The automatica exhibition scheduled for 8th-11th December, 2020 will not take place due to the current travel restrictions in Europe in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, which are becoming more stringent. This decision has been taken by Messe München in agreement and close coordination with the conceptual sponsor VDMA Robotics + Automation and the automatica Advisory Board.

automatica and the Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MSRM) of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are jointly creating a new and globally unique AI platform: munich_i will provide answers to economically and socially pressing questions such as: How can AI make work safer and more productive? How can AI be used today for challenges in health or mobility?

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the manufacturing industry in Germany was highly automated according to figures from the International Federation of Robotics and ranked third in robot density worldwide behind Singapore and South Korea. This trend is likely to continue after the COVID-19 crisis.

Due to the increasing global spread of coronavirus and based on the recommendations of the German Federal Government and the Bavarian State Government, Messe München feels compelled to postpone automatica 2020.

The trade fair for intelligent automation and robotics, automatica will take place in Munich from 16th-19th June. One main focus of the event will be on making automobile production more flexible.

The number of industrial robots installed in the United Kingdom ranks 22nd worldwide with only 91 units per 10,000 employees in the manufacturing Industry – International Federation of Robotics reports. At the same time, post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the government wants to move away from relying on ‘cheap labour’ from Europe and invest in training staff and developing automation technology. 

  automatica is continuing on its growth course. The upcoming trade fair will occupy a record area of 76,000 square meters. There will be an additional hall, more than 900 exhibitors and new highlights. Munich will be the meeting place for the international automation industry from 16th-19th June, 2020.

Industrial robot installations in the UK increased for the third year in a row to around 2,300 units (IFR World Robotics Report 2018). This is an increase of 31% (2016–2017). When asked about the workplace of the future, UK employees said they want robots to take over the unhealthy (83%), hazardous (77%) or monotonous (72%) jobs. These are the findings of the automatica Trend Index. In the UK, 1,000 employees were interviewed by a market re...

The use of machines that are enabled by AI to handle tasks independently will enrich the workplace, according to a new report released during automatica 2018, trade fair for robots and automation; however, many employees surveyed for the report consider the term 'artificial intelligence' to be misleading as a machine cannot learn intelligently or act autonomously like a human being.

Interact with robots and see them in action at the dedicated Service Robotics Demo Park at automatica 2018. From 19th-22nd June, in Hall B4, over a dozen exhibitors will be showcasing a wide range of professional service robots, in applications from detection and individual picking of objects, cleaning and transport to rehabilitation, personal assistance and public relations.

Did you know 67% of UK workers see artificial intelligence as a technology that makes machines better assistants in the workplace? In particular, the intelligent control over voice commands or touchpads will make it easier for people to assign the machine new tasks (70%). Sixty four percent of workers believe that computer scientists will not be able to replace human social skills with digital assistants.

This year for the first time, the Barcelona Mobile World Capital Foundation (MWCapital) will take part in automatica, the exhibition for Smart Automation and Robotics, to be held from 19th-22nd June in Munich. MWCapital teams up with Messe München organising the automatica Start-up Arena in the Future and Innovation Hall B4. This will be the epicenter for entrepreneurs, investors and major corporations looking for technological solutions tha...

  The attraction of automatica, which will be held from 19th-22nd June, 2018, will be offering automation components, systems and solutions. The supporting programme comprising forums, conferences, special shows and practical demonstrations sheds light on all facets of automation.