With the FLAIROP (Federated Learning for Robot Picking) project, Festo and researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners from Canada, want to make picking robots smarter using distributed AI methods.
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Safe aerial acrobatics as a swarm
They are agile, nimble and can even fly loops and tight turns: the BionicSwifts. The five artificial swallows can move in a coordinated and autonomous manner in a defined airspace by interacting with a radio-based indoor GPS.
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Industry 4.0 comes out of its Shell
Industry 4.0 is revolutionising manufacturing. Remarkable changes are taking place – often behind the scenes – to turn expectations into reality. Steve Sands, Head of Product Management at Festo, explains why the unassumingly named Asset Administration Shell is so crucial to delivering the Industry 4.0 vision.
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Creating digital twins is quicker and error-free with Festo’s online product catalogue
Festo has developed an award-winning online catalogue that provides designers with a time-saving tool kit and prepares the way for the creation of an Asset Administration Shell, or digital twin, for their machines.
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Adopting application-led approach to linear motion tasks resolves electric vs. pneumatic dilemma
Festo claims that machine builders can resolve the age-old dilemma of whether to deploy electric or pneumatic technology for linear motion tasks by adopting a more application-led approach and deploying hybrid solutions.
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Festo makes customers ready for energy-efficient production
Festo combines its Festo Energy Saving Services (FESS) with energy-saving products to help manufacturing facilities fully realise the efficiency of their compressed air system.
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Piezo technology can deliver high dynamics with low heat, noise and power
On Wednesday 19th May at 10.00, Festo is running a webinar to discover how the next generation of piezo technology can deliver high dynamics with low heat, noise and power. Despite being around for more than a hundred years, piezo technologies used for proportional valve actuation has only recently reached a level of maturity that has allowed its implementation into mainstream, cost-effective standard products.
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Asset Administration Shell: the bridge between tangible assets and the IoT world
Join this interactive webinar on Wednesday 31 March at 10am and find out more about the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) which is a key step towards digital twins and the digitalisation of manufacturing industry.
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