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Robot orders down in first quarter of 2023

Control Engineering

During Q1, non-automotive orders in consumer goods, semiconductor & electronics, plastics & rubber, life sciences/pharmaceutical/ biomedical, metals, and others purchased 3,519 robots, down 42% over Q1 2022. Automotive customers accounted for 68% of all robot orders in Q1, with 5,659 robots purchased.

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Motion control, ease of use, sustainability: Pack Expo Las Vegas 2023

Control Engineering

In a pick-and-place/bin-picking application, Kuka will simulate a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) production environment in a cell with KR 3 Delta Hygienic robot along with KR 6 SCARA (6-kg payload positions at a repeatability of +/- 0.02 seconds) and KR IonTec robot can help for food processing. – Edited by Mark T.