Universal Robots at Hannover Messe - 215,000 visitors

As one of the largest trade shows in the world, featuring 6,500 exhibitors and more than 215,000 visitors, Hannover Messe definitely stands for superlatives. Year after year, one of the highlights of the industry's leading trade fair with international relevance is German Chancellor Angela Merkel tour of the massive expo floor.

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June 6, 2020Universal Robots

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Universal Robots at Hannover Messe - 215,000 visitors

As one of the largest trade shows in the world, featuring 6,500 exhibitors and more than 215,000 visitors, Hannover Messe definitely stands for superlatives.

Year after year, one of the highlights of the industry's leading trade fair with international relevance is German Chancellor Angela Merkel tour of the massive expo floor. And this time it offered her a special encounter: When a collaborative robot from Universal Robots presented her with a pack of peppermint sweets, Merkel and everyone else were literally in awe. "Humans continue to play a central role," was her conclusion as she saw first-hand how cobots can work directly with people.

Universal Robots at Hannover Messe 2019

Touching and testing allowedMerkel couldn't have put it more aptly. At the Universal Robots’ booth, the visitors themselves were at least as much the center of attention as the cobots. The motto here was: "Touching allowed!” The visitors gratefully accepted this opportunity. Quite a few tried their hand at programming simple applications under the guidance of the UR team. And when they saw how the robots were able to translate their specifications into concrete movements after just a few minutes of programming, Merkel-like enthusiasm spread across their faces.

Applications from all areasThe Universal Robots stand was subdivided into different areas featuring applications within machine tending, assembly, packaging, and processing. Each application area featured a number of UR solutions demonstrating how they can generate added value for their users.

UR5e picking randomly oriented parts from a bin utilizing the Pick-it 3D camera and the Schmalz CobotPump solution, an affordable and user-friendly solution to an otherwise complex task.

Usually, you can’t just walk up to an industrial robot and start interacting with it at a tradeshow. The UR cobot’s built-in safety system makes hands-on demos a reality as the cobot automatically stops operating if it encounters obstacles in its route.

Three UR3e robots assemble flashlights that are then handed over to the trade show visitors.

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We believe that collaborative robotic technology can be used to benefit all aspects of task-based businesses – no matter what their size.

We believe that the latest collaborative robot technology should be available to all businesses. The nominal investment cost is quickly recovered as our robotic arms have an average payback period of just six months.