People in Robotics

Marie Bjerre, the Danish Minister for Digital Government and Gender Equality, was the first keynote speaker at the European Robotics Forum held in Odense, Denmark. In her speech, the minister highlighted the rapid pace of technological advancement and the crucial role played by the robotics and artificial intelligence industries in transforming the way we live and work.

At the beginning of the European Robotic Forum 2023 the mayor of Odense, Peter Rahbæk Juel, highlighted the impact the robotics industry has had on his community. At a reception in Odense City Hall he said that the robotics cluster gives employment to 4,600 people, and already comprises an ecosystem of 130 companies.

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) announced two longtime industry leaders as the winners of the 2023 Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Awards, the world’s most prestigious robotics honor.

The healthcare sector has been using robots for years. The care robot has become a mature tool in healthcare, which is also being taken seriously by government and insurers. This is illustrated by the rapidly growing popularity of care robot Maatje at home and abroad, a platform being developed by the Dutch company Smartrobot Solutions.

European Robotics Forum 2023, which will take place next week in Odense, Denmark, is fast approaching a record number of 1,000 participants. As the ODEON venue is not big enough to host all the extra sessions next to the main event, the Concert Hall (Koncerthuset0 next door will be used as well.

The adoption of robots and automation technologies in businesses is at an all-time high, driven by macro forces like labor shortages. However, most businesses do not have a documented automation strategy in place, leading to missed opportunities and slow adoption beyond initial investments, according to research published by Søren Pap-Tolstrup, CEO of independent advisors Gain & Co.

The rapid growth of the robotics market means it is difficult to keep track of all the developments, suppliers and solutions. HowToRobot is mapping this fluid market in a growing number of countries, and provides a platform to get quotes internationally on robot related questions. Rocking Robots talked to CEO Søren Peters about his vision on the maturity and challenges of the current robotics-market.

The robot and automation industry in the Netherlands is booming with new companies and solutions coming to the forefront. A new market report from automation marketplace HowToRobot.com analyzing the robot and automation suppliers in the Netherlands shows that the Netherlands is quickly becoming a hub for innovation in the industry.

This year Rocking Robots again reported on trends and developments in AI, robotics and RPA. Especially the eventreports attracted a lot of viewers. In this overview we recap the videos that typify the year 2022:

Last week the City of Amsterdam received the 2022 Softbot Award for their innovative use of RPA. This award celebrates innovation in automation, with a broad spectrum of use cases from both public and private sector.  “A few years ago, RPA was mainly seen as a technology with which organizations started experimenting on a small scale. Now we see that we are in discussion at board level about organizing organizations differently with intelligent process automation.”