After last year's Automatica was able to be held in presence again after a four-year pandemic break, the leading trade fair unscheduled this year and in parallel with Laser World of Photonics, before returning to the usual two-year cycle.

In addition to the trending topics of digitalisation and AI, the future of work will also be discussed in Munich until Friday. Cooperation between man and machine has long since established itself as a successful model. And the trend is rising. This is because robots are becoming easier and easier to operate, which makes them increasingly attractive for SMEs and completely new fields of application.

Another key topic: sustainable production. Robots are already producing photovoltaic modules, fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries today and help "green technologies" achieve a breakthrough. Even in normal industrial applications, energy-efficient automation solutions make a contribution to sustainable production. And when it comes to recycling electronic waste Robot-assisted systems that close the circle of the circular economy can.

SourceMunich Trade Fair Centre