
Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
Takeover of Invent Smart Intralogistics Solutions
Comau has signed a binding agreement to acquire Invent, a Brazil-based company specializing in intralogistics and warehouse automation solutions, with a strong focus on e-commerce and high-throughput distribution environments.

People-oriented automation (www.industrial-production.de)
Exoskeleton: strength to put on
Automation specialist Comau is expanding its portfolio of wearable robots with a new exoskeleton. The wearable system reduces muscle strain by up to 50 percent and is aimed at a wide range of applications in industry and SMEs.

Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
Exoskeleton: Strength to put on
Automation specialist Comau is expanding its portfolio of wearable robots with a new exoskeleton. The wearable system reduces muscle strain by up to 50 percent and is aimed at a wide range of applications in industry and SMEs.

People-oriented automation (www.materialfluss.de)
Exoskeleton: strength to put on
Automation specialist Comau is expanding its portfolio of wearable robots with a new exoskeleton. The wearable system reduces muscle strain by up to 50 percent and is aimed at a wide range of applications in industry and SMEs.

Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
New Family of Cobots
Comau has announced the global launch of 'MyCo', a new family of collaborative robots, at Automatica 2025. The 'MyCo' family consists of six different robot models with payloads from 3 kg to 15 kg.

Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
Takeover of Automha
Comau has signed a binding agreement to acquire Automha. The Italian company is active in the field of warehousing and intralogistics automation and is owned by Trasma.

Stellantis (www.computer-automation.de)
OEP acquires majority stake in Comau
The private equity company One Equity Partners, OEP for short, will become the majority shareholder of Comau, while Stellantis will remain an active minority shareholder. An agreement to this effect has been signed.

50 years of Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
"Those who change remain true to themselves"
Volker Buchbauer cites the ability to change himself as the most important quality in Comau's 50-year history. In this interview, he explains what he means by this and why difficulties also bring opportunities.

Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
220 kg payload
The N-220-2.7 (N-220) robot from Comau offers 220 kg payload, modular adjustment, direct kinematics, absolute calibration and improved algorithms.

Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
Without special robot programming
Comau has released the Comau Next Generation Programming Platform, a protocol that uses the Uniform Robotics Data Interface (URDI) communication standard to simplify robot programming.

Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
Research for wearable robot systems
A project carried out by Heidelberg University in collaboration with Iuvo aims to expand the scientific basis to prove the usability and efficiency of Comau's 'Mate-XT' exoskeleton for reducing biomechanical stress.

Rockwell Automation / Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
Control robots uniformly
Rockwell Automation and Comau want to offer uniform robot control solutions in the future. This should make it easier to develop and deploy robot applications.

Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
Speed up to 6 m/s
Comau launches Racer-5-0.80 (Racer-5 cobot) to meet the increasing demand for fast, cost-effective cobots that can be used in confined spaces and in a variety of applications.

Rockwell Automation / Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
Standardized robot control
Rockwell Automation and Comau want to offer standardized robot control solutions in the future. This should make it easier to develop and use robot applications.

Smart Manufacturing (www.industrial-production.de)
Innovations at the Hannover Messe
Comau presented its innovations for smart manufacturing in line with its "human manufacturing" approach for Industry 4.0 at Hannover Messe Digital 2021.

Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
Robust exoskeleton for indoor and outdoor use
Comau presents Mate-XT, a new version of its wearable exoskeleton that can be fully adapted to the specific needs of the user in industrial, non-industrial and outdoor activities.

Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
Exoskeleton receives EAWS certificate
'Comau Mate' is the first exoskeleton with EAWS (Ergonomic Assessment Work-Sheet) certification on the market that has been proven to reduce the 'risk of biomechanical overload' of the upper limbs.

Automated production (www.industrial-production.de)
Comau supplies industrial transport with Li-ion batteries
Comau is building one of the first automated production lines for lithium-ion battery modules for transportation applications for Leclanché, a provider of energy storage solutions.

Solutions for the electric vehicle market (www.industrial-production.de)
AVL and Comau sign strategic partnership
AVL List and Comau have decided to pool their expertise and develop innovative, modular and flexible solutions to meet the new requirements of the electrification market.

1st Congress Modern Assembly (www.industrial-production.de)
85 participants discuss assembly concepts of the future
For the first time, the Modern Assembly Congress took place parallel to Motek and was very popular. 85 participants learned about the latest assembly technology and discussed future trends such as exoskeletons, human-robot collaboration, TSN and OPC UA.

Exoskeleton (www.industrial-production.de)
Much less effort
Exoskeleton for workers. Comau has presented the wearable exoskeleton Mate. It is designed to support movement for both repetitive and daily tasks.

EU project 'ESMERA' (www.computer-automation.de)
Jump-start for new robotics solutions
The EU project 'ESMERA' aims to help small and medium-sized companies to develop robotics solutions and bring them to market maturity. The winners can receive a cash injection of up to 200,000 euros each in two stages. The open call has now been launched.

Automatica 2018 (www.computer-automation.de)
Robotics - a record-breaking industry
Human-robot collaboration, digital transformation in manufacturing and service robotics - these were the key topics at Automatica 2018. Computer&AUTOMATION has captured impressions and important news from the trade fair in a photo gallery.

Factory of the future (www.industrial-production.de)
Ericsson, TIM and Comau: 5G for the factory of the future
Ericsson, TIM and Comau are showcasing their Cloud Robotics solution at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona as a first implementation result of the "5G for Italy" cooperation agreement signed last year.

New distributor in Austria (www.industrial-production.de)
Comau: Berger Positec takes over sales and service in Austria
Since January 2018, the Viennese company Berger Positec has been responsible for the sales and service of all Comau Robotics products in Austria.

Automated transport systems (www.computer-automation.de)
1.7 m/s Maximum speed
Comau has launched an AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) platform for use in both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. Agile1500 is the first automated transportation system within the AGV platform.

Impressions (www.computer-automation.de)
The Hannover Messe 2017 in pictures
At Hannover Messe 2017, exhibitors clearly demonstrated what Industry 4.0 can look like in practice. Computer&AUTOMATION has captured exciting applications, products and impressions in a series of images.

Robotics (www.computer-automation.de)
RobMoSys for more software quality
With the involvement of the robotics community, the RobMoSys project aims to establish an open and agile software ecosystem for a wide range of applications, thereby increasing the scalability and quality of software development in robotics.

Ericsson / Comau (www.computer-automation.de)
5G for intelligent manufacturing
Ericsson and robot manufacturer Comau have signed a cooperation agreement. Together, they want to explore the potential of 5G technologies in the context of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing.
