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Munich_i robot and AI summit to premiere at Automatica Sprint, 22-24 June
28 May 2021
In addition to the high-tech summit, Munich_i also features the digital AI.Society exhibition as well as the Robothon developer competition and the robot driver’s license
Automatica Sprint moves to digital format
28 April 2021
The new trade fair format in the Automatica portfolio will provide the robotics and automation industry with a digital platform. Automatica Sprint will take place 22-24 June
Automatica Sprint to run in June, while US Automate postponed
14 December 2020
Automate organisers have switched to a virtual event in 2021, while the Automatica show is to hold a condensed version in Munich in June alongside Laser World of Photonics
Automatica Sprint
Automatica 2020 cancelled amid travel restrictions
29 September 2020
Messe München now plans to hold an exhibition in early summer 2021 as a bridge to the 2022 show
Automatica and Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence initiate AI platform Munich_i
28 July 2020
Munich_i will provide answers to economically and socially pressing questions such as: How can artificial intelligence make work safer and more productive? At the heart of Munich_i is a high-tech summit on 8 December
Laser World of Photonics China to go ahead in July
26 May 2020
Organisers of Laser World of Photonics China have confirmed the show will take place from 3 to 5 July in Shanghai. It will be the first physical event in the machine vision calendar held during the coronavirus pandemic
Automatica postponed until December
27 March 2020
Automatica has been postponed from June until 8 to 11 December on account of the coronavirus outbreak. The measure was taken in consultation with the VDMA Robotics and Automation Association
Vision China postponed due to coronavirus
18 February 2020
Vision China and Laser World of Photonics China have been postponed in accordance with guidelines from the health authorities of the Shanghai city government
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