International Federation of Robotics
| International Federation of Robotics (IFR) | |
|---|---|
| [[File:| 200x125px | Logo]] | |
| purpose | International cooperation in the field of robotics |
| Seat | Frankfurt |
| founding |
1987
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| president | Milton Guerry |
| Secretary General | Dr. Susanne Bieller |
| Members | National robot associations, robotics companies and research institutes worldwide |
| Website | ifr.org |
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR), founded in 1987, sees itself as an international association of the robotics industry and robotics research institutes and an international umbrella organization for all national robotics associations.
activities
The purpose of the association is the further development, promotion, networking and representation of the robotics industry and research and development in the fields of industrial robotics as well as service robotics . The IFR is also the coordinator of the International Symposium on Robotics (ISR), which has been held annually since 1970 , and is one of the oldest research conferences in the field of robotics.
The IFR Statistical Department publishes the World Robotics statistics annually . Detailed statistics on robot installations, user sectors, purposes and robot types in around 50 countries.
Members
Almost all international industrial robot manufacturers and 16 national robot associations are members of the IFR, including the associations of the largest robot user countries such as RIA (USA), JARA (Japan), CRIA (China), TAIROA (Taiwan), VDMA FA Robotics and Automation (Germany), SIRI (Italy) or AERATP (Spain). A full list of all members is available on the IFR homepage. This umbrella organization is based in Frankfurt am Main .
| country | IFR member associations | Website |
|---|---|---|
 Spain
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Association Espanola de Robotica (AER) | https://www.aer-automation.com |
 United Kingdom
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British Automation & Robotics Association (BARA) | http://www.bara.org.uk |
 People's Republic of China
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China Robot Industry Alliance (CRIA) | http://cria.mei.net.cn/ |
 Denmark
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Danish Industrial Robot Association (DIRA) | http://www.dira.dk |
 Turkey
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ENOSAD | http://enosad.org.tr/tr |
 Japan
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Japan Robot Association (JARA) | http://www.jara.jp |
 South Korea
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Korea Association of Robot Industry (KAR) | http://www.korearobot.or.kr/wp/ |
 Norway
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Norwegian Society of Electrical and Automatica Control (NFEA) | https://nfea.no |
 United States
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Robotic Industries Association (RIA) | https://www.robotics.org |
 Russia
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Russian Association of Robotics (RAR) | http://www.robotunion.ru |
 Italy
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Associazione Italiana di Robotica e Automazione (SIRI) | http://www.robosiri.it |
 Sweden
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Swedish Industrial Robot Association (SWIRA) | https://www.swira.se |
 Switzerland
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Swiss Technology Network | https://www.swisst.net/ |
 France
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Syndicate des machines et technologies de production (SYMOP) | https://www.symop.com |
 Taiwan
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Taiwan Automation Intelligence and Robotics Association (TAIROA) | http://www.tairoa.org.tw |
 Germany
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VDMA Robotics + Automation (VDMA R + A) | https://rua.vdma.org/ |
organization
The IFR is organized in the following bodies:
General meeting
The General Assembly consists of delegates from the national robotics associations, the Robot Suppliers Committee and the Research Committee.
Board
The IFR Board consists of a maximum of 15 eligible voters:
- the nine board members nominated by the national associations represent the regions North America, Europe, Asia and all other regions,
- the president,
- the Vice-President,
- the two delegates of the robot manufacturer committee,
- and the two delegates of the research committee.
Statistical Department
The "Statistical Department", located at the German Association for Machines and Systems (VDMA) in Frankfurt, is supported by the national robotics associations, the committee of robot manufacturers and the service robot working group and publishes the annual robot statistics "World Robotics - Industrial Robots" and " World Robotics - Service Robots ”. In 2015, industry experts had doubts about the accuracy of the statistics. In 2015 the IFR estimated the annual sales figures at 229,261 units, but industry experts called the figures exaggerated and implausible. The manufacturers' production capacities were insufficient to produce so many units. In 2016, the forecasts and statistics were also viewed critically as the figures were incomprehensible.
Robot Manufacturers Committee
The Robot Suppliers Committee consists of representatives from industrial and service robotics manufacturers, integrators and suppliers and is chaired by a chairman elected by the group. In addition to the chairman, five further delegates are elected from this committee for the general assembly, two of which are elected for the board. To support the General Meeting and the “Statistical Department”, a. Market trends, organization of market statistics, norms and public relations are discussed. Meetings take place during international robotics fairs.
Service robot working group
The working group founded in 2002 is open to all IFR members from research and industry who are active in the field of service robotics. The IFR has defined the term service robot as follows: “ A service robot is a robot which operates semi- or fully autonomously to perform services useful to the well-being of humans and equipment, excluding manufacturing operations. “The aim of the working group is to support this young research area and industry through the exchange of experiences and public relations as well as the creation of worldwide service robot statistics. Meetings take place during the “International Symposium on Robotics” (ISR).
Research committee
This committee ("Research Committee") consists of delegates from research and development institutes that are active in the field of robotics. The committee members elect the committee chairperson and up to 5 other voting delegates for the general assembly. The committee is responsible for the further development of the “International Symposium on Robotics” (ISR) and meets during this research conference.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c History of Industrial Robots. (PDF; 967 kB) International Federation of Robotics, 2012, accessed on August 30, 2017 .
- ↑ https://ifr.org/worldrobotics/
- ↑ http://www.ifr.org/industrial-robots/statistics/ Archivlink ( Memento from March 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ https://robotenomics.com/2015/10/28/are-sales-of-robots-overstated-and-overhyped/
- ↑ https://www.dakne.de/markt-industrieroboter-wachsen/
- ↑ https://www.ifr.org/service-robots/