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Heinz-Dieter Schunk, prize winner of the Engelberger Robotics Award 2010 in leadership with daughter Kristina I. Schunk and son Henrik A. Schunk.
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from left to right: Jeff Bernstein, Heinz-Dieter Schunk, Dean Elkins, Don Vincent, Scott Demming
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06-09-2010 -
During the 41 International Symposium of Robotics 2010, Heinz-Dieter Schunk, CEO of SCHUNK, in Lauffen, Germany, received the Engelberger Robotics Award. The Engelberger Award is considered to be the most prestigious award in the robotics field. It honors individuals, who have provided outstanding contributions in the areas of technology development, application, education, and leadership. The award is named after Joseph F. Engelberger, the founder of industrial robotics and father of the modern robot industry.
The prize has been awarded since 1977 by the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) trade organization in North Amercia. Leading robot manufacturers, suppliers and system integrators, operators, research groups, and consulting agencies make up the 250 members of the RIA.
Pioneer in Gripping Technology
Heinz-Dieter Schunk is a pioneer in the field of gripping technology. He recognized early on, that gripping would play a leading role in automation, and thus for robotics, too. He was one of the first engineers to develop standardized gripping modules. Today, SCHUNK is considered to be the worldwide competence leader in clamping technology and gripping systems. The SCHUNK program has more than 10,000 standard components. Among the many benefits, operators profit from the worldwide largest gripper program, the largest mechatronic gripper spectrum and from the 30-year functional warranty on multi-tooth guided gripping modules, which is second to none.
SCHUNK has kept its claim for leadership until today. As a pioneer in modular robotics, the company offers a vast modular system, from which various robot structurs for industry and research can be individually configurated. The modular lightweight arm, but also the multi-functional gripping hand SDH-2 have the highest compact performance; combined, highly flexible systems with 14 or more axes can be quickly configured.
SCHUNK Expert Days is the leading symposium for applied service robotics and has ties with over 100 universities, research institutions and highly specialized industrial companies. With this program, SCHUNK promotes the development of modular robotics and paves the way for completely new fields of applications.
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