Why you should care if your robot is a copycat

Recent court developments in Germany have put an important issue into the robotics spotlight.

A German court in Hamburg has issued a preliminary injunction against Elite Robots Germany in a copyright infringement case involving copying of Universal Robots software.

As a result, the company is not allowed to offer or distribute the products covered by the decision in Germany while the case continues.

At first, this may sound like technical legal news only relevant for the German market.

But it highlights broader questions that matter to every company investing in automation – especially when choosing a collaborative robot that will operate close to people and become part of daily production.

Here are five reasons why.

1. Copying creates real risk for customers

When protected robot softwareor design is copied without permission, the impact extends well beyond the supplier and exposes all parties in the value chain to significant legal...

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