Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG has announced the availability of the RS 05 robot system for three different storage units as well as the Hermle Automation-Control-System, or HACS. The RS 05 robot system from Hermle can be adapted to the C 12, C 22 and C 32 machining centres and is designed to supply machining centres with workpiece blanks or pallets. The RS 05 robot system helps to significantly enhance machine cycles, particularly in the fields of medical technology, precision mechanics and electrode manufacturing. The small and compact RS 05 robot system has been developed for three different storage units in order to meet the various needs and requirements of each and every customer. The pockets are arranged one above the other around the robot. All three units utilise the same robot which conveys blanks or pallets weighing up to 10 kg into the working area of the machining centre and returns finished workpieces to the storage. The robot additionally moves matrices to and from the lifting storage by utilising a push-pull system adapted to the gripper for extracting and reinserting matrices at the lifting storage. The robot can be equipped with either a single or double gripper and also comes with a blow-off unit for cleaning the clamping device. All three versions of the robot system require just 2 m2 of space next to the machining centre and thus offer great additional benefit with a very small footprint.