There are currently hardly any systems that flexibly combine HRC and mobile robotics. Bär Automation has developed the Contrax Mobile Robot 4.0, a new type of mobile, collaborative robot that is made up of standardized modular elements. Thanks to its modularity, various combination options and customer and application-specific adaptation, it is of particular interest to users from an economic point of view. The robot module can be equipped with lightweight robot systems from various manufacturers - from the low-cost to the high-end range.

The load handling module can be equipped for specific applications. A grooved table is provided in the basic module. One variant is the use of a standard roller conveyor. This enables pallets and small load carriers to be picked up quickly. For other applications, it can be equipped with special workpiece holders, a tool or an automatic gripper changing system.

Freely navigating AGV
The mobile AGV platform automatically moves the entire robot system in a freely navigating and omnidirectional manner. The drive units have been specially developed for this application and offer high performance in a small space. Alternatively, the robot system can also be moved manually on a corresponding passive platform without a drive.

The energy module is designed to be scalable and can vary in storage size. Energy is transferred using an innovative, non-contact system - high-power, inductive and fully automatic. Inductive charging at the workstations enables safe, cycle time-parallel charging, which increases the actual availability of the system. This makes 24/7 operation possible. The energy system is unique on the market and has been specially developed for this application, Bär announced.

A sophisticated safety concept enables collaborative or cooperative operation between humans and robots. In fully automatic operation, the mobile robot can move to pre-programmed workstations to perform tasks such as loading and unloading processing stations. In semi-automatic operation, a convertible system that is pushed to a workstation on a manual platform can also be sufficient. as