More safety for cobots

When man and machine meet in production, safety in the workplace is an important issue. This is why Igus has developed a new fastening clamp for energy chains and protective hoses on cobots.
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When man and machine meet in production, safety in the workplace is an important issue. This is why Igus has developed a new fastening clamp for energy chains and protective hoses on cobots.

The Danish robot manufacturer Mobil Industrial Robots, or MiR for short, is launching its most powerful collaborative transport robot to date, the MiR1000.

Using the Adlink Edge platform, systems and devices can communicate without any technical effort. In the warehouse, for example, non-communicative pallets become smart and can communicate with other pallet positions at the parcel location and tell them where they belong.
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Quality inspection for plastics
Isra Vision's new embedded camera comes with an optimized detection rate for easier and more reliable handling.

Optronis offers high-speed cameras from the Camperform-CP series with extended software support for concrete testing.
The 3D visual perception system Viper was developed to equip industrial and service robots with visual perception. All object recognition and classification tasks are shifted to a processor of the embedded vision system, and the computing capacities of the robot processor remain reserved for robot navigation.

Today, the robot-guided "reach into the box" significantly increases the degree of automation in industrial production and allows maximum flexibility. One of the largest automotive suppliers relies on Power Pick 3D from Isra to sort components for the chassis.
Autonomously working robots. A Kuka KR 20 robot automates the production of drive motors for household tumble dryers at household appliance manufacturer Miele. Using a camera system, the robot works largely autonomously.