Where pneumatics meets AI

In everyday life, we naturally use our hands for various tasks. It makes sense to equip robots in collaborative workspaces with a gripper that is based on this natural model and can learn through artificial intelligence.
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In everyday life, we naturally use our hands for various tasks. It makes sense to equip robots in collaborative workspaces with a gripper that is based on this natural model and can learn through artificial intelligence.

As a hybrid robot, the HRC-capable Motoman HC10 from Yaskawa can be used in collaborative operation as well as an industrial robot. The manufacturer has now extended the range of applications even further: the HC10DT IP67 is both dustproof and waterproof.
International Federation of Robotics
According to the IFR, two million new robots will be installed in production facilities worldwide by 2022. Clear trends can be identified.

The hybrid, HRC-capable Motoman HC10 robot from Yaskawa can be used in collaborative operation as well as a fully-fledged industrial robot.

Small, smart computer chips, so-called semiconductors, can now be found everywhere in everyday life. In semiconductor production, the chemical element silicon is processed in the form of wafers. During production, the wafers are stored and processed in special plastic cassettes under clean room conditions.

With the CRX-10iA, manufacturer Fanuc is adding a particularly lightweight HRC solution to its product range.
Selection of gripper models. The market for collaborative robotics is growing. The success of automation stands and falls with the choice of the right end-of-arm tooling (EoAT) - i.e. grippers, sensors or tool changers.

The flexible Schunk EGH co-act gripper promises an easy entry into the world of cobots. With a variably adjustable total stroke of 80 mm, the parallel gripper covers a wide range of workpieces.
Future-oriented cobot projects
What is important if cobot projects are to be future-oriented? Automation and robotics expert Omron has identified three aspects for human-machine collaboration.

At the Bloomingdale's department store in New York, robots and cobots from ABB are creating Christmas cheer: they decorate Christmas trees, play in an orchestra and serve customers coffee. But see for yourself!