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Cox Container, a manufacturer of plastic blow molds, is using Rethink Robotics' Sawyer collaborative robot at its plant in Troy, Alabama, to address the structural skills shortage while providing quality jobs for employees.
read more...Onrobot, which recently emerged from the companies On Robot, Optoforce and Perception Robotics, presented its first new products at Automatica: The Gecko Gripper, the Polyskin Tactile Gripper, the RG2-FT and a technical upgrade to the HEX force-torque sensor product line.
read more...The basic seminar "Human-Robot Collaboration" at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) at RWTH Aachen University teaches the basics of human-robot collaboration and analyzes which robot is suitable for which application.
read more...BMW works together with Pilz to ensure safety when working with assistance robots. The automation company carries out the conformity assessment, including the final CE marking. Pilz thus ensures safe human-robot collaboration at BMW.
read more...The collaborative robots of the e-Series are the new flagship of Universal Robots and were presented for the first time at Automatica. The new generation of robots is said to be more precise and sensitive thanks to a force-torque sensor, and programming should be easier.
read more...Best practice for HRC. Companies see human-robot collaboration as a key technology for solving emerging challenges such as increasing variant diversity, ageing workforces and flexibilization.
read more...Rethink Robotics is presenting Cobot Sawyer at Automatica with an expanded portfolio of gripper solutions. The patented Clicksmart technology enables the gripper tool to be changed in seconds and integrates the end effectors of numerous manufacturers.
read more...Robotiq is expanding its product portfolio with Hand-E. The new 2-finger gripper simplifies the use of collaborative robots in industrial environments and is particularly suitable for precision assembly, machine operation or pick-and-place tasks.
read more...Cobots in packaging technology
Kassow Robots has introduced its first system integrator partner, the Project Group. The medium-sized company based in Kranenburg on the Lower Rhine specializes in automation in the field of end-of-line packaging, its service and related peripheral areas.
read more...At Automatica, Universal Robots will be demonstrating how simple automation can be used to make the factory of the future a reality, even for small companies.
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