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Collaborative assembly of multi-variant products. In the "KoKoMo" research project, a total of eleven partners are working on the question of how collaborative assembly can be integrated into product lifecycle management.
read more...Robotic solution for quality control. ASM uses the Sawyer collaborative robot from Rethink Robotics in its production. It places printed circuit boards in a test adapter and checks them for errors.
read more...Automatic loading of printing plates. Voodoo Manufacturing has tripled its 3D printing capacity with the help of collaborative robots from Universal Robots.
read more...Plastic injection molding manufacturer PMC is tackling the shortage of skilled workers and productivity pressure with the smart Cobot Saywer from Rethink. The robot takes over monotonous tasks, relieves employees and increases productivity.
read more...Modules for mobile robotics. The new mobile production assistant from Bär Automation makes the collaborative robot mobile. It is designed to work together with the employee in production - without separation and without a safety fence.
read more...Planning joint workstations for humans and robots. The planning and integration of robot systems with which humans can work together safely in ongoing production processes is still complicated.
read more...With Intera 5.2, Rethink Robotics has further developed the operating system of the Sawyer collaborative robot. Intera 5.2 provides a better insight into business-critical data in real time and delivers key figures such as cycle time, number of parts, speed and force exerted.
read more...Workplace 4.0. The next-level human-robot collaboration developed by IBG is used to design the assembly workplace. The user is recognized by a 3D camera and the work environment automatically adapts to them.
read more...Universal Robots has reported record sales of around 151 million euros for the 2017 financial year. This means that the increased demand for collaborative robots has brought the Danish company a 72% increase in turnover compared to 2016.
read more...Rethink Robotics has introduced the new Software Development Kit (SDK) for its cobot Sawyer. The software upgrade was developed for scientists and students to test programs on Sawyer. The software includes improved compatibility with ROS and the latest open source robotics tools.
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