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In the context of human-robot collaboration, man and machine work together without a safety guard. The example of inserting blanks into boxes shows how the safe use of a robot can be implemented in a milling application.
read more...Modern cobots can coordinate with humans with the help of AI. This flexibility of robots offers new opportunities in the manufacturing industry. But how do humans influence this dynamic?
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Together with Scaraflex, Epson and its Austrian partner company Economa Engineering are developing an air-filled, soft plastic protective cover that enables a human-robot interface without a protective fence thanks to built-in collision detection.
read more...With the Cobot Planner, the Fraunhofer IFF has developed a planning aid that ensures improved occupational health and safety in the safe and efficient design of collaborative robots.
read more...The Chemnitz Training and Application Center (SchAz for short) makes human-robot collaboration tangible with demonstrators. The Zimmer Group provides support with gripper technology.
read more...Kistler is launching new software versions for the Maxymos NC (joining systems) and Maxymos TL (force-displacement monitoring, torque measurement, etc.) process monitoring systems.
read more...For the first time, RK Rose + Krieger is presenting a spatial gantry for collaborative robots. The three-axis room gantry for a system for robot-based machining was developed in a project with the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Design Technology IEM.
read more...Human-robot collaboration offers enormous opportunities for manufacturing companies of all sizes and in all sectors. At the same time, it requires special attention when it comes to safety. There is an absolute obligation to assess and mitigate potential risks.
read more...Schmalz has developed a gripper for human-robot collaboration (HRC). It is suitable for intralogistics applications such as end-of-line packaging or pick & place applications.
read more...Global sales of industrial robots reached a new record of 380,550 units in 2017. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous year (2016: 294,300 units). China recorded the highest growth in demand for industrial robots with an increase of 58%.
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