Cobots: What you need to know

Posted on 8 Feb 2018 by The Manufacturer

More and more manufacturers are showing interest in affordable, lightweight, flexible and collaborative robots – known as 'cobots’. The Manufacturer helps shine a light

Follow @TheManufacturer Types of cobot operation: Cobots are lightweight with aluminium arms and joints powered by less robust harmonic drives – image courtesy of Festo. Speed and separation monitoring: sensors detect human presence and reduce the cobot’s operating speed as the human gets closer. Power and force limiting: this defines today’s…

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