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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