Small, lightweight and designed to be inherently safe for close human operation, cobots are an ideal entry point for many companies looking to embrace robotics.
To help workers predict the motions of Sawyer, the cobots eyes (displayed on its head-like screen) move in the direction of the upcoming hand movement – image courtesy of Rethink Robotics. Conventional industrial robots are impressive machines, carrying substantial loads at lightening speed with great precision. But they are expensive, inflexible,…
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