Several MACH 2016 exhibitors offered visitors the chance to shake hands with a ‘cobot’ – advanced collaborative robots which work alongside human counterparts.
By 2018, global sales of industrial robots will grow year-on-year by an average 15%, with the number of units sold doubling to around 400,000 units, according to 2015 World Robot Statistics, issued by the International Federation of Robotics. Robots are no longer solely found in automotive factories performing repetitive tasks for…
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