Collaborative robots market set to grow: survey

Posted on 7 Sep 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

Manufacturers are increasingly likely to use or buy collaborative robots in their factories according to the results of a new survey.

Collaborative robots like the LBR iiwa are becoming more popular – image courtesy of KUKA. The survey, conducted by ABI Research found that already 13% of the businesses surveyed were making use of collaborative robots in their facilities. Such robots (also known as ‘cobots’) are those defined as systems intended to…

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