The use of pick-and-place robots is no new territory. However, these robots were previously not capable of precisely picking and placing parts from a bin of assorted parts into a machine. Due to the complex nature of final assembly lines, these robots were considered incapable of replicating humans’ dexterity in conducting such a task, but that is changing.
Here Neil Bellinger, Head of EMEA at EU Automation, discusses the challenges when choosing bin-picking cobots. Using a bin-picking vision system allows for many benefits in the workplace, such as reducing handling of parts, implementing adaptive automation of robots, allowing more suitable use of operators’ time, as well as lowering the operators’ risk of repetitive…
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