Market trends and business perspectives
by Sam Francis
Most commentators and onlookers of the robotics industry hear of and understand the advertised value proposition of collaborative robots.
Cobots are smaller, more dexterous industrial robotic arms that open the possibility between human and machine collaboration without the need for complex programming or external safety infrastructure.
In reality, the value of current collaborative robotics is somewhat more modest. [Read more…] about Collaborative robots being bought at ‘feverish rate’
by Anna
Doosan Robotics showcased a wide variety of application scenarios using their cutting-edge collaborative robots (cobots), indicating the company’s entry into the North American market.
Doosan cobots have a track record in several markets worldwide including Germany, France and China, with capabilities such as a working radius of 900 to 1,700 millimetres and a load capacity of 6 to 15 kilograms.
The company gave a demonstration of six cobots collaborating with two human workers to execute fine motor activities on an auto assembly line.
[Read more…] about Doosan debuts collaborative robot at US trade show
Sepro Group, a provider of robotics and industrial automation for the plastic industry, and Universal Robots, a maker of collaborative robots, have signed a partnership agreement enabling Sepro to offer its Vision Control System with UR cobots.
Under the terms of this partnership between Sepro and UR, Sepro Group will integrate its Visual Control System with cobots supplied by UR.
The Visual Control Platform was developed by Sepro especially for robots used in plastics injection-molding machines. [Read more…] about Sepro and Universal Robots agree new collaborative robots partnership
by Sam Francis
Productive Robotics is unveiling its full line of next-generation teachable collaborative robots at the Automate Show, which started today in Chicago.
The Santa Barbara, California-based cobot designer and manufacturer added an enhanced human sense of vision to its teach-and-learn platform, providing customers with a unique offering not currently available in the market.
Zac Bogart, president and CEO of Productive Robotics, says: “The Productive Robotics design and engineering team started building robots for movie special effects in the 1980s. [Read more…] about Productive Robotics launches ‘first full line’ of next-generation teachable collaborative robots
Universal Robots has launched a global network of training centers. The collaborative robot-maker says it aims to lower automation barriers with robotic programming classes for beginners and advanced users.
The initiative is part of the company’s “mission to make the advantages of collaborative robotics widely accessible”, says Universal Robots.
The worldwide network of Authorised Training Centers that expands on the company’s popular Universal Robots Academy online training. [Read more…] about Universal Robots launches global network of training centers
Collaborative robot manufacturer Kassow Robots will make its first appearance at the Hannover Messe event this year.
The technology trade fair takes place from 1 to 5 April 2019. It will be the first chance to visit the company’s own booth since Kassow’s market launch at Automatica in Munich last summer.
The Danish start-up will be attending Hannover Fair together with Project Automation & Engineering. The partner from Kranenburg, Germany, will showcase an automated banding application. [Read more…] about Collaborative robot maker Kassow Robots to make its Hannover Messe premiere
by Mai Tao
The vast majority of companies implementing automation technologies “do not understand safety requirements of collaborative robots”, according to a survey undertaken by TM Robotics.
The company asked for the opinions of automation distributors on current challenges related to robotics for its Global Robotics Report.
The answers showed that 79 per cent of automation distributors do not believe their customers understand the safety requirements of installing a collaborative robot. [Read more…] about Majority of companies ‘do not understand safety requirements of collaborative robots’
by Mai Tao
Doosan is planning to make a stronger push into collaborative robotics.
Doosan Robotics CEO, Lee Byung-Seo, says: “Collaboration is the key, not the 1: 1 replacement with the worker.”
As the debate about the Fourth industrial revolution continues, interest in cooperative robots, which have become hot topics in the manufacturing industry, is spreading. [Read more…] about Doosan to make stronger push into collaborative robotics
by Sam Francis
Company says it will redirect investment towards “smaller and simpler robot systems” as well as collaborative robots
Kuka has revised its financial forecasts for the fiscal year 2018 because of the “economic slowdown”, which could at least in part refer to the US-China trade dispute.
The industrial robot maker says the “challenging market environment” is the result of a slowdown in the “key industries of automotive and electronics, weak growth in the important Chinese market as well as challenges in the project business”.
Kuka says it has implemented an “immediate package” to strengthen future viability. And it is adjusting its forecast for the past fiscal year 2018. [Read more…] about Kuka revises financial forecasts because of economic slowdown
The ever-increasing automation in industry has led to the collaborative robots market to experience a recent increase in popularity, according to Interact Analysis. (See infographic below.)
Further tied to the rising cost and lack of labour needed to complete menial and monotonous tasks, it is easy to foresee why cobots could become a relevant addition to the future workforce.
But is this hype, or will cobots become a common-sight next to human workers? And how will they complement or affect the traditional industrial robot market? These are just some of the questions that remain to be answered. [Read more…] about Infographic: Collaborative robots market continues to grow
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