Collaborative Robots: 7 Cutting Edge Solutions for Industrial Robots and Production Line Automation

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Collaborative Robots are one of the most important advances in the field of Production Line Automation. Industrial Robots are made to collaborate with humans, under very strict safety standards, and execute tasks that a human could not, or -would be very dangerous to, do.

Below you can find 7 examples of Industrial Robot Manufacturers that are currently innovating in the area of Robotics and Automation.

Pick-it

Pick-it builds 3D robot vision solutions that are integrated into robots and guide them to pick and place a wide range of products. Process that can be automated include the following:

• Machine Loading
• Bin picking
• Depalletizing
• Stacking and Destacking
• Kitting and Assembly
• Pick and Place

Schunk

Schunk is specialised in Clamping Technology and Gripping Systems, with over 30 years of experience. By bulding the first intelligent gripper which directly interacts with humans, Schunk develops complete systems based on their clients’ applications.

Schunk has not only created a series of Collaborative Robots, called Cobots, but also set the principles of human/robot collaboration.

• Grippers never cause injuries when gripping
• Grippers always detect human contact
• Grippers never lose a workpiece

Robotiq

Robotiq takes a completely different, but nevertheless familiar, route in robotic automation: they create Skills, which are to industrial robots what apps are to phones.

Skills accelerate robot programming by providing ready-to-use, downloadable robotic programs and extend the built-in capabilities of a robot with a broader variety of specialized tasks.

Universal Robots

With a series of three different collaborative robots, Universal Robots ensures are an easy integration into existing production environments, no matter their size.

Universal Robots’ collaborative robotic arms mimic the range of motion of a human arm through six articulation points and wide flexibility.

Gimatic

Gimatic manufactures flexible and skilled pneumatic and electric grippers for industrial automation.

Gimatic boasts a wide range of tools and solutions for production line robots, such as:

• Pneumatic Automation in Handling
• End of Robot Arm tools in Plastics
• Electric automation with Mechatronics
• Position detection with Sensors

Dahl Automation

Dahl Automation’s mission is to create sophisticated solutions that enable men and machines to work in harmony.

Dahl’s Solutions do more than that though, they make production processes more cost-effective by reducing the needs of manufacturing intra-logistics and optimize human work through ergonomically secure interfaces.

Kinova

Have you ever met a manufacturer of robotic automation describe their products as sexy?

Kinova does, as it not only sets the standard in robotic manipulation by manufacturing lightweight, compact and efficient robotic arms, it also elevates the design of industrial robots that are used in proximity to peoplet o create a more appealing and aesthetic look and feel.

We would appreciate your feedback in the comments section if you or your company have used these tools.

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