1. Traditional industrial applications
Many traditional applications benefit from cobots that can perform heavy manual labor with repetitive tasks, such as assembly, loading/unloading, packing, sorting, dispensing, grinding, and polishing. With the increasing adoption of robots in businesses of all sizes, robots are no longer just for large industrial manufacturers.
2. Remote security and monitoring
Cobots will present an exciting opportunity in the field of remote security and monitoring. This application combines a variety of different technologies, including mobile robots, sensing, and video surveillance. Cobots do not require external safety barriers, and as the number of deployments of these robots increases, so do the applications that benefit from them. Today, we are already seeing clear benefits for cobots in industrial setups, complex/hazardous applications, warehousing and logistics, as well as security and surveillance.
3. Complex and dangerous applications
Cooperable, complex sensing robots not only work at the operator's side, but also support operation in complex, hazardous applications where traditional robots are difficult to deploy. In applications such as spraying or removing paint from large ships, operators are often exposed to a variety of hazards, including chemicals and falls from heights. Now, robots can be deployed to do this without having to perform the overly complex task of installing guides, tracks, or sensors on a ship. Another application is disaster recovery bots, where bots are deployed to perform tasks in unfamiliar and difficult terrain.
4. Surgical application
Reducing risk, surgery and recovery times remain the focus of surgical robots. By improving routine laparoscopy and arthroscopy techniques, surgical robots can provide surgeons with greater visibility, agility, accuracy, and comfort while working safely around people in the operating room and with patients.
Today's surgical robots reduce surgical trauma, improve patient outcomes, and shorten post-operative hospital stays for patients undergoing prostate, cardiac, gynecologic surgery, and other procedures. With the development of new surgical procedures, increased global demand, and continued innovation in collaborative technologies, the potential for surgical robotics is limitless.
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1. Cartesian coordinate type
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Universal Robots – an introduction to the features of the robot control system
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Robot breakdown repair steps – Universal Robots
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13. How does Universal Robots track conveyor belt reclaiming? What is the fastest speed?
The robot is able to track the reclaiming of the conveyor belt, which requires accurate knowledge of the direction and speed of the conveyor belt (including speed changes), and the relevant parameters need to be integrated into the robot's movement speed.
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