New Industrial Robots - Collaborative Robots

Collaborative robots, as the name implies, are robots and people can work together on the production line, giving full play to the efficiency of robots and human intelligence. This kind of robot is not only cost-effective, but also safe and convenient, which can greatly promote the development of manufacturing enterprises.
As a new type of industrial robot, collaborative robot has swept away the obstacles of man-machine collaboration, so that the robot can completely get rid of the bondage of guardrail or cage, and its pioneering product performance and wide range of application fields have opened a new era for the development of industrial robots.

The smart factory of the future is created by the harmonious coexistence of humans and machines, which requires robots to be able to work with humans and complete different tasks together with humans. This includes not only completing the traditional "people can't do, people don't want to do, people can't do well" tasks, but also including the complex tasks that can reduce the intensity of human labor and improve the quality of human life. For this reason, human-machine collaboration can be seen as a necessary attribute of the new industrial robot

Human-machine collaboration brings fundamental changes to industrial production and manufacturing in the factory of the future, with decisive and important advantages:
① Maximum flexibility in the production process.
② Undertake manual processes that could not be automated and did not meet ergonomic requirements before to reduce the burden on employees.
Reduce the risk of injury and infection, such as the use of dedicated human-machine collaborative grippers.
Complete repeatable processes with high quality, without the need to invest by type or workpiece.
⑤ Use built-in sensing system to improve productivity and equipment complexity

The main characteristics of collaborative robots are:
1. Lightweight
Make robots easier to control and improve safety.
2. Friendliness
Ensure that the surface and joints of the robot are smooth and flat, without sharp corners or gaps that are prone to gripping operators.
3. Perception ability
Perceive the surrounding environment and change one's own behavior based on changes in the environment.
4. Human machine collaboration
It has sensitive force feedback characteristics and will immediately stop when the set force is reached. After risk assessment, there is no need to install protective barriers, allowing humans and robots to work together.
5. Convenient programming
For some ordinary operators and non-technical background personnel, programming and debugging are very easy.

The human-machine collaborative system has gone through a process of remote accumulation and gradual development, especially in the past 30 years. With the continuous development of artificial intelligence, the human-machine collaborative system has also entered the "fast lane" of development. The human-machine collaborative system has undergone decades of development and has achieved good application results and economic benefits in many fields.