{"id":20867,"date":"2019-11-29T15:30:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T07:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tm-robot.com\/?p=20867"},"modified":"2022-10-12T15:41:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T07:41:02","slug":"collaborative-robots-functions-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tm-robot.com.cn\/en\/collaborative-robots-functions-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"A Word from Cobot Manufacturers: On Cobot Functions and Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you think of a robot in a manufacturing plant, you may visualize a sizeable mechanical arm assembling car parts, cobot welding electronics, or a device that fills hundreds of food packages every few minutes. These are called industrial robots, which are fully automated to do specialized tasks like pumping, packing, labeling, and more.<\/p>\n

But they\u2019re often isolated, working on their own or with their fellow robots. This is because they operate at a fast rate, which may harm humans that come near them. Another downside of such machines is that they\u2019re seen as a threat to human jobs, taking manual work that people used to do.<\/p>\n

However, a new breed of machines, known as collaborative robots, is starting to rise in the market, which is specially made to work closely with humans. What does \u201ccollaborative robot\u201d mean?<\/p>\n

What are Cobots?<\/h2>\n

Collaborative robots, or \u201ccobots,\u201d are robots that are intended to work hand-in-hand with employees. These machines focus more on repetitive tasks, such as inspection and picking, to help workers focus more on tasks that require problem-solving skills. Since they\u2019re operating next to people, they work at a more manageable speed and have sensors that program the machine to stop immediately when a person makes any contact with them.<\/p>\n

Apart from safety, here are other advantages of having a cobot on your production floor.<\/p>\n