In recent years, human-robot cooperation — also known as human-robot collaboration, or HRC — has taken center stage at trade fairs. The term applies to any situation where robots work directly alongside humans without safety barriers on the manufacturing floor. In such cases, the work zones of robots and workers overlap instead of being strictly…
Lightweight Robots in Manual Assembly
In recent years, human-robot cooperation — also known as human-robot collaboration, or HRC — has taken center stage at trade fairs. The term applies to any situation where robots work directly alongside humans without safety barriers on the manufacturing floor. In such cases, the work zones of robots and workers overlap instead of being strictly…
A Tool For Simulation-Based Decision Making For Production
The sheer complexity of today’s production systems makes “going with your gut” decision making a questionable approach at best. So as part of the EU project DREAM, a simulation-based support system was developed to help decision makers in planning and managing production. And thanks to the project’s pragmatic approach, the solution can be easily implemented…
First Exoskeleton for Industry Unveiled
Production workers often lift up to 10 metric tons of material a day. According to the Work Foundation Alliance (Lancaster, UK), 44 million workers in the EU suffer from work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Now researchers in the EU’s Robo-Mate project have developed an exoskeleton that makes loads up to ten times lighter to lift or carry.…