The Worldwide Business Field Report shows Universal Robots in place at Emtek, a manufacturer of specialty, high-end door hardware. Birk Sorensen, Emtek’s VP of Engineering, said, “The advantages of the collaborative robot, where the operator works very closely with them, means we do not have to have a fully automatic system. The operator can interact with the robot, placing his arms and parts in place with the robot.” This collaborative approach, with the robot arm working side-by-side with human operators, has allowed Emtek to double its daily production output.
Of course, there is a full—and growing—range of industries and applications that are ideal for cobots, as spotlighted in the Worldwide Business episode. These include loading and unloading machines, packaging, welding, painting, gluing and lightweight assembly, as well as many unexpected applications. “We’re seeing these [robots] get into industries we never would have thought of,” said Universal Robots’ Peterson. Some surprising applications range from dairy farming to the TV and film industry, and from producing custom flip-flops to assisting in brain surgery.
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