Collaborative robots, as the name implies, are robots that work together with people. They can give full play to the efficiency of robots and the initiative of human beings to achieve the requirements of improving efficiency and quality at the same time. This kind of robot is cost-effective, flexible and safe to use, and can effectively speed up work. completion progress, and promote the development of the enterprise.
Cobots can play many roles, which can be simply divided into service roles and industrial roles. In industry, collaborative robots have a variety of applications, such as pick and place, packaging and palletizing, assembly, machine maintenance, surface finishing, etc.; in service, can be used to provide information in public places, transport goods or security protection, etc. .
Compared with the concept of robots, collaborative robots appeared relatively late. In 1995, two professors in the United States proposed the corresponding concept. By 2008, UniversalRobots launched the world's first collaborative robot - UR5; in 2012, RethinkRobotics launched the dual-arm The collaborative robot Baxter, since then, the market door of collaborative robots has been opened, and after the entry of industrial robot giants such as the "Four Families", it has begun to develop and grow.
In fact, collaborative robots have many unique advantages, such as being safer, low-cost, and easy to use. At the same time, because they cooperate with people, they are more flexible and open in application scenarios. It can bring the advantages of humans and robots into play. Ultimate, allowing robots to work better with workers and adapt to a wider range of work challenges.
The original intention of collaborative robots was to serve small and medium-sized enterprises. Because collaborative robots are small in size and flexible in application with people, they can be applied to small-scale, multi-variety, and customized production occasions, thereby reducing production costs and improving the competitiveness of enterprises. Today, the development and growth of collaborative robots has also benefited from the increased acceptance of many small and medium-sized enterprises.
