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The new piCOBOT Electric from Piab is fully electric with a slim design and an absence of air-tubing and cabling. This versatile and energy-efficient electric pump unit adds to the background of the piCOBOT program. Piab's engineers focused on a version that would perform on the same level as its sibling piCOBOT, but without the need for compressed air. Piab said that the absence of entangling air tubing and cabling simplifies the installation, and as piCOBOT Electric only needs a single connection on the cobot arm. The clean set-up allows a completely unrestricted movement. The package will contain plug & play software to fit UR e-series cobots, along with many other useful adaptations that will be introduced the coming year. Piab, piab.com, Booth B9908

Breaking the barriers of cobot arm movement

The new piCOBOT Electric from Piab is fully electric with a slim design and an absence of air-tubing and cabling. This versatile and energy-efficient electric pump unit adds to the background of the piCOBOT program. Piab's engineers focused on a version that would perform on the same level as its sibling piCOBOT, but without the need for compressed air. Piab said that the absence of entangling air tubing and cabling simplifies the installation, and as piCOBOT Electric only needs a single connection on the cobot arm. The clean set-up allows a completely unrestricted movement. The package will contain plug & play software to fit UR e-series cobots, along with many other useful adaptations that will be introduced the coming year. Piab, piab.com, Booth B9908

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