Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.92
…camera in a protective box attached to end-of-arm tooling (EOAT). It also uses a touchscreen interface to guide the welder through the scan, teach, validate, and tuning steps. ABB added that the FlexArc U2, a member of its line of standard, pre-engineered industrial robot welding cells, can simplify the transition from manual to robotic welding. About ABB Robotics Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. said it has built on more than 130 years of experience to be a leader in electrification and automation technologies. The company said it has about 105,000 employees worldwide focused on connecting “engineering know-how and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.44
…label orientation and verification, and a flexible end-of-arm tool (EOAT). The RPZ-MAX also includes easy-to-use software and a drag-and-drop, pallet-builder interface, said IRIS Automation. The demonstration at PACK EXPO will include a human-machine interface (HMI) for attendee interaction. The kiosk is designed to be intuitive, replicate the look and feel of a modern smartphone or tablet, and eliminate the need for complex programming by the user, said IRIS. The Aurora, Ill.-based company added that the RPZ-MAX uses light curtains and protected sensors and cable routing to minimize wear and maximize safety. “As clients move away from manual labor to something…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.19
…robot wil be equipped with an MDAC1 end-of-arm tool (EOAT), the flagship smaller-format plastic filament extruder from Massive Dimension. This display will use the 3D Printing PowerPack for ABB's RobotStudio simulation and offline programming software. The entire system offers enhanced integration capabilities and is ideal for small-scale collaborative robot applications, ABB asserted. The Dual-Arm YuMi collaborative robotic printed circuitboad (PCB) assembly cell will show how automation can accurately populate PCBs with through hold technology (THT) components. Cobots provide a viable option for low- to medium-volume orders where insertion machines would not be cost effective, said ABB. The company said its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.18
…cost-effective technology for fabricating them. End effectors End-of-arm tooling (EOAT) and grippers are essential to the usefulness of the robot arms to which they're attached. With tool changers, they allow robots to perform multiple tasks and interact with various objects simultaneously. CNC machines can help create end effectors with an excellent surface finish of about Ra 0.8 μm. Controllers and sensors Sensors and controllers include printed circuit boards, or PCBs, required for various machining operations. CNC machines aid in the fabrication of controllers and sensors without the use of hazardous chemicals. Integrating CNC machines and automation Manufacturers can build productive…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.10
…Some cobots have cameras mounted near the end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) or even inside the grippers. Why not just rely on vision? “Putting a camera inside the gripper takes a whole computer to calculate—simpler is always better,” Sullivan replied. “To train spatial sense to be similar to vision, we realized that we needed to augment visual perception with tactile. This involves both our computer vision and data analytics groups.” “We've been using a range of sensors,” said Vetro. “Alan's group was using pressure sensors, and Daniel's group was using sensors with MIT. We've seen cameras to look at depth deformations inside…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.89
…the shape and other features Develop an adaptable end-of-arm-tooling (EOAT) to adjust to the geometry of the fabric piece to be picked up Leverage the fabric gripper technology developed by Apparel Robotics Beyond garment manufacturing, the proposed system could bolster automation capabilities in aerospace and other industries working with flexible, fabric-like materials. Collaborative Framework for Robotics Training Project team: Aris Technology (principal investigator) Topic areas addressed: Multi-robot, multi-human collaboration, task sharing, and task allocation Description: Robotic adoption has been limited by a lack of flexible robotic systems and difficulties in upskilling a large industrial workforce. Enabling shop-floor operators with the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.79
…capabilities. Advances in machine vision, software, and end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) have led to a wider range of applications. Picking of jumbled or mixed pieces is getting faster and more accurate, with less AI overhead. CapSen Robotics, Mujin, and Soft Robotics provided some examples. Most of the collaborative robot suppliers showed welding cells, with Universal Robots leading the way with its first cobot TIG welding and spot welding applications with partners THG Automation and Pro Spot, respectively (see video below). Kane Robotics and FerRobotics used a UR cobot to demonstrate grinding and surface finishing (see photo, top right). Affordability and ease…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.48
…to 200-400 millimeters per second depending on end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) and size of product being handled. Further zones are commonly set at 400-1000 millimeters per second. On the end of its cobot arms, Yaskawa installed an indicator light that turns green when the robot is operating in collaborative mode - meaning humans can safely approach it - and turns off when the robot operates in industrial mode. Minimizing footprint while maximizing workflow One challenge manufacturing and logistics warehouses must consider is how to accommodate the footprint of robotic workcells. The goal is to limit how much floor space each robot…