Cobots

By - Prateek SRIVASTAVA
Submited To - Kaja sir
 Content
What is a cobots
History of cobots
Application of cobots
The benefits of cobots
Impact of cobots
Collaborative vs industrial cobots
Different brands
cobots in different industry
cobots in garments industry
Future of cobots
Advntage and disadvantaged
 What is a cobots
Cobots are the latest technology in robotics and have changed the
world of automation significantly. The name cobot is a derivative of
"collaborative robot". These robots are collaborative because they
can safely work together with people. They can do this because they
are equipped with sensitive sensors that give the robot "feel". If the
robot is interrupted in its work, it will shoot into a safety mode.
Traditional robots would simply continue their way, potentially
injuring people.

Collaborative automation has become a versatile, cost-effective and

user-friendly technology that allows companies of virtually any size
(and any level of technical expertise) to increase productivity,
improve quality and respond more quickly to changing customer
demands.
History
The first cobot was invented in 1996 by J. Edward Colgate
and Michael Peshkin. They called the cobot "a device and
method for direct physical interaction between a person
and a computer-controlled manipulator." Over the years,
several cobots have been marketed. Kuka Robotics,
which also marketed one of the first industrial robots,
released its first cobot, the LBR 3, in 2004. Universal
Robots, one of the largest suppliers of robots in the
world, released its first cobot, the UR5, in 2008. Four
years later, the UR10 was launched, followed by the UR3
in 2015.
 Applications of
cobots
Thanks to the various tools, user-friendly software
and flexibility, cobots are able to perform a variety of
tasks. The combination of different capabilities
means that an infinite number of actions can be
combined into one complete automation application.
In theory, a cobot can learn anything. In practice,
there are several applications that recur most often,
as below.

Sanding and polishing Pick and place Welding Bin picking

Polishing, deburring or sanding requires
a controlled action. Thanks to built-in
sensors, a cobot can follow any contour
while applying a constant force to the
surface. This enables the cobot to deliver
consistent quality. Perfect for wood,
stainless steel or metal surfaces.
Pick and place is very simply picking
up and moving objects. For example,
picking parts from a bin and sorting
them on a assembly line. .
Welding is a task that must be
performed with the utmost
precision. Cobots are more
precise than humans and will
therefore deliver more
consistent quality.
TBin picking is comparable to
pick-and-place, only here the
objects are not delivered in a
standardized way. Thanks to
smart software and vision
technology, the cobot
recognizes objects in a bin and
picks them up one by one..
 The benefits of cobots

Compact Flexible
01 Cobots are small, compact robots and can 02 A cobot can easily learn new operations and is
therefore be used almost anywhere in a therefore able to work in different places in the
production process without taking up too much production process.
space.

Installing and programming Mobile

03 A cobot is easy to install by anyone and simple to 04 Cobots are not heavy and easy to move around.
program. With handy apps and software for Mounted on a mobile workbench, they can easily
smartphones and desktops, a cobot is operational perform new tasks at a different location within a
in no time. company.
 Impact of cobots
on workers
By having a robot perform the work of a
production worker, the production worker would
be able to focus on other tasks. Tasks that
require creativity and solution-oriented thinking,
such as maintenance or quality control.

Giving workers creative and solution-oriented tasks enriches

the work they do and contributes to people's personal
development. It also encourages diversity and flexibility,
creating an attractive work environment. Factors such as these
ensure that employees find more enjoyment in the work they
do, become more engaged in the work they do, and become
more productive.
 Collaborative
robots vs.
Industrial robots
Industrial robots and cobots have many similarities, but cobots have
some unique features that make them suitable for a much larger
audience. Both robots have their advantages and disadvantages. It
depends very much on the task and the products to be automated

The collaborative robots are

01 Industrial robots they are
generally large and heavy, and
placed in fixed positions
within the industrial plant,
configured with modules that
do not have force sensors.
Industrial robots are designed
to perform a single task with
high precision and speed.
02 automated solutions designed to work
interactively with humans. To facilitate
this, they are specially designed to be
quite compact and lightweight, thus
ensuring they can be easily moved and
take up little space in a plant’s working
areas.Collaborative robots are
designed to work with people, and so
safety is key. For that reason, they
have built-in movement detection
sensors which ensure that they can
alter their operations or speed to
facilitate safe shared-working
environments.
Different brands
of cobots
Over the years, the number of cobot
manufacturers has increased
significantly. In total, there are more
than 30 companies that focus on the
development and production of
collaborative robots. The largest of
these is Universal Robots. They supply
almost half of all cobots worldwide

Universal Robots KUKA Franka Emika Techman Robot

Universal Robots is the largest
cobot manufacturer in the
world, with almost half of the
market share. In total, they
released two different series
with a total of 7 different
cobots
KUKA is a popular maker of cobots
and has developed the world's first
cobot known as the LBR iiwa. It helps
to take over the strenuous and
dangerous production steps for
human employees. These
collaborative robots optimize
processes as well as drives
productivity efficiently.
Franka Emika's Panda is an Techman Robot's cobots are
advanced robot whose unique unique in that they have an
feature is its sensitivity and integrated vision system. A
extreme precision. Sensors are camera is placed on the head
placed in the seven joints of
of the robot and the
this robotic arm, allowing the
accompanying software is
robot to handle the most
equipped with smart vision
delicate objects. The Panda has
programs.
a range of 850 millimeters and
has a payload of 3 kilograms.
 Different industries for cobots
Thanks to their flexibility and the fact that you can teach
a collaborative robot anything, they can be used
anywhere. There are several industries where cobots are
ideally suited and have already been successfully
integrated.

Food industry
Plastics industry
Packaging industry
Electronics industry
Pharmaceutical industry
Automotive industry
Metal industry

 Cobots in Garment
industry
In the robotic market, some types of Cobots are designed to adapt to specific functions in

the garment and textile factories. The UR10 robotic arm of Universal Robots is from the SMEW

Textile Machinery Pvt. Ltd. since January 2017. This Cobot is used for pick-and-place

applications. Although this Cobot is new to the workforce, the simplicity and non-fencing

requirements bring satisfaction to staff, while working together to complete work easier and

faster. SMEW’s most significant result was increased productivity from 30 pieces to 90 pieces

weekly—a 300% boost in production over eight months. Thus, they can recapture the Cobot

investment in less than a year (Universal Robots, n.d.-c). Using this example, Cobots can also

handle items in the right position. Manufacturers can use this function to pick up and place

garment pieces in the production lines to ensure health of workers, if they must carry heavy

items or work longer hours.

Example why we
need cobots in
garment industry

Hannah Morales
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 Future of robots

Hans Moravec from Carnegie Mellon University predicted

that freely moving (intellectually and physically) robots will
run businesses by themselves by 2050. He explained in
Scientific AmericanFuture robots 2050 will also provide
emotional support to humans; AI researcher David Levy
predicted that humanoid robots would be developed by
2050 with emotions and the capability to making a
relationship with humans via intelligent talks.

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 Advantages Disadvantages
In many situations robots can increase
The use of robots can create
productivity, efficiency, quality and
consistency of products
economic problems if they replace
human jobs
Robots can work in environments which

are unsafe for humans – in the nuclear or Robots can only do what they are
chemical industries for example told to do – they can’t improvise

Although robots can be superior to humans in some

Robots don’t have the same environmental
ways, they are less dextrous than humans, they don’t
requirements that humans do – such as
have such powerful brains, and cannot compete with a
lighting, air conditioning or noise protection human’s ability to understand what they can see.

Robots have some sensors/actuators Often robots are very costly – in terms of the initial cost,
maintenance, the need for extra components and the
which are more capable than humans need to be programmed to do the task.
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