A collaborative robot (also called "cobot") is an industrial robot-arm or robot-gripper or mobile-robot designed so it can work along side human beings in a specific task. Previously a traditional industrial robot was designed to work autonomously in a robot cell with fencing requirements for safety. A collaborative robot allows a human to perform certain operations along side the collaborative robot. New applied technology allows for power and force sensing functionality as additional safety features.
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By Zacobria Lars Skovsgaard
Accredited 2015-2018 Universal Robots support Centre and Forum.
Mir Mobile-Industrial-Robots Service and Support Centre.