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10 Differences Between Industrial and Service Robotics

Robotiq makes components that can be installed both on industrial robots and service robots. Even if both fall technically under the wide umbrella of robotics, there are major differences in the technologies and markets. Having one foot in each world, here are 10 points we can identify to demonstrate how these two industries differ.

1. Application Areas

The term "industrial" robot is somewhat misleading. In fact, what people refer as industrial robots are robot arms used in manufacturing. By opposition, service robots are everything else but manufacturing. Examples of better known service robots are:

  • Personal robots such as the Roomba
  • Military robots like the Talon
  • Medical robots like DaVinci
  • Logistic robots such as Kiva System's

The Robot Report has an exhaustive list of service robots for personal or commercial use.

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jun 06, 2014 6:35 AM. 4 min read time
 
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