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What Makes Collaborative Robots Ergonomic?

We talk about collaborative robots being "ergonomic" but what do we really mean? In this post we introduce the basics of ergonomics and find out how ergonomic principles are applied to the design of collaborative robots. We also find out that there's more to cobot ergonomics than first meets the eye.

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on May 12, 2016 in Collaborative Robots. 5 min read time
What Makes Collaborative Robots Ergonomic?

We talk about collaborative robots being "ergonomic" but what do we really mean? In this post we introduce the basics of...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on May 12, 2016
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Absolute vs Relative Robots Encoders

Humans have many different senses. The five main senses are touch, hearing, sight, smell and taste. However, one of the most...

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New German Collaborative Robot - FRANKA

The robotic industry is currently surfing on a new wave of collaborative robots. With several big companies trying to make...

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What's New In Robotics This Week - May 06

Human-robot collaborative game; humanoid robot explores shipwreck; Valkyrie hits Boston; 3D-printing robot spider; Why robots...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on May 06, 2016
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How to Control the Grip Force of the Robotiq Grippers

Robotiq Support Team is proud to introduce you to the first of the How-to video series - Support. These short capsules are made...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on May 04, 2016
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A History of Robot Programming Languages

There are so many different robot programming languages! Has it always been this way? Where did they all come from? We look...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on May 03, 2016
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Presenting the new ActiveDrive toolbar for Universal Robots

Robotiq is proud to launch a new software for Universal Robots: the ActiveDrive toolbar. Robotiq's ActiveDrive toolbar is an...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on May 02, 2016
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Case Study: Whippany Actuation Systems

When Whippany Actuation Systems experienced increased demand for specialized parts, they needed to increase productivity....

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Apr 28, 2016
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Dealing with Singularities on Universal Robots

I want to stop you right now if you think I'll be talking about robots taking over the world. Singularities are robot...

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