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Adjustable Safety Features on Universal Robots

The safety of collaborative robots is sometimes put in doubt because of the fact that it is a new concept. In fact, just because it can work alongside humans, doesn’t mean that people are comfortable working alongside robots. To avoid such concerns, manufacturers have develop ways to reduce or eliminate the possibility of impact. In fact, by reducing the speed of the robot while the worker is working beside it reduces the possibility of contact with the worker. 

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Sep 14, 2015 in Safety. 2 min read time
Adjustable Safety Features on Universal Robots

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