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Is My Robotic Co-Worker Dangerous? Why Robots Kill People

Are the public right to be concerned about the safety of industrial robots? Why would a worker climb over a safety fence into an enclosure housing a lethal robot? Is there something about robots that makes them seem less dangerous than they really are? With recent news stories about industrial accidents still fresh in our minds, in this post we take a deeper look at safety in industrial robotics to examine why the inherent safety of robots might be the exact reason that they can be dangerous.

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Sep 23, 2015 in Safety. 6 min read time
Is My Robotic Co-Worker Dangerous? Why Robots Kill People

Are the public right to be concerned about the safety of industrial robots? Why would a worker climb over a safety fence into...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Sep 23, 2015
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How to Convert your 2-F85 to a 2-F140

We have recently release the 2-Finger 140 Adaptive Gripper. This Gripper was designed to achieve tasks that require a wider...

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How Have Robotics Evolved Since 2007? 

As Robotiq prepares for RoboBusiness 2015, it's a good time to consider some of the major changes in the world of robotics that...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Sep 18, 2015
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What's New in Robotics this Week - Sept 18
Call for a ban on robots designed as sex toys (BBC), Ras LABS is testing futuristic muscle material that could make robots feel...
Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Sep 18, 2015
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Robotiq Releases the 2-Finger 140 Adaptive Robot Gripper

Using adaptive Grippers make life easier for robot users that require a great flexibility for a high mix of parts. With...

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What is the Relation Between Sharks and Robots ?

In the last couple of months I've been confronted with people who were totally against the introduction of robots in their...

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Kinematics: Why Robots Move Like They Do

For the general public, “moving like a robot” means making jerky, linear movements which nobody would describe as graceful. In...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Sep 14, 2015
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What's new in Robotics this week - Sept 11 
Hacking autonomous cars' LIDARs; Will Subdrones Cause WWIII?; Pepper takes one for the team (what are the HRI implications?);...
Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Sep 14, 2015
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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...

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