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Some Industrial Robot Manufacturers Offer Force Control Packages

Robotic applications are constantly evolving. A whole new kind of process was developed with the introduction of end of arm force/torque sensors. These sensors can detect the forces and torques applied at the robot tool. There are a lot of different applications that could be improved with this kind of device. Either in labs or in manufacturing processes, these devices execute very distinct applications. Most of the time, the FT sensors are an addition to the ones included on the robot. Sometimes the process looks like this: you buy a robot, you buy a sensor and a tool, you try to fit everything together and... hope it will work. To remove these uncertainties, robot manufacturers have started putting together force torque control packages that are designed to fit directly on the robot wrist. Here is a short list of some robot manufacturers that already make these packages.

 
Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Mar 18, 2015 2:12 PM. 4 min read time
 
Some Industrial Robot Manufacturers Offer Force Control Packages

Robotic applications are constantly evolving. A whole new kind of process was developed with the introduction of end of arm...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Mar 18, 2015 2:12 PM
Read more 4 min read time
How to Choose a Parallel Gripper for My Robot?

Ok, here you are, you decided to automate your process. You have chosen which application will be done by the robot and now you...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Mar 18, 2015 2:04 PM
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The Future of the Robot Teach Pendant

As we have seen a lot of improvements in the robotic market over the last few years, some may ask; 'What's next?'. In fact,...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Mar 09, 2015 4:29 PM
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We Can Now Build Autonomous Killing Machines, But Should We?

Working in the robotic world has made me realize that the general population (read: people not in the robotic world) sometimes ...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Mar 09, 2015 2:34 PM
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Grippers for Collaborative Robots

When putting a collaborative robot cell together, many design decisions have to be made. First of all, the robot itself, its...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Mar 09, 2015 1:51 PM
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SAFFIR The Firefighting Robot

One of the main goals of robots is to do jobs that are too dangerous for humans. In some cases it can be a repetitive task that

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Mar 03, 2015 11:41 AM
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How Does a Parallel Robot Gripper Work?

Choosing a robot gripper can sometimes be confusing. As there are a wide choice of different grippers out there, you really...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Feb 24, 2015 10:53 AM
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Why Fanuc Doesn't Have a Collaborative Robot - or Does It?

Fanuc is one of the most popular robot manufacturers. Especially in North America where we are based, Fanuc robots can be seen...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Jan 21, 2015 2:04 PM
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Cobot, Force Limited Robot, Collaborative Robot, What's the Deal?

Basically it's just terminology. Many people use the terms interchangeably, thus the confusion between Force Limited Robots,...

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Jan 12, 2015 10:01 AM
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