The keys to designing safe and shared cobot workspaces

Force- and power-limited robots such as those from UR enable humans to work alongside robots for tasks like welding. Source: Universal Robots

The promise of collaborative robots, or cobots, is a seamless partnership between humans and machines. However, for this partnership to succeed, employees must feel completely safe. Without a foundation of safety, employee buy-in falters, and the potential productivity gains of cobot technology are never fully realized.

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