A fundamental capability for any artificial-intelligence system which interacts with humans is being aware of the surrounding human presence, their location and body posture. Thus, the technological developments framed under the concept of human-tracking are aimed at developing and perfecting these abilities. These skills open up a world of possibilities for the robotic system, which…
The economic pressure on replacing human personnel with automated devices in production, combined with the limited flexibility of automation technology, have defined, so far, an approach toward automation which relegates the human as servant of protected “automation islands”, with only big red button to press when something goes wrong. Automated islands vs. collaborative automation Automation islands are capable of performing autonomously added-value tasks,…
We are currently implementing the Sharework project in the machining shop floor located in Cembre’s plant in Brescia (Italy): a solution in which production engineers, operators and human resources are all engaged. Our idea is to develop a centralised logistic area with cobots and AGVs which can perform clamping and unclamping tasks, while operators focus…
In the Industry 4.0 context, collaborative robots are the subject of exponential interest. They are usually integrated and supplied with the necessary software to help the operators in their daily tasks. On this programming side, engineers and skilled workers are usually the ones who have a hand in programming the robot. On their side, the…
Why choose Human Robot Collaboration? Humans and Robots Collaboration is a promising way to increase productivity and flexibility of businesses through the establishment of hybrid assembly lines or cells able to adapt to production changes. In the last decades, robots have proved their capabilities in manufacturing working as efficient, tireless and precise “employees” supporting the…
