Robots are too complex
Cobots are ideal for simple, automated tasks
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Robots are costly
Robots are a hassle
Reality:
At Creating Revolutions,
a small startup in Miami, a
UR robot handles a wide variety of assembly tasks, reducing double-digit reject rates to near zero.
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Myth #1: Robotics automation is for complex, large-scale operations
Myth #1
Cobots are dangerous
Regardless of the scale of output, cobots can be deployed for simple processes that are repetitive, manual, or potentially strenuous for workers.
Robots replace jobs
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Cobots are ideal for simple,automated tasks
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Robotics automation
is for complex,
large-scale operations
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Robotics automation is for complex large-scale operations
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Robots replace jobs
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Robots are a hassle
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Robots replace jobs
Cobots create jobs — better jobs
At Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, 42 new UR robots resulted in increased competitiveness and the hiring of 50 additional employees.
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Robots are too complex
Cobots are dangerous
Robots are costly
of jobs are fully
automatable
Cobots relieve workers from strenuous and repetitive tasks so that they can take on new roles. Ultimately, human dexterity, critical thinking, decision making and creativity cannot be replaced by machines.
Myth #2: Robots replace jobs
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Myth #3: It's a hassle to implement and maintain robots
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Cobots are easy to implement, operate and maintain
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Robots replace jobs
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Robots are costly
Robots are too complex
to set up and program the robot to perform simple tasks.
It’s a hassle to implement and maintain robots
Robots are a hassle
Cobots are dangerous
Being compact and lightweight, there is no need to change production layout when switching the cobot between tasks. They are easily programmed or re-deployed, and require minimal maintenance.
Reality:
At RSS Manufacturing
in California, it took
Deploying a UR robot for machine tending increased production speed significantly while opening up 30% more capacity on existing machinery, enabling RSS Manufacturing
to compete with overseas manufacturers.
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TCP Speed
Limit
Momentum Limit
TCP Pose
Limit
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Functions
8 Adjustable
Safety Limits
Cobots are dangerous
Joint Position
Limit
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Limit
Norwegian meat producer Nortura needed to optimize palletizing but had no room for safety caging. A UR robot with a ceiling-mounted vision system provided a cost-effective palletizing system in one-fifth of the space typically required.
The safety system is certified by TÜV Nord to Performance level D, resulting in an extremely reliable system.
Robots are too complex
Cobots are dangerous
Joint Speed
Limit
Cobots have built-in safety functions that permit them to work safely
side-by-side with people. Cobots do not need to be caged up behind protective fencing (subject to assessment).
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Robots are costly
Robots replace jobs
Myth #4: Cobots are dangerous
Cobots can work safely side-by-side with people
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Joint Torque
Limit
Robots are a hassle
The UR robots at
Dynamic Group, an injection molder in Minnesota, delivered a 400% production increase, paying themselves back in only two months.
Robots are too complex
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Robots are costly
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Robots are costly
Reality:
Installation requires minimal investment as they do not require major infrastructural changes. They can be redeployed to different functions in the production line and used around-the-clock.
Robots are a hassle
Cobots are dangerous
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of traditional
robots
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MONTHS
Myth #5: Robots are costly
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Cobots are cost-effective
Upfront costs are typically
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Average payback
period as short as
