{"id":15699,"date":"2021-07-28T16:14:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.automazioneindustrialeferrazza.it\/cobot-robot-collaborativi\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:35:24","slug":"collaborative-robots-use-and-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.automazioneindustrialeferrazza.it\/en\/collaborative-robots-use-and-history\/","title":{"rendered":"COBOTs: collaborative robots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<strong>A cobot<\/strong>\u00a0(or collaborative robot)\u00a0<strong>is a robot made to interact with a human operator within a shared space.<\/strong>\u00a0We can already see the first big\u00a0<strong>difference,\u00a0<\/strong>which is the\u00a0<strong>possibility for cobots to work with human operators in complete safety,\u00a0<\/strong>without the need of being separated or shielded by a safety barrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>COBOTs: collaborative robots<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From their first appearance,&nbsp;<strong>many industries integrated <\/strong>these <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YIEgYesxB3w\">robotic systems<\/a> almost immediately<\/strong>, in particular <strong>to be used for the most repetitive operations.<\/strong> One <strong>main benefit<\/strong> <strong>of cobots and robots<\/strong> is their <strong>ability to carry out the same task and movements<\/strong> whilst <strong>maintaining<\/strong> the maximum <strong>accuracy. <\/strong>With margins of error near to the tenth of a millimiter,&nbsp;<strong>cobots <\/strong>are the <strong>ideal choice for delicate and difficult tasks<\/strong> that can take a lot of time and energy to a human operator. Contrary to what one may think, cobots are not made to completely take on the role of human operators on production lines. In fact, <strong>cobots were invented to help humans<\/strong> <strong>in<\/strong> all those <strong>tasks deemed too hazardous, heavy and repetitive<\/strong>, creating a safer working environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of human-robot cooperation, <strong>the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) outlined four levels of cooperation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coexistence<\/strong>: human operator and robot work together, with no barriers to separate them, but without sharing the same working space;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sequential Collaboration<\/strong>: both subjects work in a shared space, but their tasks are sequential to one another, meaning they don&#8217;t work on the same item simultaneously;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cooperation<\/strong>: robot and operator work simultaneously on the same item;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reactive Collaboration<\/strong>: the cobot reacts to the movements of the human operator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Collaborative robots today<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Collaborative robots<\/strong> are experiencing a <strong>constant growth<\/strong> and are more and more used <strong>in many industrial processes<\/strong>, <strong>thanks&nbsp;<\/strong>not only to their accuracy, but also <strong>to the benefits they bring to the operators&#8217; health<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The EU, in its first guide lines for Industry 5.0, included the use of cobot systems for<\/strong> all those\u00a0<strong>operations<\/strong> that can be <strong>considered too hazardous for the workers&#8217; health.<\/strong> Does this mean that human operators will disappear from production lines? 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