Tag: collaborative robots
Monash research warns of mental health impact from growing cobot use
The increasing use of collaborative robots (cobots) in Australian workplaces may pose significant psychosocial risks to workers, according to a new study by Monash University Business School.
NSW publishes world’s first guidelines for safe work with cobots
The Centre for Work Health and Safety in New South Wales has published the world’s first guidelines for working safely with collaborative robots, also known as cobots.
Betty and Arnold to receive a new hand from an inventive UNSW student
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A UNSW Master’s student has designed the world’s first soft robotic hand that can pick up, put down, paint and hammer with greater...
Rethink Robotics expands European distribution network
Rethink Robotics announced that its smart, collaborative robots will now be available to the entire Spanish manufacturing market thanks to a distribution agreement with...
Universal Robots reaches out to dairy markets at Chicago Dairy Show
Universal Robots is taking part at this year’s Dairy Show in Chicago (15–18 September, 2015) and is the first exhibitor ever to introduce collaborative...
ADDE is Universal Robots’ new distribution partner for Australia
Universal Robots – the Danish manufacturer of flexible industrial robots – has appointed Melbourne-based Andrew Donald Design Engineering (ADDE) as a new distribution partner for...
“Cobots” maker Universal Robots acquired by Teradyne
Universal Robots, the globally renowned maker of collaborative robots – or cobots – used in manufacturing, has been acquired by computer equipment maker Teradyne...
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