( MENAFN - Robotics & automation News) Cobots, Robot Offline programming and 3D simulation: The driving forces behind the manufacturing evolution The collaborative robot (cobot) market is on a significant upward curve. Its global value is expected to be worth $11.8 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 35.
2% from 2024. In contrast to robots, cobots are designed to work in tandem with humans, with a tangible impact on cost, employee satisfaction, ROI and health & safety. They are also ideally placed to support understaffed workforces as the skills shortage in the sector continues.
But these automated machines do require effective programming to accurately complete their tasks and streamline factory floor processes, otherwise manufacturers face a difficult situation in not being able to deploy cobots where they are most needed. Cobots are the gateway to fast, highly accurate and infinitely repeatable processes. Human workers will always carry the risk of tiring throughout the day, leading to potential errors in repeatable processes.
With cobots, manufacturers avoid this problem. And the use cases are vast. Sanding, polishing, screwing and palletising are just some of the applications where cobots come into their own.
If we consider polishing as a task, it's essential that the same force is applied consistently to each product to prevent any discrepancies in quality. Workers would find this an almost impossible job over the course of an entire working day. Cobots are also highly.
