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The CL Sequence of collaborative robots. | Supply: Kawasaki Robotics

CHICAGO — Kawasaki Robotics (USA) Inc. gave a primary take a look at its new CL household of collaborative robots at Automate this week. The corporate additionally confirmed off new purposes utilizing the Kawasaki R Sequence and BX Sequence of commercial robots. 

“From our AI-enabled robots to our wealthy library of know-how companions, it’s the collective use of human ingenuity that fuels Kawasaki’s product choices,” said Seiji Amazawa, president of Kawasaki Robotics. “Our objective is to harness industrial automation in a approach that makes the probabilities nearly limitless for our clients, and our Automate exhibiting will assist to strengthen that.”

Kawasaki Robotic added that the CL Sequence and new purposes show its “dedication to repeatedly optimizing its product choices, aided by its technology-agnostic stance and increasing community of companions.” The Wixom, Mich.-based firm is a unit of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, which has greater than 50 years of automation expertise and is a number one provider of industrial robots.

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CL sequence combines cobot, industrial options

Kawasaki Robotics claimed its CL sequence combines the protection and intuitiveness of collaborative robots with a sturdy design that “unlocks the pace and productiveness of commercial robotics.” The brand new robots, designed and in-built Germany, use robotic help know-how from NEURA Robotics, a Kawasaki accomplice.

Kawasaki had a dual-armed cobot 9 years in the past, however it had an absence in its product vary, Alexandre Boffi, supervisor for basic industries gross sales at Kawasaki, advised The Robotic Report.

“We noticed what the business wanted — extra repeatability, accuracy, robustness, and environmental safety,” he stated. “A cobot additionally needed to do what Kawasaki’s industrial robots can do, which led to our collaboration with NEURA.”

The brand new cobots can attain a pace of 200º/s and repeatability of ±0.02 mm (0.0007 in.). The robots have payload capacities and reaches of three kg/590 mm (6.6 lb./23.2 in.), 5 kg/800 mm (11 lb./31.5 in.), 8 kg/1,300 mm (17.6 lb./51.2 in.), and 10 kg/1,000 mm (22 lb./39.3 in.), respectively.

“Clients don’t need to sacrifice pace, accuracy, or reliability,” stated Boffi. “Ease of use is driving demand for cobots.”

As well as, the CL sequence has free mounting orientations, small footprints, and IP66 classification. Kawasaki famous that the cobots’ parts embrace built-in 24-bit encoders, excessive decision, and light-weight building.

The CL sequence additionally consists of an intuitive person interface and proprietary security structure to facilitate human-robot collaboration, stated the firm.

Like NEURA’s 4NE-1 within the adjoining sales space, Kawasaki’s “skunkworks” has labored by itself humanoid robotic, the Kaleido, Boffi stated.

“Humanoids are like Method 1 racecars in contrast with passenger automobiles,” he stated. “They’ll lead to smaller controllers and optimized movement management, like our KRNX API [application programming interface], which offers low latency, real-time management, and full entry to the BIOS. We’re actually centered on constructing the very best instruments to assist companies.”

Kawasaki Robotics collectively reveals new purposes

Kawasaki additionally demonstrated purposes developed with its companions, resembling an adaptable ending system designed by Superior Machine & Device (AMT) Precision Elements that may deal with various supplies and floor sorts. It additionally confirmed unstructured parcel sorting with the Kawasaki R Sequence and Mech Thoughts‘s 3D digicam and AI-powered software program.

CRG Automation displayed multi-SKU palletizing and depalletizing utilizing a BX130X robotic and an automatic corner-board utility utilizing a RS00L robotic. Olis Robotics‘ Olis Join edge-hosted product offered distant management and monitoring of all the system.

“As buyer demand for merchandise of all types will increase and the unceasing want for expert labor stays, robotics and automation are clear solutions to this widespread business downside,” stated Amazawa. “We’re motivated by our ardour for creating the very best robotic options to make sure our clients see nothing however pleasure, potential, and progress after they look to the longer term.”

Kawasaki Robotics and Olis Robotics have additionally collectively provided robots and controls they stated will allow clients to restart manufacturing sooner, cut back troubleshooting and downtime prices by as much as 90%, and achieve entry to knowledgeable assist extra shortly.