Manufacturers in Germany, like those in the United States, are coping with three major issues: a highly dynamic market, increasing competition due to globalization, and a shortage of skilled workers. These issues are particularly challenging for product assembly, since it’s the last link in the value chain.
Many manufacturers believe that human-robot collaboration can help them overcome these challenges. However, many manufacturers have yet to implement human-robot collaboration projects due to concerns over cost and personnel. For human-robot collaboration to truly take off, simple, flexible methods will be necessary to enable companies from a variety of industries with a variety of needs to set up collaborative assembly workstations.