Getting to the heart of what is important to the industry is the key to helping people choose the right products for their various applications. SCHUNK has been asking questions and listening to what their customers say to find out some of the reasons that they choose one product or supplier over another.

Are cobots right for your company? Aren't cobots just toys? In this section, we debunk the top five myths about cobots. While cobots made up just five percent of the $14 billion industrial-robot market in 2017, they are estimated to jump to 27 percent of a $33 billion market by 2025.

This webinar will introduce you to the Universal Robots UR+ Partner Program. This unique network of certified products is developed by third parties, then certified by us to be "plug-and-play" compatible with the Universal Robots cobots.

Currently, most collaborative robots including Universal Robots are inherently designed to limit power and force. If the robot detects a certain level of power or force, the robot stops the system to protect the human operator.

Collaborative robots have become the buzzword in industrial automation. At Universal Robots, we define "collaborative" by ease-of-use, ease of integration, affordability and safety.

LONDON—During the past decade, collaborative robots have taken the manufacturing world by storm. ABI Research predicts that the human friendly machines will generate $6 billion in annual revenue by 2027.

Collaborative robots are an exciting area of growth for automation and manufacturing. A potentially useful and cost-effective automated tool for manufacturing, "cobots" can work safely with people in a shared workspace, enhancing flexibility and reducing risk.

Plastic injection molding, metal casting and metal stamping are age-old processes that form the backbone of manufacturing. Traditionally, there's no better way to mass-produce plastic or metal parts.

Some automotive enthusiasts get their fix by building a car themselves. Others thoroughly enjoy watching the pros do it; i.e., assemblers on the production line.

More than 20,000 manufacturing professionals saw the newest robots, vision systems and motion control technologies during the 2019 Automate show and conference, which was held April 8-11 at McCormick Place in Chicago.