Jasper Rozendaal and Ramune van de Corput visited the Global Industrie Expo in Paris, France. Observations from Global Industrie Expo highlight the collaboration between automation integrators and producers of cobots and robots. Global Industrie Expo also showcased futuristic advancements in automation, indicating the exciting trajectory of the industry. As a supplier of joint torque sensors, force sensors, load cells and strain gauges, Zemic Europe is one of the technical and innovative partners for this industry.
In the realm of warehouse automation, mobile robots can be categorized into two primary groups:
Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR), also known as Automated Intelligent Vehicles (AIV). These robots operate independently, leveraging artificial intelligence and real-time software control to navigate without external guidance. They significantly enhance logistics operations by optimizing processes such as picking, sorting, and inventory management. Weight monitoring is for example done by our low profile H8Q shearbeam loadcell.
Auto Guided Vehicles (AGV), which may also be referred to as Laser Guided Vehicles (LGV) among other synonyms. AGVs are automated vehicles designed for static environments. Their movements are guided by magnetic cables, lasers, or painted strips on the ground. Widely utilized in logistics warehouses and increasingly in various industrial settings including airports, AGVs play a vital role in material handling operations. Load cells are used for lifting weights.
Industrial Automation
Cobots, or collaborative robots, represent a specialized category of robots engineered to operate alongside humans in shared workspaces. Prioritizing safety, flexibility, and user-friendliness, cobots feature designs conducive to human-robot collaboration. Additionally, cobots can be equipped with soft grippers, enhancing their versatility and adaptability. Those grippers can be equiped with multi-axis force sensors. Zemic has the ability to design custom made multi axis force sensors for Cobots.
Robots, particularly industrial variants, are autonomous machines programmed to execute tasks without direct human intervention. Employed for repetitive, high-precision, or hazardous tasks, industrial robots play a pivotal role in enhancing operational efficiency and workplace safety.
You will find even six dimensional f\orce sensors for assembly processes, loading and unloading clamping, precision welding, surface polishing, surface cleaning and even surgery.
If you have any questions and would like to speak to someone from the Zemic team, please do not hesitate to contact us:
"Force and weight sensors in mobile robots & guided vehicles"
