Robotics
Let’s shake on it
The igus ReBeL cobot now has a humanoid hand made of lubrication- free, high-performance plastics
Robots are increasingly finding their way into small and medium-sized companies, especially as collaborative robots or “cobots”, such as the igus ReBeL. These robots sort, pick and move items with the help of cameras and mechanical or vacuum gripping systems. To be able to take on more human-style tasks, igus has developed a finger gripper for the ReBeL cobot. It is made entirely of lubrication-free plastics, making it cost-effective and easy to integrate.
igus’s ReBeL is a compact and lightweight cobot that makes it possible to enter robotics with relatively low investment, making it particularly suitable for assembly tasks, quality inspections and in-service applications. For the robot to work efficiently, grippers and vacuum cups are necessary, and igus now offers a wide selection of end-effectors from various suppliers via the
marketplace RBTX.com. Its new product launch is the ReBeL finger gripper. “Since the ReBeL is light and affordable, with a weight of around eight kilograms and starting from £4200 it is widely used in applications that humans would normally do,” says Adam Sanjurgo, Low-Cost Automation Manager at igus UK. “For this reason, we received several customer
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