Automate 2019: We learn how TUV Rheinland inspects the force generated during collaborative robot collisions.
Collaborative robots are designed to eliminate pinch points, forces and pressures that could cause harm to humans working in close proximity without guarding. But according to TUV Rheinland, the technical inspection and certification company, this isn’t always the case. Using a force sensor, we check the force applied by a crashing UR3 robot and chat about how to certify the safety of a cobotic work cell.