Cobot Integrates Into Many Applications
The LBR iisy is a new cobot from KUKA Robotics with a range of applications in pre-defined processes and unstructured environments.
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Debuting what it terms Sensitive Cobotics, KUKA Robotics showcases its new LBR iisy cobot, a development for the future of cobotics. As ready-to-use automation, the LBR iisy quickly and easily integrates into any manufacturing application from pre-defined production processes to open, unstructured work environments with unpredictable conditions from one job to the next, KUKA says.
With six axes, a 3-kg payload, 600 mm maximum reach and 18.8-kg overall weight, the LBR iisy is designed to overcome the challenges posed by confined workspaces. Whether loading and unloading machines or assembling components and packaging, the cobot provides increased versatility and can be immediately operated by anyone from an automation expert to a cobotics newcomer, KUKA reports. Featuring various operator levels, the user-friendly system adapts to the corresponding level of user knowledge.
The LBR iisy is fully embedded into the KUKA Industry 4.0 ecosystem. In addition to the availability of downloadable software apps, the company’s KUKA Connect cloud solution enables users to access and analyze the cobot’s data at any time.
The LBR iisy is equipped with high-grade joint torque sensors integrated in all its axes. KUKA says these sensors respond to the slightest of external forces and provide certified collision protection.
For EV battery tray production, KUKA engineers its cost-effective KUKA cell4_FSW modules, which are said to provide up to 95 percent more process efficiency and maximize the available configuration options for manufacturers. Used for both 2D and 3D welding tasks, the modules are scalable and accommodate either one or two 6-axis robots. Shops can arrange several workpiece clamping tools in the working area of the cell, so robots can work simultaneously on larger components if needed.
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