Dobot launches Nova collaborative robots for retail automation
Labor shortages and rising costs around the world are two major headwinds to the retail and service sectors , opening up new opportunities of automation transformation . To better capture this newfound demand , Dobot has developed the Nova Series of collaborative robots designed specifically for retail customers to handle tasks such as making coffee , cocktail , ice cream , noodles , fried chicken , and even physical therapy .
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The Nova 2 and the Nova 5 are the first two models in the Nova Series with payloads of 2 kg and 5 kg for handling retail and physiotherapy tasks respectively . They can replace workers to help reduce operating expenses and decrease direct human contacts during pandemics .
To better meet the needs of retail branding , the Nova Series contrasts the rigid design philosophy of industrial robots and offers color customization to better fit into retail stores for better customer experiences . The Nova Series is also more compact than comparable industrial cobots and can fit into one meter square of space .
Taking into consideration that most retail stores do not have full time engineers on staff , the Nova Series is designed to be easy to use . With drag to teach and graphical user interface , anyone can easily program a Nova without coding knowledge . Setting up a Nova takes as little time as 10 minutes .
Retail sector robots can have frequent interaction with people , making safety a top priority . The Nova Series has multiple safety features to intelligently sense human movement , and stops operation in 0.01 second upon collision detection . In case of power outage , Nova automatically freezes in position to ensure safety of others .
Dobot ’ s Nova opens the door of automation for the retail and service sectors . Robot adoption will expand beyond production floors of factories and into our daily lives . Collaborations and interactions between humans and machines will only increase .
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