Human-robot cooperation:
KLARA facilitates greater
diversity of versions in
production at Audi
• Expansion of human-robot
cooperation
• Safe collaboration between man and
machine without protective fence
• Rapid implementation due to
integration as a module
Ingolstadt, August 3, 2017 – New robot
colleague in the assembly of Audi A4/A5
models: People and robot now work there
side by side without a protective fence.
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With this human- robot cooperation (HRC),
the smart factory comes closer to reality
at the Audi plant in Ingolstadt. “Adhesive
application with robot assistance,”
abbreviated from the German as KLARA,
provides support with the installation
of roofs made of carbon-fiber reinforced
polymer (CFRP) in the new Audi RS 5
Coupe (fuel consumption combined in
l/100 km: 8.7; CO2 emissions combined in
g/km: 197*). So for the first time, Audi is
using an
HRC light robot in its main plant for
applying adhesive in final assembly.
Similar robots are already integrated into
production in the body shops in Ingolstadt
and Brussels as well as in engine assembly
in Győr.
As the first step, an employee places the
carbon-fiber reinforced polymer roof on
a rotary table and tilts it. The application
of adhesive is triggered by pressing and
holding a button. An illuminated ring
indicates when KLARA has precisely