SICK’ s End-of-Arm-Safeguard( EOAS) for Universal Robots excites distributors with possibilities for human-robot collaboration
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SICK’ s End-of-Arm-Safeguard( EOAS) for Universal Robots excites distributors with possibilities for human-robot collaboration
In collaboration with Universal Robots, SICK has developed their End-of-Arm-Safeguard( EOAS), which meets a growing need for closer human-robot collaboration.
A collaboration between SICK Sensor Intelligence and Universal Robots has created the End-of-Arm- Safeguard( EOAS), enabling more effective human-robot collaboration than ever before. A world-first, the patented technology ensures robots and humans can work in closer proximity with improved safety as the technology is mounted directly onto a robotic arm.
Distributors of SICK and Universal Robots technology are excited by the prospect for safe, collision-free, reliable collaboration between humans and robots across a wide range of industrial settings. Bringing together SICK’ s sensor expertise with the world’ s largest cobot vendor for seamless teamwork, distributors predict it will generate new sales opportunities and applications.
Gavin Ford, Sales Manager at Applied Automation UK, has been working as a Universal Robots distributor for more than five years. He immediately sees the benefits of the EOAS“ from a technical aspect. From a price aspect. From an operator’ s aspect”.
Safer operation and peace of mind for operators
With the EOAS, when the protective field is breached, a Safe Stop is triggered and the cobot immediately ceases movement, recommencing its task once it is restored. Lights on the EOAS indicate clearly when it has stopped and when it is moving, providing extra peace of mind for operators to work more closely and collaboratively with cobots. Timeof-flight technology provides a response time of ≤110 ms, speeding up productivity while maintaining safe operation.
Mark Stephenson, Divisional Manager at WMH Robotics, notes:“ The EOAS makes the operation status of the cobot clear; it’ s either red or green. It has been developed as a true partnership between SICK and Universal Robots, with all the benefits of both companies. We will see cobots working collaboratively as they were intended to; making people more confident about getting closer to the machine and being more interactive with it for safe productivity.”
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