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Automotive Hood Lifting/Closing with Collaborative Robot? |
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We are looking at methods to improve ergonomic conditions for team members who must open and close the hood many times per shift causing shoulder issues. It was suggested that a collaborative robot could be the solution, but my experience with them is very limited. I would really like to hear some opinions on the viability of this idea, possible unit types, cost estimates, and any other caveats the wisdom of this group could provide.
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If that hat really is the weight and you have some overhead supports we have done a little work using a lift assist device to help take some of the payload so that the robot is not doing all the lifting but you need to use relative slow moves as the lift assist only works in the z-direction so you don't want to move to fast is the other directions and not be able to control the weight which shouldn't be an issue in this application. You could also mount the robot overhead if you can use a UR10 which would allow the robot to retract into the ceiling to get out of the way of the car. That robot has a 51" reach but can only handle a 10kg total payload.
We have seen some lift assist systems on some industries. Such systems are used to help humans transport heavy weights. They are really nice to see operate. I would see no problem in having a robot, such as the UR, operate such a system. Here is a video of a system being used by a human operator. I think that in this video the human could easily be replaced by a UR robot.
What do you think?
Do you have some pictures or videos of this?