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WiredWorkers ➜ Blog Challenges of implementing cobots in existing manufacturing environments. Successfully implementing and integrating collaborative robots into existing manufacturing systems presents challenges. Let’s look at some of these challenges and the best ways companies can follow to ensure a smooth transition to using cobots. System compatibility and infrastructure One of the biggest challenges in […]

WiredWorkers ➜ Blog The impact of cobots on employment: opportunities and challenges The rise of cobots (collaborative robots), which are designed to work safely and efficiently with human workers, has had an impact on employment since their emergence. While some are optimistic about the potential improvement in productivity and efficiency, others raise questions about the

WiredWorkers ➜ Blog Automation in 2024; what should we look out for? The past year has been an eventful one for many manufacturing companies. In the United Kingdom, for example, the sector recorded its worst figures since the 1980s. At the same time, the manufacturing sector is experiencing a global labor shortage with some 74,000

Developments in (collaborative) gripper capabilities. One of the most striking advances in cobot technology can be seen in gripping and manipulation systems. Traditional industrial robots were often limited to performing repetitive tasks in a controlled environment, but cobots go beyond these limitations. They are designed to work safely with humans and to flexibly handle a

What types of palletizers are there and what are they suitable for? If manually stacking bags, boxes or other materials is asking too much of the staff, it’s a good idea to look at a way to automate that. There are many different ways to do this, but the most obvious one is a palletizer.