Thomson: 10m-long cobot seventh axis is 'first' to detect collisions

Thomson Industries has released a seventh axis for cobot (collaborative robot) applications which is describes as "the first ever true collaborative extension of cobots". The MovoTrak CTU (cobot transfer unit) axis adds a horizontal operating range of up to 10m to cobot installations and incorporates collision detection that stops the cobot if it encounters an [...] The post 10m-long cobot seventh axis is 'first' to detect collisions first appeared on Drives&Controls.