Small, Lightweight Robots
The Doosan Group announced on September 6 that Doosan Robotics completed the development of four cooperative robot models with its own technology and will unveil them for the first time at the 2017 RoboWorld at the KINTEX in Goyang of Gyeonggi Province from September 13 to 16.
The cooperative robot developed by Doosan Robotics can lift an object up to 15kg with its robot arm which is up to 1.7 meters. When the robot moves repeatedly at the same position, its margin of error is 0.1mm. A high performance torque sensor mounted on each axis of the cooperative robot is capable of doing delicate work requiring human dexterity.
"If a robot does not have a torque sensor, the robot has to estimate force with a motor," said a representative of Doosan Robotics. "By using the sensor, the robot can sense force transmitted to six axles more accurately and safety can be maximized." "Cooperative robots will share workloads to improve workers’ efficiency. It is small and lightweight so automation can be realized without drastically changing production facility and equipment layouts."
Doosan Robotics explained that the company developed robot hardware and software on the basis of precise machining and control technology from its machine tool business, hardware design technology through its excavator and industrial vehicle business, and Mecatech's technology that produced industrial robots.
Doosan Robotics is planning to start mass-production of products and focus on developing sales channels within this year and began sales on a full scale beginning next year.