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Cobot Palletizer

Collaborative robots, or cobots, are used for processing in manufacturing environments by stacking products or items onto pallets in an organized fashion either for storage, transportation, or distribution. A system is needed to measure the force and torque of the cobot arm as it picks up and lifts objects onto the pallet.


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Summary

  • Customer Need / Challenge

    Collaborative robots, or cobots, are used for processing in manufacturing environments by stacking products or items onto pallets in an organized fashion either for storage, transportation, or distribution. A system is needed to measure the force and torque of the cobot arm as it picks up and lifts objects onto the pallet.

  • Interface Solution

    Interface’s Model 6A40A 6-Axis Load Cell can be installed between the robot flange and the robot’s grabber mechanism. When connected to the BX8-HD44 Data Acquisition, the customer can receive force and torque measurements when connected to their control system using BlueDAQ sofware.

  • Results

    The 6A40-6 Axis Load Cell was able to measure all forces and torques (Fx, Fʏ, Fz, Mx, Mʏ, Mz) and the BXB-HD44 Data Acquisition was able to log, display, and graph these measurements while sending scaled analog output signals for these axes to the robot’s control system.

Materials


  • 6A40 6-Axis Load Cell
  • BX8-HD44 BlueDAQ Series Data Acquisition System with included BlueDAQ software
  • Customer’s robotic arm and control system

How it Works


  1. The 6A40 6-Axis Load Cell between robot flange and robot grabber.
  2. 6A40 6-Axis Load Cell is connected to the BX8-HD44 BlueDAQ Series Data Acquisition System, which collects force and torque measurement data.
  3. The customer connected the BX8’s analog outputs to their control system. As a result, customer is able to log, display, and graph these measurements. The results are sent to the customer’s control system via analog or digital output.

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Products Used in this App Note

BX8-HD44 BlueDAQ Series Data Acquisition System for Multi-Axis Sensors with Lab Enclosure