Robotics represents one of the most significant advancements in modern industry today. The adoption of robots and robotics has expanded across various sectors, with exciting new market trends emerging in industries like agriculture and transportation. Nonetheless, the robotics industry faces ongoing challenges, especially in sensor technology. These sensors must empower robots to quickly adapt to dynamic environments, ensuring safe and efficient operation while seamlessly integrating with the robot's control system and other components.
By harnessing the collective expertise of your product engineers alongside HBK OEM sensor technology, you can develop robots that are safer, more durable, and more efficient. Overcoming technological constraints accelerates innovation, enabling you to push boundaries further and faster. HBK sensor solutions are perfectly tailored to meet diverse application needs, offering reliable data and precise control to optimize performance.
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Precision in object manipulation is a critical skill for many industrial robots and cobots. With integrated force sensors, these robots can grasp and manipulate parts with millimeter accuracy, minimizing the risk of product damage. In industrial settings, these sensors ensure efficient and safe manufacturing processes. By measuring torque and forces on joints or directly on flexsplines, they enhance safety and transform the system into an intelligent one with continuous feedback. Integrated multi-axis sensor solutions enable better manipulation to ensure that the robot applies minimal force to the task at hand.
Pressure sensors, load sensors, and force sensors act as the eyes and hands of robots tasked with quality control. They meticulously inspect assembled products, detecting defects and ensuring compliance with the strictest standards. With these sophisticated sensors, industries can produce high-quality products with unparalleled precision.
Pressure, temperature, and flow sensors are essential for monitoring and optimizing industrial processes. These sensors provide real-time data to regulate production parameters and maximize efficiency. For instance, a robot used in automotive manufacturing will monitor temperatures and pressures in machines to ensure optimal production standards.
The autonomy of robots relies on an intelligent combination of sensors, such as GNSS/INS sensors, force sensors, and pressure sensors. These advanced technologies enable robots to make real-time decisions and respond to changes in their environment, ensuring safe and efficient operations. In the medical field, these sensors ensure the precision of robot-assisted surgical procedures.
We recently interviewed Ashley Sturgeon, HBK OEM Custom Sensor design engineer, about robotics applications. We talked about design methods as well as the concerns and challenges that today's robotics engineers may encounter. Read the following interview to learn from a committed professional who works every day to build sensors to create a more intelligent product.
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This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.
This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.
This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.
