Brexit and set-up simplicity add to universal lure of cobots

In the past decade, Universal Robots’ cobots have been utilised in industries ranging from food production to scientific research, taking on tasks that include industrial assembly, pick-and-place and quality inspections.

The UK has always lagged behind its European neighbours in the uptake of robots and wider automation systems, but this is likely to change and one of the reasons for this is Brexit.

Leaving the EU will give a number of employers something of a headache if they can’t guarantee the staff available to do repetitive, manual shop floor tasks.

According to Andrew Mason, automation sales manager of RARUK Automation, this is one of reasons why UK manufacturers are starting to reconsider the use of cobots.

RARUK Automation is an R. A. Rodriguez company that specialises in the supply of products with a 'unique edge', including cobots from Universal Robots. They were on stand H19-238 at MACH 2018.