Univeral Robot
Universal Robots (UR) are collaborative robots that are safe to operate in close proximity to humans. These versatile and lightweight robotic arms can be programmed through an intuitive touch-screen interface and by positioning the robot by hands. Several versions of Universal Robots are available in our lab including UR3e, UR5e, and UR10e. Having six degrees of freedom, students can learn robot programming to perform pick-and-place, packaging, and palletizing applications.
ABB FlexPicker Robot
ABB’s IRB 360 FlexPicker is capable of the fastest picking applications and has been optimized for packing applications. The robot has outstanding motion performance with the shortest cycle times, precision accuracy for payloads from 1 to 8kg. Featuring outstanding motion control, short cycle times, and precision accuracy, theIRB 360 can operate at very high speed in anything from narrow to wide spaces with very tight tolerances. IRB 360 is equipped with a standard tool flange for mounting larger size adjustable grippers, allowing for efficient handling of flow wrapped products at high speeds from an indexing belt.
ABB YuMI
This collaborative dual arm robot has 7 axis, and it was designed for a new era of automation where people and robots work side-by-side on the same tasks. Having flexible hands, camera-based part location, and advanced robot control, ABB YuMi can be used in small part assembly. It has a vision system, dexterous grippers, sensitive force control feedback, flexible software and built-in safety features. We use this robot for learning from demonstration (LfD) that collectively allow for programming through teaching rather than coding.