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Inventor sees great future for Cobots in India

By Niranjan Mudholkar,

Added 17 August 2016

Esben Østergaard, Chief Technology Officer of Universal Robots wants to make robot automation accessible to all levels of industry

The global collaborative robots market was valued at $128 Million in 2014 and is likely to reach $ 1 Billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 50.88%.

80% of the UR robots worldwide operate with no safety guarding (after risk assessment) right beside human operators. The safety system of our robots are approved and certified by TÜV (German Inspection Association)

Universal Robots has been servicing clients in India such as Mahindra, TVS, TATA Consultancy Services, Siemens, Bajaj, BOSCH, Renault, Hindustan Unilever Limited, GE, Calvin Klein to name a few. The companies have readily adopted the technology and Universal Robots has sold close to 100 Units of  Co-bots (collaborative robots) till date.

Pradeep David, General Manager, Universal Robots (India) further added, "Our three different collaborative robots are easily integrated into existing production environments. With six articulation points, and a wide scope of flexibility, the collaborative robot arms are designed to mimic the range of motion of a human arm.

"The latest collaborative robot technology should be available to all businesses. The nominal investment cost is quickly recovered as our robotic arms have an average payback period of just six months. The need of advanced robotics is required for accessibility to anybody who wants to increase productivity while maintaining high safety standards. We are growing our channel partner strength in all major locations of the country and will continue to expand our network in the coming years. With the government also supporting the growth of industries and sectors, the demand and requirement for this technology is growing"

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