Open AccessWeb‐based design tool for better job safety
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
photonicsviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2626-1308
pISSN - 2626-1294
DOI - 10.1002/phvs.202170411
Subject(s) - automation , fencing , factory (object oriented programming) , robot , web application , computer science , manufacturing engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , human–computer interaction , business , world wide web , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , operating system , programming language
The safety of people interacting with robots has top priority, especially when humans and robots are working side by side instead of being separated from each other by safety fencing. The Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF's web‐based design tool helps companies design their cobots. The Cobot Designer helps minimize the risk of accidents and increases employee safety. The tool is available as a free web application.