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Intuitive Cobot Automates Repetitive Tasks

The advanced TM Series Collaborative Robot from Omron boosts production and reduces employee fatigue by safely automating most repetitive production tasks, such as machine tending, loading and unloading, assembly, screw driving, gluing, testing or soldering.

Posted: February 2, 2019

The intuitive TM Series Collaborative Robot from Omron can be easily and quickly trained to perform almost any repetitive task in any location using a manual hand-guidance teaching function without software. No prior robot programming experience is necessary. It comes with built-in vision and integrated lighting for capturing products with a wide viewing angle. Image sensing functions include pattern matching, barcode reading, color identification and more.

The advanced yet intuitive TM Series Collaborative Robot from Omron Automation Americas (Hoffman Estates, IL) automates most repetitive production tasks, increases productivity and facilitates seamless, safe collaboration between humans and machines by using built-in vision and a user-friendly, plug-and-play programming interface. This highly transportable robot complies with safety requirements for human-robot collaboration specified in ISO 10218-1 and ISO/TS 15066. It can be easily trained to perform almost any repetitive task in any location thanks to a manual teaching function that allows operators to teach the robot with hand-guidance, without needing software. Its programming interface is intuitive and quick to set up. The robot reduces installation and setup times compared with traditional industrial robots thanks to a flowchart-based programming interface and intuitive teaching. No prior robot programming experience is necessary.

Integrated on-arm vision system further reduces setup time: The robot comes with built-in vision and integrated lighting for capturing products with a wide viewing angle. Image sensing functions include pattern matching, barcode reading, color identification and more. The robot ensures safe cooperation between humans and machines and reduces installation time by eliminating the requirement for industrial safety guarding. The TM Series Collaborative Robot is geared towards shops seeking to boost production and reduce employee fatigue by automating repetitive tasks such as machine tending, loading and unloading, assembly, screw driving, gluing, testing or soldering.