Cobot & Vision UR Station

System description:

The Cobot Station is an industrial teaching system that allows you to implement a UR eSeries 6-axis collaborative robot with industrial vision.

This system integrates a 6-axis collaborative robot:

- Universal Robot with its controller and Teach Pendant (color touchscreen console):

- UR3 eSeries (3 kg payload - 500 mm radius - force sensor in each axis) or

- UR5 eSeries (5 kg – 850 mm)

The system is completely safe (collaborative robot) and can be used to carry out practical activities based on collaborative industrial robotics.

The Cobot Station can be used on its own for training in collaborative robotics, or within the ErmaSmart, Ermaflex, and ErmaLean production lines.

The height-adjustable work surface also allows it to be adapted to a wide range of industrial situations.

When used in "isolated" mode, two experimental environments are
available:

• Parts for clip and glue simulation projects.
• Parts for 2D unloading and pick-and-place projects.

However, the open nature of the station and its height adjustment allow it to be adapted to many other scenarios.

The numerous options (safety laser scanners, 2D/3D cameras, grippers, parts for projects) allow for the development of a comprehensive educational approach to robotics and vision.

This robotic system, designed in the spirit of the Industry of the Future (Industry 4.0), meets the main requirements for intelligence and the evolution of production methods:

• Scalability & Flexibility with the possibility of assigning the station to different uses within the workshop.
• IoT & Communications with the UR eSeries industrial robot and optional 2D or 3D cameras.

This teaching system is primarily intended for driving, system control, industrial maintenance, robotics & automation activities.

Technical solutions covered:

Multi-jointed Cobot station (URxx)

Clamp grippers (UR16 option)

Suction cup grippers and Schmalz on-board vacuum generator (UR18 option)

OnRobot RG2 collaborative electric gripper (UR17 option)

Visor Robotic 2D vision sensor (option UR12/UR13)

3D camera at the end of the arm for 3D bulk material handling (option UR14)

Laser scanners for safe movement speed management (option UR11)

Educational activities:

The removable Cobot Station enables educational activities such as:

• Discovering and getting to grips with the system
• Commissioning and validation of operation
• Adjustment and configuration of the various components
• Programming of the collaborative robot and vision, safety, and gripping peripherals
• Production control and validation
• Production changeover
• Diagnostics
• Improvement maintenance with the addition of new features
• Safety of collaborative robotic cells (risk analysis, configuration of scanners, etc.)
• Design and manufacture of jaws and robot tools using 3D printing
• Development of mini equipment supervision on Node-RED (communication with the S7-1200 PLC, creation of supervision pages, creation of operator alerts, etc.)

Key strengths:

Genuine industrial system with modern technologies (collaborative robotics, 2D/3D vision, etc.).

Production flexibility: station can be assigned to different tasks and adjusted in height.  Removable work tray

System can be integrated into Ermaflex, ErmaLean, and ErmaSmart production lines (Industry 4.0 training factory) with integration into CAPM/MES/Supervision information systems (customer order → planning → production → delivery).

Universal Robots are widely used in industry (Universal Robots is the world leader in collaborative robotics).

References:

UR00: Cobot & Vision UR5 eSeries Station: Universal Robots UR5 eSeries 5kg R850 collaborative robot on a height-adjustable mobile frame with light beacon and removable work tray

UR02: Cobot & Vision UR3 Station: Universal Robots UR3 3kg R500 collaborative robot on a height-adjustable mobile frame with light beacon and removable work tray

UR03: Cobot & Vision UR3 eSeries Station: Universal Robots UR3 eSeries 3kg R500 collaborative robot on a height-adjustable mobile frame with light beacon and removable work tray

UR11: Option Set of two laser scanners for secure movement speed management, for Cobot Station (Compatible with UR00, ON00, RK20 robotic systems)

UR12: Option Visor Robotic V10 monochrome 2D vision sensor (Brand: Sensopart) at the end of the robot arm, for Cobot Station.

UR13: Visor Robotic V20 color 2D vision sensor (Brand: Sensopart) option at the end of the robot arm for Cobot Station.

UR14: Option 3D camera at the end of the robot arm for 3D bulk handling, for Cobot Station.

UR16: Option Suction cup and pneumatic grippers and FRL for Cobot Station.

UR17: OnRobot RG2 collaborative electric gripper option for Cobot Station

UR18: OnRobot suction cup gripper and autonomous vacuum generator option for Cobot Station.

RK11: Parts for robotic clipping and gluing simulation projects.

RK12: Parts for 2D bulk handling and pick-and-place projects.