Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “Robotic systems often process a plurality of different par ts. Robots and cobots, by nature, outperform humans when it comes to strength, s tamina, and repeatability/uniformity in motion. To perpetuate the continuous ope ration of the cobot/robot, in a machine tool or other automated setting, a syste m is needed to supply parts of varied shapes at point of use. “Robots are used to improve productivity while reducing fatigue of humans. Where there is a shortage of labor, weekend, second and third shift robots keep opera tions productive. It is estimated that for every 10 people that retire from manu facturing operations only 2 people are entering the workforce. Robots were thoug ht to be the solution.
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