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Cologne, November 14, 2023 – Robots have turn into an integral a part of trade and are more and more discovering their approach into small and medium-sized corporations within the type of cobots, such because the ReBeL. They type, decide and transfer with the assistance of cameras, vacuum cleaners and gripping programs. So as to have the ability to tackle humanoid duties, igus has now developed a finger gripper for the ReBeL cobot. It’s made fully of lubrication-free plastics, so it is rather cost-effective and straightforward to combine.

With the ReBeL, igus has launched a compact and light-weight cobot available on the market that makes it attainable to enter robotics at low value. This makes it notably appropriate for meeting duties, high quality inspections and within the service sector.  To ensure that the robotic to actually work, grippers and suction cups are obligatory. For this function, igus presents a wide array of appropriate finish effectors from numerous producers on {the marketplace} RBTX.com. „Because the ReBeL may be very gentle and reasonably priced with its personal weight of round 8 kilograms and a worth beginning at 3,970 euros, it’s extensively utilized in humanoid purposes. For that reason, we acquired various buyer inquiries for a robotic hand that may be simply linked to the ReBeL through plug-and-play,“ explains Alexander Mühlens, Head of the Low Value Automation enterprise unit at igus GmbH. For that reason, igus has now developed a very cost-effective ReBeL finger gripper, which is out there for as little as 1,840 euros. The humanoid hand is appropriate with all ReBeL fashions. It’s managed through DIO on the Software Middle Level, which permits for simple integration and suppleness in numerous purposes. The particular function of the finger gripper is that it could possibly imitate human hand actions. „With the brand new low-cost hand, the ReBeL can tackle a variety of straightforward humanoid duties and purposes. We’re pondering of the world of analysis and growth at universities, however duties in gastronomy or within the leisure trade are additionally conceivable,“ says Alexander Mühlens.

Excessive-performance plastics guarantee exact actions
All elements, together with the flange, cables and management, come immediately from igus in Cologne. On this approach, the shopper receives a one hundred pc appropriate answer. The low worth is because of the lubrication-free high-performance plastics. The plain bearings within the joints fabricated from iglidur polymers will not be solely cost-effective and lubrication-free, but additionally allow clean and exact actions of the person fingers. Intensive testing within the in-house 3,800 sq. meter laboratory ensures the longevity of the humanoid hand. They’re extraordinarily versatile and will be managed through numerous interfaces, together with USB, TTL (5 V) serial and inside scripting. Along with the finger gripper, igus presents different merchandise for the ReBeL Setting. These embrace, for instance, fireproof hearth safety hoods, a seventh axis, gripper units, adapter plate units, vitality provide programs, a completed workstation and connection cables.