Kawasaki two-arm cobot, Du-Aro ‘cobot’, works with people

Following a Japanese launch for its Du-Aro collaborative robot (‘cobot’) late last year, Kawasaki Robotics has introduced the unit to the UK market. The Du-Aro is a two-arm cobot operated by a single controller. Co-ordinated arm movements can be programmed either by movement ‘lead through’, using a tablet or via a robot teach pendant.

Low power motors and speed reduction allows Du-Aro to co-exist with human operators, and in the event of a collision or contact with any object or a person, detection sensors immediately stop all motion.

Catering for the non-robotics specialist, the Du-Aro’s controller can be supplied with embedded vision processing software, while a range of application specific cameras, light sources and grippers are available that simply plug into the robot’s arms.