You got peanut butter in my chocolate; no, you got chocolate in my peanut butter. This didn’t come to me because I just ate a dish of peanut butter chocolate ice cream. No, it’s because someone got their collaborative robot on someone else’s autonomous mobil robot (AMR).
OK, a stretch. But why not add to the capabilities of an AMR. Makes sense to me.
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) announced the MC600 mobile collaborative robot (cobot), the latest addition to its growing list of MiR Go Approved products. Capable of handling payloads up to 600 kg (1322 lbs), the MC600 combines the MiR600 mobile robot base with the UR20/UR30 collaborative robot arms from Universal Robots (UR) to automate complex workflows in industrial environments.
Building on the success of the smaller MC250, the MC600 offers a powerful comprehensive system for handling heavier items and automating tasks such as palletizing, box handling and machine tending. The UR20’s extended reach allows the MC600 to tackle tasks in areas previously inaccessible to smaller cobots, enhancing productivity across diverse industrial applications.
The MC600 significantly improves productivity by operating with little downtime, serving multiple machines and performing continuous material handling tasks while redeploying human workers to higher-value assignments. Additionally, by taking over the movement of heavy goods, the MC600 substantially improves ergonomics, reducing physical strain on workers and enhancing workplace safety.
Both companies are part of Teredyne.
