Toshiba Machine (TM), a producer of industrial robots for more than two decades, has announced the launch of two new collaborative robots (cobots), expanding on the companyās line of industrial robots.
The newly announced cobotsā a humanoid duo-arm cobot and a SCARA duo-arm cobotāare the first cobots from TM. Both will be available in 2021.
TMās humanoid cobot features a 6kg maximum payload for each arm or 10kg when used in combination. It was developed for human-machine collaboration in parts assembly and inspection processes.
The collaborative SCARA robot expands on TMās experience manufacturing traditional SCARA robots. The collaborative SCARA robot features two arms and is suited to fast-paced handling applications. According to TM, the SCARA demonstrates how a cobot can be used in delicate electronics handling and packaging applicationsāa task usually limited to highly accurate industrial machines.
Also of note, starting April 1, 2020, TM will return to its original name of Shibaura Machine. The name change represents a formal separation from Toshiba Corporation, but will not impact the new product releases mentioned here.
āThe corporate name change will have no bearing on TM Robotics and our global distributor network, nor will it change the outstanding quality of the industrial robotsāand now collaborative machinesāthat we offer at TM Robotics,ā said Nigel Smith, managing director of TM Robotics.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
