The covid-19 pandemic period really brings a lot of problems to everyone. The current outbreaks has had severe economic consequences across the globe, and it does not look like any country will be unaffected. This not only has consequences for the economy; all of society is affected, which has led a dramatic changes in how businesses act and consumer behave.

During the pandemic, a lot of manufacture are facing labor shortage issue. The increasing of minimum wages and others costs also affecting the employer to hire people to run the production. Hence, many manufactures start deploying both collaborative and industrial robot to replace human.

Robot could help in perform a wide variety of functions; from welding, painting, assembly & disassembly, handling, loading & unloading, palletizing, tightening screw, sanding, deburring and many more. The old traditional industrial robot can only work on its own without human in its working area. The cost to implement the systems also is high since many considerations need to be taken; such fencing, safety area etc in order to avoid any incident.

But now, technology had evolved. Collaborative robot, familiar being called as Cobot are ideal for marrying the work of human and technology. They focus on collaboration and teamwork, with features to make workers’ job easier and faster. Cobot are not meant to replace human even though it can works individually, but cobot could comes in handy.

Cobot helps to accomplish jobs include those that are repetitive, hazardous, tedious to human or when lack of workers. Safety, versatility and assistance are the key features in the design of a cobot. This robot is smart and learns on the job, understanding the movement of items and speeds as it adjusts to the world around it. Cobot is easy to handle, it can be integrated with a lot of things and can involved in many applications. It comes with lighter-weight load capacities, offers exceptional agility and speed which perfect for task that require 100% accuracy with faster results.

Below are just some of the benefits that a COBOT can offer;
1. Partnership and Collaborating with Humans.
2. Ease of Use and Training.
3. Easy to Program.
4. Versatility and Functionality.
5. Increased Safety.
6. Fast and Easy Setup.
7. Increased Productivity.
8. Cost-Effective

Now, many System Integrator started to utilize the versatility of cobot. There are many application had been done including combining the cobot with Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) or/and Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR ). This systems extended the usage of cobot. The robot can moves around by AGV/AMR doing various task with minimum supervision.

Cobot are powerhouse for added productivity in workplace. From eliminating repetitive taks to offering faster, more accurate results with its 6-axis arms, they can improve operational performance in a myriad of ways. Plus, cobot can make the job safer for employees as it can work along with human side by side and taking over dangerous tasks from workers.