{"id":1189,"date":"2022-04-06T09:55:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T08:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vorstman-robotics.com\/?p=1189"},"modified":"2022-05-13T09:31:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T08:31:01","slug":"robots-vs-cobots-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vorstman-robotics.com\/en\/2022\/04\/06\/robots-vs-cobots-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Robots vs Cobots: What is the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Robots vs Cobots, what’s the main difference? <\/span><\/span><\/span>Technology constantly continues to advance. <\/span><\/span><\/span>We’ve been dreaming about robots ever since the first examples of science fiction in literature and cinematography. <\/span><\/span><\/span>We expected many things from robots, yet the future that we had in mind didn’t turn out to be as gruesome as we guessed it would be. <\/span><\/span><\/span>One of the best examples of this is the fact that robotics play a crucial role in industrial operations and constantly change and influence the way companies and factories operate. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Today, businesses use robotics differently \u2013 from industrial and automated robots that perform tasks instead of employees to collaborative robots and robotic examples that help streamline business processes and work alongside humans.<\/span><\/span><\/span>But what are the main differences between these two, and what are the benefits of the latter?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Industry 4.0 \/ Robotics<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h2>\r\n

Before we get into the differences between a robot and a cobot, it is essential to understand what <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>industry 4.0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> is and how it has changed the business world. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, 4.0 is the new phase of the industrial revolution that heavily relies on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning and real-time data. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Thanks to industry 4.0, we witness improved productivity and efficiency, flexibility and agility, better customer experience, reduced costs, and higher revenues. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Thanks to the technologies this industrial revolution introduced, all product lines, business processes, and departments can easily intercommunicate regardless of the location or time zone.<\/span><\/span><\/span>Apart from the augmented reality perceived as the most “meta “feature of this industry, we witnessed the arrival and broader implementation of robots and cobots in manufacturing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

What are cobots?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h2>\r\n

The easiest way to understand the difference between robots and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>cobots<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> is by understanding how self-sufficient they are. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Namely, typical robots work independently and fully take over a given task, meaning that employees do not have to help them. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Cobots, on the other hand, are collaborative robots, hence the name. <\/span><\/span><\/span>They work alongside people, not instead of them. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Their main job is to create a hybrid work environment that doesn’t affect the workforce but improves efficiency and safety across all industries and through different tasks. <\/span><\/span><\/span>The three areas in which cobots help are:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n