Making Informed Decisions: Supporting Cobot Integration Considering Business and Worker Preferences
Making Informed Decisions: Supporting Cobot Integration Considering Business and Worker Preferences
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10.1145/3610977.3634937
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2024-01
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Dakota Sullivan;N. White;Andrew Schoen;Bilge Mutlu
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作者：
Dakota Sullivan;N. White;Andrew Schoen;Bilge Mutlu
机器人在小型到大型的制造商中无处不在。虽然协作机器人（cobots）由于其灵活性和易用性在这些环境中具有巨大的潜力，但适当的集成对于实现其全部潜力至关重要。具体来说，协作机器人需要以利用其优势、提高制造性能并促进与人类工人协同使用的方式进行集成。有效的集成需要机器人专家、制造工程师和业务管理员的仔细考虑和知识。我们提出了一种涉及规划、分析、开发和演示阶段的方法，以便在集成过程之前通知制造商在其设施内集成cobot。我们在与中小企业合作者的案例研究中将我们的方法置于背景中，并讨论从中获得的见解。
Robots are ubiquitous in small-to-large-scale manufacturers. While collaborative robots (cobots) have significant potential in these settings due to their flexibility and ease of use, proper integration is critical to realize their full potential. Specifically, cobots need to be integrated in ways that utilize their strengths, improve manufacturing performance, and facilitate use in concert with human workers. Effective integration requires careful consideration and the knowledge of roboticists, manufacturing engineers, and business administrators. We propose an approach involving the stages of planning, analysis, development, and presentation, to inform manufacturers about cobot integration within their facilities prior to the integration process. We contextualize our approach in a case study with an SME collaborator and discuss insights learned.