Watch: Collaborative Robot Rings the NYSE Bell
Tony Pallone | October 17, 2018Earlier this week, one of UR’s cobots has taken a bold step onto Wall Street: Using a two-fingered gripper from Robotiq, the UR5e robot arm became the first device of its kind to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
The idea behind collaborative robots is simple: These are devices designed to easily interact with human co-workers, not requiring shielded work cells. After risk assessment, according to the company, 80 percent of its robots worldwide are able to operate without safety guarding. Universal Robots pioneered the market by selling the first commercially viable cobot in 2008. It announced the sale of its 25,000th cobot in the fall of 2018.
The ringing celebrated the five-year anniversary of ROBO Global, an investment index that brings together robotics, automation and AI. Universal Robots parent company Teradyne has been a key growth driver for the index, according to Travis Briggs, CEO of ROBO Global U.S.
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