Optimizing Torque Measurement in Robotics Applications

The global market for mobile robotics is expanding rapidly. With the advent of lower-cost robots that are easier and cheaper to deploy, collaborative robots or cobots are finding new industrial and consumer applications. Cobots use position and torque sensing embedded into their joints to allow automated control and their safe operation. ISO 10218-1 is an international standard that sets out requirements for safety and design guidelines in industrial robots.