Piab’s piCOBOT® Vacuum Gripper Unit
Small and powerful, Piab’s piCOBOT® collaborates with human workers in a variety of applications including kitting of parts, bin picking, feeding and sorting, and robotic pick, place and pack. The piCOBOT® family of products is a complete solution for the fully automated handling of a variety of items thanks to the automatic tool changer, docking station, and gripper units.
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Optimized design for high reliabiity
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Mechanical and electrical interfaces
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Low weight and low build height
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Integrated safety related functions
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Flexible setting options, and optional add-ons available, to perfectly match application needs
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Vacuum ejector based on patented COAX® technology with integrated controls
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Choose between a generic electrical interface with several mounting options in accordance with ISO 9409-1 standard or custom made for Universal Robots collaborative robots (UR3, UR5 and UR10)
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UR software capabilities (URCap) for quick and easy installation and programming
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Valves with adaptive PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) to reduce heat generation and further improve reliability
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Extra valve protection (Automatic Condition Monitoring, ACM, function)
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piCOBOT® Tool Changer
The piCOBOT® Tool Changer enables tool changing of end-effectors for increased flexibility when using one robot with a piCOBOT® pump unit for many different tasks.
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Equipped with a lever to lock or unlock the adapter plate of an end-effector, either manually or automatically, when combined with the docking station for piCOBOT (sold separately)
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Compatible with the piCOBOT and piCOBOT® L
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piCOBOT® Docking Station
The piCOBOT® Docking Station holds additional end-effectors to facilitate automatic tool changing when using the tool changer for piCOBOT®. By automatically removing one gripping unit and picking-up another, no human interference is necessary, thereby ensuring a continuous, uninterrupted process.
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PiCOBOT® can pick up different tools from the docking stations to accommodate for different lifting objects
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Available in two sizes depending on the depth of the end-effector
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Docking station is compatible with the piCOBOT and piCOBOT® L
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Automatic tool changing is achieved when the docking station is combined with the piCOBOT® tool changer (sold separately)
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Adjustable Gripper
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Flexible and adjustable gripper to perfectly match application needs
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Optimized design for high reliability and fast cycle times
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Re-configurable within 2 minutes
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Flexible and stepless adjustability in suction cup distance
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Integrated piSAVE® sense technology allowing for single and/or double picking
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Stepless angle adjustability of individual suction cups for maximum adaption to object surface variations
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The piGRIP® suction cup (sold separately) is excellent for lifting and handling difficult and heavy bags and pouches with liquids
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Bellow suction cups with excellent gripping performance on corrugated and porous or surface leaking objects such as cardboard, textured plastic parts and
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Our team of robotic specialists will work with you to find the best solution for your application, performing evaluations through proof-of-concept testing & time studies. We’ll help you select the ideal applications and then conduct simulations to test and demonstrate that the robot will meet your requirements.