Piab’s piCOBOT® Electric Vacuum Gripper Unit
Piab’s piCOBOT® Electric is a fully electric vacuum pump unit that significantly expands a collaborative robot’s versatility without the use of compressed air. The lightweight design allows for direct mounting on the cobot’s tool flange and the absence of air tubing gives the cobot arm a completely unrestricted operating range.
piCOBOT® Electric is extremely energy efficient. The electric current provided on the cobot arm is sufficient for full functionality. With only one point of contact for both the electric feed and data flow, rapid unplugging and moving of the cobot setup is possible.
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Fully electric vacuum generation, no compressed air needed
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Lightweight design and small size enable direct mount on the cobot’s tool flange
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The omission of air tubing makes installation easy and enables unrestricted cobot arm movement
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Plug and play software and interface for Universal Robots eSeries
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Compatible with piCOBOT® accessories such as tool changers, docking stations, and gripper tools
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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
Specifications
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)
Specifications
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
Specifications
piCOBOT® Foam Grippers
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Configure size and foam thickness to optimize the gripper for your needs
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Available with both flow reduction technology for handling of non-leaking materials and check valve technology for handling materials with different porosities
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Mount directly on the piCOBOT® L or use a tool changer
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.