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Follow on Google News | On Robot Brings Innovative, Customizable Grippers To Collaborative Robot Arms In North AmericaRG2 grippers bring extensive new capabilities for flexibility, ease-of-use, and customization; Danish company appoints Gary Eliasson as general manager in North America to continue aggressive global sales growth
By: On Robot "User-friendly robot arms need user-friendly grippers, and until RG2, the ease-of-use and flexibility required just wasn't available," said Torben Ekvall, On Robot CEO. "Most traditional grippers work by using compressed air, which takes up a lot of space, is energy-intensive and is far too complicated for many users. On Robot's RG2 is an electronic solution that is easy to mount, is very flexible and can be modified by an operator on the factory floor without the assistance of an engineer. This ease-of-use will help speed development for an increasing number of manufacturers' applications." On Robot is yet another exciting result of the Odense, Denmark robotics cluster, with technology developed by founders Bilge Jacob Christiansen, formerly with cobot leader Universal Robots, and Ebbe Overgaard Fuglsang. Investors behind the company include Thomas Visti, previously with Universal Robots and now CEO of Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), Enrico Krog Iversen, previous CEO of Universal Robots, and the Danish Growth Fund. Unique features of the RG2 gripper ideally meet the needs of cobot users and include: • Simple and intuitive programming: • Angle mounting: From 0° to 180° in 30° steps, in both the single- and dual-gripper setup, the gripper ensures great flexibility and adaptability for comprehensive tasks. • Customizable fingertips: The gripper fingers support the use of customized fingertips, which can be designed by end users to fit production requirements. • Assisted center-of-gravity calculation: • Continuous grip indication: The gripper can discern any lost or deliberately removed object. • Automatic Tool Center Point (TCP) calculation: On Robot Expands into North America with Experienced Regional Manager The RG2 collaborative grippers are currently used in more than 40 countries, with strong demand from North American companies looking for more cost-effective grippers that offer additional capabilities and are easier to use. Collaborative robots are the fastest-growing segment in robotics, but new applications require grippers that meet users' expectations for affordability and ease of use. To meet demand, On Robot has appointed experienced high-tech distributor Gary Eliasson as its general manager for North America. "The demand for easy-to-use and -program cobots in North America is growing dramatically," See On Robot and the RG2 Grippers at Automate 2017 On Robot will be exhibiting at Automate 2017, booth # 469, where founder Bilge Christiansen will join CEO Torben Ekvall and General Manager Gary Eliasson to promote the RG2 grippers to this new market. About On Robot Based in Odense, Denmark, On Robot provides innovative and customizable plug-and-play grippers that help manufacturers take full advantage of the benefits of collaborative robots (cobots): ease of use, cost-effectiveness and safe use alongside human workers. On Robot's flagship product, the RG2, mounts directly on the cobot arm, is highly flexible and is simple enough to be programmed and operated without the need for engineers, helping speed development and affordably automating processes. The company was founded by Bilge Jacob Christiansen and Ebbe Overgaard Fuglsang in 2014; co-owner and CEO Torben Ekvall, former CEO of Brüel & Kjær Vibro, joined in 2015. Investors include the Danish Growth Fund (Vækstfonden) End
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