As much as collaborative robots (cobots)—which are designed to share a workspace with humans—have been a game-changing force automation over the past few years, industrial robots have certainly held their own, as evidenced by the most recent Robotics Industries Association report.
The rise of the cobot has, however, created a new set of questions for end users. Whereas end users previously only had to determine the best industrial robot for an application, they now have to decide whether an industrial robot or cobot is best suited for the job.
