Seamless Cobot Integration: Enhancing Hands-On Learning in School Demo Production Line

In short

Two Kassow Robots cobots have been integrated into a LZN Technical School in Wroclaw, Poland, as part of a large educational project, delivered by Bosch Rexroth. In the brand new school technical training centre, students in 6 classrooms and 57 stations learn how to use the latest automation technologies in practice, giving them a strong technological knowledge and skill base for their future careers.

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Challenge

The demo production line, designed to resemble the production of flight recorders, includes manual tasks (tightening), pressing, delta robots, Cartesian robots and collaborative robots. The fact that the solution is smaller than in a normal industrial environment means that each station has to be connected seamlessly with one another. Only Bosch Rexroth was able to ensure perfect functionality and connectivity through the modular ctrlX control system.

Solution

‍The first cobot is deployed on the demo production line. It picks up the plastic flight recorder housings from a storage area brought by an Active Shuttle AMR and places them on a conveyor belt. The flight recorder is then assembled in individual steps at each station. The finished product then returns in a different direction to the cobot, which picks it up and places it back on the storage tray.

The second cobot is used purely as a demonstration tool, where students learn how to move the cobot arm, operate the gripper and calibrate it.

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Benefits

The built-in safety features allow both cobots to be used without the need for additional safety sensors or equipment. The high flexibility of Kassow Robots is also an advantage, as the robot is able to fit into tight spaces on the small production line. Students are encouraged to experiment with programming, allowing them to use the robot in many different applications that may arise in the future.

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