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Episode: Inside worldâs first âcobot hubâ
Description: The worldâs first âcobot hubâ has opened in Denmarkâs third-largest city, Odense.
The new $45 million headquarters for Teradyne-owned Universal Robots and MiR (Mobile Industrial Robots) is hoping to capitalize on a growing demand for collaborative robots in industries, such as logistics, pharmaceutical, food, beverage, and more.
The new 20,000-square-meter facility is intended to foster innovation between the two companies.
Both Universal Robots and MiR build âcobots,â collaborative robots designed to work safely alongside humans.
Universal Robots president Kim Povlsen says cobots first found their place in the automotive industry, but now theyâre popping up everywhereâfrom logistics and pharmaceutic...