© Mayser

The company Mayser from Lindenberg in the Allgäu region took second place this year with its 'Ultrasonic Safety' solution for workpiece protection in HRC applications. This solution uses an ultrasonic sensor for personal protection in the robot environment. The model has already been type-tested and approved for personnel protection. The ultrasonic sensors have an elliptical sound field with a safe measuring distance of up to 200 cm and a warning field of up to 250 cm. This means that the product can be used in workplaces with collaborative robots to safeguard workpieces and tools, for example. It can also be used to safeguard pointed or rotating objects. The first prize at the Robotics Award 2017 went to ...