The present report seeks to answer to the question: What are the current uses of collaborative robotics in the different European Union countries?
To answer to this question, the present report will first, analyse the current use of collaborative robotics in manufacturing sectors, worldwide and then focusing the attention on the European Union, to draw a parallel between the two tendencies, passing by the regulation provided by the ISO standards. Secondly, the report will examine the main advantages, disadvantages and challenges faced by the European companies while implementing or using collaborative robotics in their production line. Finally, the report will present the jobs and skills required for the use of collaborative robotics, analysed, together with the training and educational system in Europe.
This report is the result of the analysis of the information provided by 63 case studies identified in five different countries, 52 interviews and 36 national reports. Furthermore, this report has been reviewed and validated by 57 experts. By consequence, this report is not an exhaustive representation of the European Union situation in its use of collaborative robotics but tends to give the general tendencies of the collaborative robotics implementation and use in manufacturing companies and its reading can be adapted to both beginners and experts.
This report reveals a lack of skilled workforce as well for the use of collaborative robotics and is the base for the TOURINGS project, which will develop a training content within 2 years.
