COLLABORATIVE ROBOTICS IN INDUSTRY 4.0, ITS IMPORTANCE AND CHALLENGE

Abstract

This article is a study about the importance of collaborative robotics in Industry 4.0, presenting the advantages, disadvantages and challenges that this technology has to overcome. The fourth industrial revolution is the result of the sum of nine main technologies, generating a great impact on the industrial environment, changing the workforce and bringing great benefits. Collaborative robotics brings safety, because the operator can work collaboratively with the robot without risking injury, as well as improving ergonomics. Therefore, this article was elaborated with the objective of demonstrating the importance of collaborative robotics in Industry 4.0, bringing its advantages, disadvantages and challenges that need to be overcome, pointing out aspects that need further studies. The qualitative bibliographic research was used, based on data obtained from books and scientific articles by electronic means. The results of this work point out that collaborative robots are of great importance for the flexibility of Industry 4.0, being easy to program and being able to vary their activity without much effort, besides proving to be economically advantageous, with everything its adaptability and division of activities are aspects that need to be better studied to ensure total efficiency in collaborative operations.