Anyone with a background in nuclear should know that maintenance or decommissioning can be very demanding. Some operations cannot yet be automatised: they can be too challenging and complex to apprehend because of the unpredictable bias they carry.
Take for instance, scabbling, grinding, deburring or decontaminating. All dealing with complex surface finishing that typically need to be completed on different types and shapes of structures. For these scenarios, a human is required.
Cobots (or collaborative robotics) are robots intended to work safely in contact with people. They do make ideal candidates for intensive manual tasks such as palletizing, machine loading and welding but not many solutions can boost about agile automation to offer flexibility and variability for all types of processes.
One such system we found out about not only offers the unique (and patented) mechanical qualities required for precision work in unpredictable tasks, it also does not require any particular training for the operator and does not need any modification to the work environment to fit in.
Finally a cobotic solution that comes into play to act as a true facilitating tool for precise, long-lasting manual operations, while preserving the input of the operator to adapt to unique shapes, surfaces and situations.