10 Common Mistakes in Robotic Automation

Mistake 1:   Underestimating Payload and Inertia Requirements

Mistake 2:   Trying to Do too Much With the Robot

Mistake 3:   Under Estimating Cable Management Issues

Mistake 4:   Failure to Consider All Application Elements Before         Choosing a  Robotics System

                     (Load, speed, precision, environment)

Mistake 5:   Misunderstanding Accuracy Vs. Repeatability

Mistake 6:   Choosing a Robotics System Based Solely on the Control System

Mistake 7:   Failure to Accept Robotics Technology

Mistake 8:   Overlooking the Need for Crucial Robot Options or Peripheral Devices

Mistake 9:   Under or Overestimating the Capabilities of a Robot Controller

Mistake 10: Failure to Consider Using Robotics Technology

More Robotics Application Mistakes:
• Failure to Consider Future Applications for the Robot
• Choosing a Robot Solely On Price
• Not Understanding the Full Capabilities of the Robot before Implementation
• Not Fully Utilizing the Robots Capabilities
• Believing Robotics Are Too Complicated
• Believing There Is a Perfect Robotics System

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Perhaps the worst mistake of all:
Failure to educate management on the need to make a committment to robotics from top down. Successful robotics is not a quick solution; it is a change in company culture.