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Discussion on Failures and Lifespan of Collaborative Robots During Long-Term Operation
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A Reddit r/robotics user asked which components of collaborative robots (cobots)—among motors, actuators, gears, and electronic parts—would fail due to wear when the cobot runs 18 hours a day performing the same task for 2-3 years. The user said the Chinese-made collaborative robots they encountered had only run 5-10K hours, most users had not yet encountered failures, and some UR users also said the equipment itself had no problems. The discussion has not yet reached a clear conclusion.
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- What Are Common Failure Modes and Service Life of Collaborative Robots? Discussion on Repair and Spare Parts Reliability Under Long-Term Operation
A user on r/robotics asked which components of collaborative robots (cobots)—motors, actuators, gears, or electronic parts—fail due to wear when running 18 hours a day on the same task for 2-3 years. The Chinese-made cobots they encountered had only run 5-10K hours, most users had not yet encountered failures, and some UR users said the equipment itself had no problems.
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