Smooth Robot Movements Reduce Energy Consumption by up to 40 Percent (VIDEO)

Chalmers University of Technology

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By minimizing the acceleration of industrial robots, energy consumption can be reduced by up to 40 percent -- while retaining the given production time. This is the result of a new optimization algorithm that was developed by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology.

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Chalmers University of Technology

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