Each wheel remains firmly in contact with the ground at all times. Each wheel is independently steered by the computer. Because cobots depend on the help of a human to move, they will never be able to replace workers, Colgate said. Making a mechanical-man robot is not something we want to do nor can do. It's more important to help people, not to replace them.
People bring so much to the table and can deal with exceptional circumstances very well.
Cobots exploit that idea better than anything else out there. Cobots also are safer than robots, Peshkin said. Workers know that. Workers don't want to come in close contact with them. Cobots also might have a future outside of the automotive industry, Colgate said.