Industrial robots have been around for the better part of 40 years. Industrial robots are fast, complex and need industrial strength electrical interlocks and mechanical guarding like Lexan doors, light curtains, and zone detectors. Industrial robots brands include ABB, FANUC, KUKA, Staubli, and Epson. Collaborative robots or Cobots, have been around only 10 years are built to work along with and safely with people. They characteristically move slower, don’t need as much guarding, are easier to program for the owner and work on 120V power. Dedicated collaborative robot brands include Universal Robots, Techman Robots and Kinova.