The term adaptive robotics is particularly at home in the categories of robots, artificial intelligence and Industry and Factory 4.0. Adaptive robotics describes robots that can adapt flexibly and independently to new tasks or environments. Unlike conventional robots, which only do exactly what they have been programmed to do, adaptive robots learn and react to changes.
This usually works in conjunction with modern sensor technology and artificial intelligence. Adaptive robots recognise, for example, when a part is positioned differently than usual or an obstacle is encountered and automatically adjust their movements accordingly.
A simple example from production: a conventional robot always places the same component in the same position. However, if the position shifts slightly, it would fail. An adaptive robot recognises the change, corrects its gripper arm independently and continues to work without errors.
Adaptive robotics makes industrial processes more flexible, safer and more efficient. This makes production facilities smarter and enables companies to react more quickly to new requirements - a real advantage in the age of digitalisation.
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