
KELO collaborative autonomous mobile robots are 2 in 1: They can either operate fully autonomously or interactively support human workers in accomplishing their tasks.
- They operate autonomously and transport loads as long as there is no interaction with a human worker.
- When they approach a human or an obstacle, they reduce their speed and kinetic energy and then keep moving at a kinetic energy level that cannot cause any harm or damage.
- When contact is established by a human worker, for example, by grasping a haptic interface, the robots go into interactive operation mode. In this mode, they can be arbitrarily pushed back or moved around with a minimal amount of force.
- At the press of a button, they return to autonomous mode and continue executing their task.
Collaborative mobile robots are aligned with Industry 5.0 , which aims at the development of human-centred collaborative technology.