Productive Robotics’ OB7 collaborative robots are helping bridge the manufacturing industry’s labor gap. These budget-friendly, Made in the USA cobots are designed to eliminate the need for programming and complex integration.

“Any employee can show the cobot what to do by walking it through the steps of a task,” says Zac Bogart, president of Productive Robotics. “The teach-by-touch design allows our cobots to learn jobs in just minutes.”

Welding, gluing, deburring, material handling, packing, palletizing, and part marking are just some of the activities Productive Robotics’ cobots  can perform for industries that include medical devices, food and beverage, miscellaneous metals and machinery. OB7’s unique 7-axis maneuverability gives fabricators a new level of flexibility and accessibility. It needs no cage, and is able to work alongside human operators because it can sense collisions at every joint, a function that triggers a safe stop.