Rethink Robotics’ has combined its Rethink Ryder autonomous mobile robot with a Rethink Reacher cobot and a portable battery box allows for mobile manipulation. All components have their own battery packs. The Rethink Reacher offers a 22-hour uptime, and additional battery units are available upon request. The Rethink Riser’s control box is added as an attachment to the Ryder so it can move in combination with the Reacher cobot arm. The Rethink Riser is designed for intermittent pick-and-place operations and machine tending applications where cycle times are relatively long, making it difficult to justify the purchase of a dedicated cobot for each station.
