Automation & IIoT

Automate 2024: Bota’s Sensing Technologies for Industrial Applications

June 14, 2024

In Bota Systems AG’s booth at Automate, Ilias Patsiaouras demonstrated the company’s force sensing, torque sensing and quality control products for industrial applications.

Sharon Spielman

Related To: Bota Systems AG

In a recent showcase of industrial sensing applications, Ilias Patsiaouras, CTO and co-founder of Bota AG, highlighted the significance of precise sensing for quality control and integration.

In the first part of the demo, he emphasized the criticality of recording button press for accuracy in in-line product testing. By using force-sensing technology, the system can ensure precise measurement and verification of button press actions, which is necessary for maintaining product standards.

A robotic arm demonstrated dynamic force sensing capabilities. Unlike traditional pre-programmed movements, the robot employed force sensing to adapt in real time, applying consistent force.

Patsiaouras then showed the six-axis force-torque sensor with a lightweight design that is being used in drone-mounted applications as well as gripper manipulations. The company has compact sensors for quick robot connections in addition to specialized sensors for collaborative robots.

About the Author

Sharon Spielman | Technical Editor, Machine Design

As Machine Design’s technical editor, Sharon Spielman produces content for the brand’s focus audience—design and multidisciplinary engineers. Her beat includes 3D printing/CAD; mechanical and motion systems, with an emphasis on pneumatics and linear motion; automation; robotics; and CNC machining.

Spielman has more than three decades of experience as a writer and editor for a range of B2B brands, including those that cover machine design; electrical design and manufacturing; interconnection technology; food and beverage manufacturing; process heating and cooling; finishing; and package converting.

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