Empowering Intelligent Manufacturing, Hypersens 6-axis Force Torque Sensor Obtains UR+ Certification

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Summary: The only 6-axis force torque sensor in China that has obtained the "UR+" certification comes from Hypersen. Together with Universal Robots (UR) from Denmark, Hypersen has pushed collaborative robots to a higher dimension in the industrial field, empowering global industrial "intelligent" manufacturing. Hypersen, a professional R & D and manufacturing enterprise of domestic high-end intelligent sensors, recently announced that its HPS-FT series 6-axis force sensor has obtained the "UR+" certification from Universal Robots (UR), a major international collaborative robot (Cobot) manufacturer in Denmark.

As the first domestic high-end intelligent sensor R & D and production enterprise to obtain the official "UR+" certification, Hypersen has built technical barriers in this field, breaking through the long-term monopolistic technical blockades of countries such as the United States, Japan, and Germany in one fell swoop. It not only empowers the automation and intelligent production of domestic traditional manufacturing enterprises but also sends out the strongest voice of China's "intelligent" manufacturing on the international stage.

The 6-axis force torque sensor that has obtained the "UR+" certification can measure the forces and torques in the XYZ three directions in real time. It can achieve higher signal-to-noise ratios and sensitivities for high-precision strain gauges and structural designs. The built-in high-precision decoupling, filtering, and temperature compensation algorithms significantly reduce temperature drift. In addition, the sensor has a built-in high-performance embedded microprocessor, ensuring high linearity of measurement results and extremely low crosstalk between axes.

In practical applications, Hypersen's 6-axis force torque sensor has a high static overload protection ability. Even when subjected to loads outside the measurement range, its offset will be very small. The sensor can be used in conjunction with EtherCAT and Ethernet adapters. When combined with the emergency stop IO link of the robot, it can achieve early warning and emergency stop control within 0.5 ms. These are very important for robots because many high-precision machining operations require a very precise tool center point, and achieving this function often requires additional huge investments. If the sensor has a large offset under load, this accuracy will disappear.

The 6-axis force torque sensor endows robots with more sensing capabilities. Generally speaking, robots do not have a sense of touch, but they can also "evolve" to have a sense of touch and vision. Especially in the scientific research field, because scientific research activities require precise analysis and time-consuming data collection, and the high-repeatability test process plays a crucial role in the quality of results. The collaborative robots equipped with six-axis force toque sensors can provide accurate and reliable measurements of forces and torques, with an accuracy that can even reach 0.05 N (Fxy, Fz), combined with low hysteresis, high-speed sampling, and real-time display data processing capabilities, perfectly solving the testing problems that require high repeatability and high precision. In addition, the IP65 industrial-grade protection can adapt to the more complex experimental environment requirements and ensure the stability and reliability of the application.

Thanks to Hypersen's mature sensor solutions, new designs, and intelligent software, the technology that robots can touch and "feel" has been realized. In robot technology, vision and tactile senses are complementary. A truly highly integrated precision force sensing system makes collaborative robots more secure. In the case of a collision or an obstacle, they will immediately stop running. This also means that they can work beside employees, and after a risk assessment, no additional safety protection is required.

From the perspective of industrial application, collaborative robots can adapt to the needs of flexible production and special scenarios, even in the case of process flows that are not suitable for traditional industrial automation. Because collaborative robots are simple and intuitive to operate, they can be quickly and easily deployed inside the factory to meet various new requirements. Even the average time required to install and configure the robotic arm to perform a new task is only half a day, thereby realizing the closed-loop feedback of the robot's motion posture and visual system, improving accuracy while also meeting the needs of industrial flexible production. Hypersen's 6-axis force torque sensor has a wide range of market application requirements in industries such as automobiles, electronics, medical care, food, metals, and household items. Industrial robots, collaborative robots, exoskeleton robots, and medical rehabilitation robots equipped with Hypersen's 6-axis force torque sensor are endowed with these functions and can operate objects more precisely in more complex environments without losing higher precision and sensitivity. They are widely used in various scenarios such as production workshop assembly and spraying workshops, hazardous chemical laboratories, CNC machine tools, and goods sorting and packaging.

The 6-axis force sensor is not only applicable to collaborative robots but also has a strong position in the industrial robot field. Industrial robotic arms are bionic electromechanical devices that can realize human-machine interaction and can simulate human hand movements to change the pose of the target object to complete tasks such as handling, welding, cutting, spraying, and assembly. The industrial robotic arms equipped with 6-axis force torque sensors are controllable. Due to the structural characteristics of industrial robotic arms, the overall architecture belongs to a laborious lever, and the existence of transmission gear clearances will also reduce the stiffness and motion accuracy of the robotic arms. Therefore, improving the load capacity of the robotic arms, improving the overall stiffness, and reducing the driving energy consumption have become the key issues in improving the performance of the robotic arms. The application scenarios of Hypersen's 6-axis force torque sensor product HPS-FT series include drag teaching, path planning, force-controlled grinding and polishing, force-controlled palletizing, precision assembly, loading and unloading, and torque feedback.

In today's era of rising labor costs, automation will also increase the efficiency of enterprises. Except for heavy machining tasks, for small part assembly tasks that originally relied on the tactile sense of human fingers to complete, such as mobile phone and computer assembly production lines, by installing multi-dimensional force sensors, robots have been able to replace "human hands" to engage in more delicate work, and the efficiency is even more self-evident.

With the strong support of big data and the Internet of Things, the entire industrial processing and manufacturing production chain will become more and more refined. "Flexibility" will be the core competitiveness of future industrial processing and manufacturing production. Robots equipped with 6-axis force torque sensors have a more precise sense of touch and will become stronger. They can replace humans to complete complex, dull, and dangerous tasks. And only high-performance 9-axis force torque sensors have a broader market development.

About Hypersen Technology:

Hypersen Technology is a national high-tech enterprise founded by a team of returnee doctors of Shenzhen Peacock Talents. Currently, it has the R & D ability and large-scale production ability to comprehensively apply optical, mechanical, electrical, and computing technologies to sensor products.

As of now, Hypersen has obtained more than 40 intellectual property rights. Its products have passed ISO9001 quality management system certification and ISO14001 environmental management system certification and possess CE/FCC/RoHS qualifications. This indicates that Hypersen's various management systems have reached international standards and also demonstrates the company's comprehensive competitiveness in the intelligent sensor field.

The 6-axis force torque sensor based on which the "UR+" certification has been obtained is one of Hypersen's main scientific research achievements. Hypersen's core products also include 3D line-spectrum confocal sensors, point-spectrum confocal displacement sensors, and ultra-high-speed industrial cameras based on precision vision detection applications. In addition, there are more laser sensor products, including area-array solid-state lidar, ToF ranging and obstacle avoidance sensors, and laser displacement sensors with nanometer-level precision. Hypersen's sensor series products can be widely applied in fields such as industrial automation, precision measurement, intelligent transportation, Internet of Things, Industrial 4.0, automobiles, consumer electronics, scientific research and teaching.