1. Technical challenges
Adaptability to extreme environments
Challenge: KUKA robots need to operate stably in extreme environments such as high temperatures, high humidity, low temperatures, high dust levels, and chemical exposure, which poses strict requirements for hardware sealing, heat dissipation systems, material corrosion resistance, and circuit board protection.
Solution: Special sealing materials, efficient cooling systems and customized coating protective layers are adopted to ensure the stability of hardware components in harsh environments.
Load variation and precision control
Challenge: Load changes lead to a decline in robot accuracy, especially in heavy industry operations, where high-precision control is required to ensure product quality.
Solution: Introduce high-resolution sensors and advanced control algorithms (such as PID+ feedforward control + adaptive control) to adjust motion parameters in real time and optimize path planning.
Complex operation collaboration and collision detection
Challenge: High-precision synchronization is required for multi-task collaboration (such as assembly, handling, and inspection), and it is necessary to avoid collisions between the manipulator and the environment.
Solution: Adopt an advanced control system to achieve multi-task coordination, and be equipped with a real-time collision detection system to automatically adjust the trajectory or stop the operation.
2. Environmental challenges
Exposure to dust and chemicals
Challenge: High-intensity dust and chemicals in heavy industrial environments can penetrate the interior of robots and damage sensitive electronic components.
Solution: Enhance surface treatment and sealing design, use dust-proof and anti-corrosion materials, and carry out regular maintenance and cleaning.
Spatial constraints and dynamic environments
Challenge: Narrow Spaces and complex dynamic environments (such as frequent passage of people and vehicles) pose high demands on the navigation and obstacle avoidance capabilities of robots.
Solution: Deploy laser SLAM navigation, 3D cameras and touch sensors to achieve real-time dynamic mapping and intelligent obstacle avoidance.
3. Cost challenges
Initial investment and maintenance costs
Challenge: The high costs of robot procurement, installation, commissioning and later maintenance pose a significant pressure on small and medium-sized enterprises.
Solution: Provide modular solutions to reduce customization costs; Promote the leasing model to alleviate the financial pressure on enterprises; Optimize maintenance strategies to reduce long-term operating costs.
Technology upgrade and compatibility
Challenges: Technological iteration is rapid, the cost of upgrading old systems is high, and it is necessary to ensure seamless integration with existing equipment.
Solution: Develop standardized interfaces and software platforms to support multi-protocol communication and reduce upgrade costs; Provide remote monitoring and diagnostic services to extend the service life of equipment.
4. Security Challenges
Human-machine collaboration security
Challenge: In a human-robot coexistence scenario, it is necessary to ensure that robot operations do not cause harm to personnel.
Solution: Equipped with hardware protection measures such as emergency stop buttons, light curtain sensors, and safety protection fences; Develop security functions at the software level (such as access permission control, speed limit, and status monitoring).
Cyber security risks
Challenge: After being connected to the network, robots are vulnerable to cyber attacks, which can lead to data leakage or equipment loss of control.
Solution: Adopt a stable Linux kernel, enable firewalls, restrict port access, use complex passwords and encrypted communication protocols to ensure network security.