End of life management of industrial robots |
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Authors: | Bernd Kopacek Peter Kopacek |
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Affiliation: | 1. Austrian Society for Systems Engineering and Automation (SAT), Gurkgasse 43/2, 1140, Vienna, Austria 2. Intelligent Handling and Robotics (IHRT), Vienna University of Technology, Favoritenstra?e 9, E325A6, 1040, Vienna, Austria
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Abstract: | End of life management (EOL) is currently a hot topic in the electronics industry. Currently, mostly IT equipment and goods of consumer electronics are considered. In the nearest future automation equipment has also to be taken into account. There are three possibilities depending on the age and kind of the device: resell–reuse–recycle, called the “3Rs”. For recycling fully or semi-automated disassembly will gain in importance in the nearest future also for robots. Producers of robots have to take into account EoL because of regulations and laws as well as according to ethical codes contributing to protection of the environment. Based on previous works a real example will be presented and discussed. |
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