POSTED: 26 Nov, 2025
On 27 November, the Australian Cobotics Centre welcomed over 20 industry attendees for a full-day event focused on practical strategies for implementing collaborative robots. Participants rotated through five interactive workshops, covering topics from foundational concepts and safety to advanced applications like no-code vision quality assurance, human-centred design, and strategic workforce planning. The sessions provided hands-on experience and actionable insights to help businesses integrate cobots effectively and prepare for future workforce needs.
All participants could attend one, two, three, four or all five interactive workshops designed to explore different aspects of collaborative robotics — from technical integration and no-code machine learning to human-centred design and workforce readiness.
Each workshop was led by Research Programs and tailored for engineers, managers, and professionals looking to deepen their understanding of cobot adoption and innovation.
Workshop 1: Getting Started with Cobots
- Focus: programming, cobot terminology, safety
- A foundational introduction to collaborative robots, covering technical concepts, safety, and ethical considerations.
Workshop 2: No-Code Vision Quality Assurance: Train, Test, Deploy with Cobots
- Focus: Inspection, traceability, ergonomic efficiency
- A practical session on using no-code machine learning tools and cobots for automated visual inspection.
Workshop 3: Demystifying Cobots – XR, Human Factors, and Planning Tools
- Focus: Simulation, human factors, planning tools
- This session will showcase human-centred design strategies and tools for planning cobot integration.
Workshop 4: A Framework for Understanding, Evaluating, and Designing Cobot Solutions
- Focus: Strategic alignment, design-led evaluation, planning
- A hands-on session exploring frameworks for designing, evaluating, and implementing cobot solutions.
Workshop 5: Introducing New Technology: Workforce Implications
- Focus: Change management, skills gaps, workforce engagement
- A strategic session focused on preparing teams for cobot adoption through work design and future skills planning.
All resources from the workshop can be found here: Cobots in Action Workshop resources
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