Repurposing factories with robotics in the face of COVID-19

Sci Robot. 2020 Jun 17;5(43):eabc2782. doi: 10.1126/scirobotics.abc2782.

Ali Ahmad Malik¹, Tariq Masood^{2

3

4}, Rehana Kousar^{4

5}

¹ Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark. alimalik@mci.sdu.dk tm487@cam.ac.uk.
² Institute for Manufacturing, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK. alimalik@mci.sdu.dk tm487@cam.ac.uk.
³ Engineering Design Centre, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK.
⁴ Cambridge Global Challenges Strategic Research Initiative, University of Cambridge, JJ Thompson Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK.
⁵ Biomakespace, Cambridge University Biomedical Innovation Hub, Clifford Allbutt Building, Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0AH, UK.

Abstract

Can collaborative robots ramp up the production of medical ventilators?