ABB SWIFTI

Canonical robot record

Overview

SWIFTI is ABB's industrial collaborative robot, built on its IRB 1100 industrial platform to deliver the speed, robustness, and precision of an industrial robot while still allowing safe collaboration with human operators. It targets the gap between conventional collaborative robots, which are typically slow, and fully fenced industrial robots, which exclude people from the workspace.

The robot relies on ABB's SafeMove collaborative safety software paired with a safety laser scanner. When an operator enters SWIFTI's working area, the robot automatically slows down or stops; once the area is clear, it resumes and returns to full operating speed, enabling fenceless deployment in shared workspaces.

SWIFTI is suited to applications such as assembly, polishing, and material handling where a human needs to remain present for supervision, part repositioning, or finishing work alongside the robot. ABB lists the model as phased out and succeeded by the GoFa CRB 15000, though it states that support including spare parts and service remains available.

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