{"id":979,"date":"2020-10-16T18:20:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T18:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/?p=979"},"modified":"2021-02-24T19:43:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T19:43:29","slug":"a-short-history-of-cobots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/2020\/a-short-history-of-cobots\/16\/10\/","title":{"rendered":"A Short History of Cobots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"981\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/2020\/a-short-history-of-cobots\/16\/10\/cobot-history-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cobot-history.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cobot History 2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;photo image of the history of Cobots in manufacturing &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cobot-history-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cobot-history-683x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cobot-history-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic showing the history of cobots\" class=\"wp-image-981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cobot-history-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cobot-history-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cobot-history-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cobot-history.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Download a high-quality PNG file of our cobot inforgraphic for your use, below. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cobot-history.png\">Cobot-history<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axcontrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cobot-history.png\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Short History of Cobots - AX Control, Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What&#039;s the difference between a robot and a cobot, you ask? 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