# Cobot

A collaborative robot designed to work safely beside humans — no cage required. Cobots are the fastest-growing robot class because they deploy in weeks, cost a fraction of traditional cells, and can be re-tasked across a shop floor.

Canonical: https://robauto.ai/learn/iot-robotics/5

_IoT & Robotics: AI in the Physical World — lesson 5 of 20 (DEFINITION)_

A collaborative robot designed to work safely beside humans — no cage required. Cobots are the fastest-growing robot class because they deploy in weeks, cost a fraction of traditional cells, and can be re-tasked across a shop floor.

Source: [IFR — collaborative robots](https://ifr.org?utm_source=robauto)

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