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© 2015 Rethink Robotics, Inc. All rights reserved.
PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL
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PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL
FLEXIBLE IS THE NEW FAST Collaborative Robots and the
Adaptive Manufacturing Movement
- Eric Foellmer 5.11.15
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MASS PRODUCTION CUSTOMIZATION
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Labor shortage
Rising labor cost
Manufacturing agility
Short life cycles
Fast ramp to volume
Manufacture near customers
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CHALLENGES FACING MANUFACTURERS TODAY
Traditional automation
solutions are expensive
and
inflexible
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ROBOTS ON THE RISE
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Source: Boston Consulting Group
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SOLUTION: COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS
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Safe (no guarding)
Easy to train
Flexible (rapid redeployment)
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COLLABORATIVE ROBOT TASKS
• Tending machines • Packaging / Kitting • Order fulfillment / 3PL • Circuit board testing • Inspection / scanning • Material handling • Contract manufacturing • Line loading / unloading • Light assembly • Much more…
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SMART, COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS
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• Adapt to real-world variability • Change applications quickly • Work like humans do
• Compliant arms • Embedded vision • Intera Software
$25,000 $29,000
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COMPLIANT ARMS
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Inherently Safe “Feel” Parts Into Fixtures
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EMBEDDED VISION: ROBOT POSITIONING SYSTEM
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Part Recognition Easy Redeployment
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INTERA SOFTWARE PLATFORM
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Train by Demonstration Always Improving
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THE ULTIMATE ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTION
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