Name: robobrain.vision
Brand: robominds
SKU: RBTX-RMNDS-0003
Price: 201,500.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

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robobrain.vision 2.0: faster, smarter, more industrialized. 
Hand-eye coordination is one of the most complex challenges in robotics. What people naturally and instinctively learn in their first year of life is one of the most complex challenges in automation: seeing, recognizing and gripping objects.
 
Using artificial intelligence and complex vision algorithms, the award-winning smart picking solution robobrain.vision meets exactly this challenge. The camera mounted on the robot arm or above the station detects any objects to be gripped without training, not depending on the coordinates, and identifies ideal gripping points autonomously: the smart picking system of the future. 
The RBTX bundle includes the robobrian.vison hardware and a software skill for vacuum gripping.

robobrain.vision

Vision

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This set comes with the hardware and with 6 skills:

Software skills

Open-brand compatibility with robot and gripper brands

Independent

Interfaces to manufacturer’s own control systems and communication with external systems

Optimized

Optimal compatibility with robobrain.control and robominds AI Skills.

Extendable

All-in-a-box solution including camera and video tutorial for easy setup

Easy-to-use

Cella robotica - Raccolta dei contenitori

機器人單元-箱子拾取

Robot Cell - Bin Picking

Célula robótica - Coleta de lixo

Griff in die Kiste

机器人台架 - 料框拾取

Robotcel - Bakkenverzamelen

Bin-Picking

料框抓取

箱式拾取

Grijpen in de kist

Collecte de bac

빈 피킹(Bin-picking)

ビン詰め作業

Podnoszenie-Pojemników

bin-picking

Pick & Place

Pick-and-Place

Al ve yerleştir

拾取&放置

픽 앤 플레이스

ピック&プレース

Pick &amp: Place

取放 (揀選 & 放置)

Pick and place

หยิบและวาง

pick-n-place

Industrial SMEs are struggling to catch up with digitization. But the shortage of IT specialists is making it difficult to get started with automation and Industry 4.0. The remedy is a robot cell that can be operated intuitively - even without IT professionals.

For years, employees placed components in a CNC milling machine, thousands of times in three-shift operation - tiring work. That's why the workers now have a robotic arm do this work for them. Even as IT laymen, the employees themselves can determine which movements the artificial colleague has to perform. The Windows-based CPRog operating software from software specialist Commonplace Robotics is almost as easy to use as a smartphone. At its heart is a 3D simulation of the robot arm. A digital twin of the real robot. Instead of programming, employees define the start and target positions of the arm on the monitor of the control computer with mouse clicks. The software calculates movement paths automatically. "The automation process is already complex enough for companies. We don't want to add complexity from the IT side," says Christian Meyer, managing director of Commonplace Robotics. "After years of development, the robotic arm is now so easy to operate that farms can experiment with automation without IT professionals."

With this complete solution, Commonplace Robotics is responding to a problem that industrial companies are facing: the shortage of skilled workers. According to a study by McKinsey, companies cite this as the biggest hurdle to introducing Industry 4.0. Especially in rural regions. "With the exception of Japan, the skilled labor problem is not as great in any country as it is in Germany," confirms Andreas Behrendt, a McKinsey partner in Cologne. IT specialists are in demand everywhere. Meyer: "To ensure that the skilled labor deficit doesn't become too big an obstacle to automation, we focused on simple and intuitive operability when designing the pick-and-place robot."

Automation increases productivity in production and logistics

The automation solution developed by Commonplace Robotics in cooperation with the Cologne-based plastics expert igus supports industrial companies in automating manual tasks in production and logistics. This includes, for example, feeding components into a CNC milling machine or an injection molding machine. robolink from igus is responsible for this "reaching into the box" - a robot arm mounted in a 110x70x185 centimeter robot cell. The arm moves over five axes in a range of 790 millimeters, takes components weighing up to 2.5 kilograms out of the crate with a vacuum suction gripper and places them in the machine - with a repeat accuracy of 0.8 millimeters and a speed of seven picks per minute.

The components in the crate can even lie on top of each other and be wildly jumbled. This is because the robot arm perceives their position in all three dimensions thanks to a 3D camera from ifm. Employees therefore neither have to insert components nor waste time sorting them. "With the robotic cell, industrial companies have the opportunity to relieve employees of monotonous tasks and increase their productivity," says Meyer.

Investment in robots pays for itself after five months

The complete solution responds to another automation hurdle that is widespread: financing and the lack of economic transparency. According to the Mc-Kinsey study, 61 percent of companies see the lack of return on investment (ROI) as a hurdle to the Industry 4.0 transformation. To reduce the investment risk, Commonplace Robotics and igus therefore rely on low-cost robotics components. The robolink robot arm, for example, costs €3,845, which is many times less than competing systems that often cost tens of thousands of euros. In addition, companies do not have to laboriously collect individual parts. On request, there is even a complete turnkey solution - including robot cell, safety technology and control system. "Our complete solution offers industrial companies the opportunity to benefit from the advantages of automation at a low investment risk," says Meyer. "The investment in the robotic cell usually pays for itself in three-shift operation after just five months."

One reason for the low price: the robot arm is made of high-performance plastic - a high-tech material that allows more cost-effective production compared to metal. The low maintenance requirements also have a cost-cutting effect, as the plastic joints allow dry running without lubricants. And repairs are also simple, as repair instructions are documented on the Internet. In addition, igus offers a spare parts supply within 24 hours.

Online marketplace RBTX drives automation forward

If industrial companies have acquired a taste for automation with the complete solution, they can drive the transformation further with the help of RBTX. RBTX is an online marketplace that brings together manufacturers of low-cost robotics. With the help of a configurator, users can put together an automation solution on the Internet. The electro-mechanical basic framework is formed by robots from igus, among others, including jointed-arm robots, delta robots and Cartesian robots. The user expands this basis with individual components from different manufacturers, such as grippers, cameras, software, power electronics, motors, sensors and controllers.

The user does not have to worry about compatibility. "Our engineers have combined all components of the online marketplace RBTX so that a smooth interaction is guaranteed," says Norman Franke, Head of Automation Injection Molding at igus. "Thus, the smooth entry into the world of automation of production and logistics is successful."

Logistik

Logistics

Logistiek

物流設備

物流

Logística

물류 시스템

Logistique

Logistyka

搬送装置

logistics

Produktion

Manufacturing

Production

製造業

Fabricação

Productie

Produkcja

การผลิต

制造业

Üretim

제조

Produzione

manufacturing

Robotic arm with AI-based camera

Braço robótico com câmera baseada em IA

Braccio robotico con fotocamera basata su intelligenza artificiale

Robotarm met AI-gebaseerde camera

Roboterarm mit KI basierter Kamera

Handhabung

Material handling

Manuseio de materiais

Malzeme taşıma

Przeładunek materiałów

Manipulación de materiales

倉儲物流

物料搬运

Materiaal handling

ระบบจัดการสินค้า

물류 산업

Movimentazione dei materiali

マテリアルハンドリング

Manipulation

material-handling

Dispensieren

Dispensing

分发

Distributeur

點膠

ディスペンサー

분배/디스펜서

dispensing

The following application was successfully tested in our Custom Testing Area at igus GmbH in Cologne.

The UR3e in combination with the Mech-Mind NANO is able to recognise objects using the MechMind VIZ software and transport them using the pick and place method.

The integrated 3D camera recognises contours and is able to localise objects. These are sucked up by the suction cup and placed in the desired container.

The possible applications of this flexible process are diverse and offer potential in various areas.

Verpackung

Packaging

包装機械

包装业

Verpakkingsindustrie

포장 산업

包裝業

Przemysł pakujący

Emballage

Empaquetado y embalaje

packaging

Landwirtschaft

Agriculture

農業

농업

农业

Agricultuur / Landbouw

Rolnictwo

Agricultura

agriculture

3D Vision-Guided Machine Tending of Gear Shafts

3D-Vision-gesteuerte Bearbeitung von Getriebewellen

Asservimento macchina tramite visione 3D di ingranaggi

3D vision-geleide machinebesturing van tandwielassen

Tendência de máquina de eixos de engrenagem guiada por visão 3D

This application example from the 3D vision manufacturer Mech Mind demonstrates how intelligent camera systems can be implemented in handling processes in manufacturing.

In the blue box, the gear shafts lie unsorted on top of each other. In order for the robot to pick them up correctly each time, the camera must recognize the position and pass this information on to the robot. The UR3e then places the parts in a fixture for inspection. If the quality check is successful, the parts are sorted.

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