Moderator: Richard Erb
General Manager
Robotics Trends
Media Group
Dan Kara
Founder, RoboBusiness
President
Electra Studios
Welcome and Introductions
Welcome & Introductions
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Dan Kara
P: 508-341-2073
Robotics Solutions for Materials Handling Applications
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Today’s Topics
All in Forty Minutes…
Motoman SDA5D
• Robots on a Roll
• Automation, Robotics and Material Handling
• Classes of Industrial Robots
• Enabling Technology
• Material Handling Automation
• The Next Generation (Is Here)
• Final Thoughts
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Robotics on a Roll
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Industrial, Service and Personal Robotics
• Mature, established market
• Strong market expansion
- Non-traditional vertical markets
- Non-traditional manufacturing and automation roles
- Small-to-medium-enterprises
- Lower pricing and financing
- Exploiting technological advances
• Early adopter stage
• Strong growth expected
• Semi-structured environments
• Variable price
• Linked to diverse markets (e.g. healthcare, homeland security, search and
rescue, military etc.)
• Early adopter stage
• Exceptional growth expected
• Loosely-structured environments
• Mostly low price
• Linked to diverse markets (e.g. home, entertainment, lawn & garden, toy etc.)
Two Emerging Markets, One Changing Market
Personal Robots
Defining the Market
Service Robots
Industrial Robots
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Kongsberg REMUS 6000
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
Boeing X-45 Phantom Ray
Combat Aerial Vehicles
Defense Robotics
All Types, All Sizes, All Capabilities
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven
Small UAV
Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
QinetiQ Talon
Unmanned Ground Systems
Service Robotics - Security and Defense
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Healthcare Robotics
Intelligent Systems in Healthcare and QoL
iWalk PowerFoot
Lower Extremity Prosthetics
InTouch Health RP-7i
Mobile Telepresence
Touch Bionics i-LIMB Pulse
Upper Extremity Prosthetics
MAKO Surgical RIO MAKO
Surgical Robotics
Aethon Tug
Hospital Automation
Hocoma Lokomat
Rehabilitation Systems
Service Robotics - Healthcare and Quality-of-Life Robotics
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Coming Soon
Highly Intelligent, Mobile Robotics Systems That Interact Autonomously With the World Around Them
Seabed Rig AS Seafloor Drilling Robot
Oil Exploration
Boston Dynamics “Big Dog”
Defense Systems
Komatsu FrontRunner
Mining
Vision Robotics “Snippy”
Farming
BMW 5 Series Research Vehicle
Transportation
Cyberdyne Powered Exoskeleton
Exoskeletons
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KUKA KR 30 and KR 60
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Kongsberg REMUS 6000
Palletizing Systems
Food Preparation
Motoman MA 1900
Arc Welding Systems
Industrial Robotics
All Types, All Sizes, All Capabilities
Kiva Systems
Warehouse Automation Systems
Denso VS Series
Assembly Robots
Industrial Robots
FANUC LR M-430iA/2F
Food Handling Systems
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Yearly Installations of Industrial Robots
Source: International Federation of Robotics’ World Robotics * = Projected Installations
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
*
Units (x1000)
Year
166
181
Rapid Growth Following Economic Downturn
Sales increased by 38% over 2010
Americas had highest growth rate at 53% (26,200 units)
Industrial Robots
Total Sales = $8.5B
Including software, services etc. = $22B
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Source: International Federation of Robotics’ World 2012
43.8
47.145.6
25.8
48.2
68.5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Units (x1000)
Year
Largest Sector
Industrial Robots
Yearly Installations of Industrial Robots – Handling Operations
Sales increased by 42% over 2010
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Automation, Robotics and Material Handling
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An Automation Continuum
Also Adding Mobility and Autonomy
Robotics
Sense
Think
Act
Automation
Sense
Act
Mechanization
Act
Reprogrammable
Retoolable
Sensors – Robots employ sensing technology to acquire information about
their environment.
Intelligence – Robots process information captured through sensor
technology and produce outputs for decision making, coordination and
control.
Motion – Robots automatically follow instructions that are pre-programmed,
or generated in real-time based on sensor input, to perform deliberate,
controlled, and often repeated, mechatronic action.
- Capital expenditures?
- Production rate (high, medium, low)?
- Production class (continuous, batch)
- Flexibility?
Automation, Robotics and Material Handling
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Material Handling Automation
Assistant Processes for the Primary Operation
Materials Processing/Production Distribution
Suppliers Customers
Unload, Unpack, Depalletize Palletize, Pack, Load
Packaging
Palletizing
Load Building
Transportation
Warehousing
Transportation
Machine Tending
Pick and Place
Part Transfer
Quality Control
The Usual Suspects…
h Productivity h Accuracy h Quality i Costs
h Safety h Flexibility h Floor Space i Damage
h Reliability h Speed i Injury
- Rapid ROI
- Increased competitiveness
Automation, Robotics and Material Handling
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Classes of Industrial Robots
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Articulated Robots
• 2 TO 10+ Interacting Joints
• Joints Provide Mobility
• More Joints = More Motion
• Many Applications
• Wide Range of Payloads
• Larger Working Envelope
Robots With Rotary joints
Industrial Robot Types
Denso VS-Series
ABB IRB 260 Motoman MPK2 - MPK2F
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SCARA Robots
• High Speed and High Precision
• Confined Workspaces
• Many Applications
Selective Articulated Robot Arm (Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm )
Industrial Robot Types
Denso HM4070
Yaskawa Motoman MYS650L
Staubli TP80
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Motoman MPP3
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Parallel Robots
• Very Fast, Strong and Reliable
• High Speed Applications
– Material handling, packaging and assembly
– Sorting applications, picking and placing small items
• Space Saving
“Delta Robots” or “Spider Robots”
Industrial Robot Types
ABB FlexPicker IRB360 FANUC M-1iA
Kawasaki YF003N
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Linear Robots
• Movement in Straight Line
• Heavy Loads
• Quick, Accurate
• Low Cost Automation
• Hybrid Systems
• Relative Ease of Programming
Also Gantry or Cartesian Robots
Industrial Robot Types
Automated Motion FlexMotion 4-4 Wittmann W743SO
ABB IRB 6620LX
Adept Python
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Enabling Technology
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End Effectors
EOATs (End Of Arm Tooling) Add Distinct Functional Characteristics
Enabling Technology
Tools
End Effectors
Welding
Grinding
Milling
Painting
Drilling
Routing
Sanding
Etc.
Grippers
Impactive
Ingressive
Astrictive
Contigutive
Nonprehensile Prehensile
Mechanical
Expandable
Vacuum
Magnetic
Adhesive
ABB FlexGripper & IRB 660 Robotiq 2-Finger Adaptive Robot Gripper
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Schmalz Large-Area Gripping System
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Grippers
Grasping and Manipulation Objects
Enabling Technology
Mechanical
Expandable
Vacuum
Magnetic
Adhesive
Shunk Electric Small Components Gripper
AVT Vacuum Gripper
TRAPO Magnetic Gripper Schmalz Spider Vacuum Gripper
Expandable Gripper
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Programming
Teach leads the Way…
Enabling Technology
Universal Robots Teach Pendant Denso WINCAPS LabView Vision-Guided Bundle ABB’s PickMaster Software
Online
Programming
Offline
• Code Level
- Low Level
- Robot Languages
- Proprietary
• Simulation
• CAD Models
• High Level Tools
• Teach Method
- Multiple Methods
- Teach Pendants
- Co-ordinate Systems
- Can Be Simple
- Time Consuming
• Lead Through
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Cognex IN-Sight Micro
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Accessories
Greater Functionality, Greater Flexibility
Enabling Technology
Tool Changers
Vision Systems
Joints
Force Sensors
Torque Sensors
ATI Automation Force/Torque Sensors SHUNK Swivel Joint
ATI Automation Tool Changers
RAD Collision Sensor
Allied Vision Technologies Stingray
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Robotic Material Handling Automation
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Packing and Packaging
• Items and Layers
• All Manner of Products
• Range of Robots
• Custom End of Arm Tooling
• Combined With Palletizing Systems
• Other Options
Speed, Flexibility
Robotic Material Handling Examples
Motoman UP20
Fanuc DENSO SCARA HSS-45552
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Palletizing
• Many Solutions, Many Applications
• Great Flexibility
• Great Success
• Maximizing Payload
• Repeatability
Loading/Unloading To/From Pallets
Robotic Material Handling Examples
ABB IRB 6640
ABB IRB 460
Motoman MPL100
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Piece/Part Transfer
• Repetitive Lifting, Accurate Placement
• High Quality, High Throughput
• Multi-stage Processes
• Now Practical for Smaller Businesses
• Flexibility
Parts Transferred From One Location to Another During Processing/Production
Robotic Material Handling Examples
Motoman SK150
Fanuc LR Mate 200iC Motoman UP 165
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Pick and Place
• Precision
• Speed, Strength or Both
• Application Requirements
Moving Parts From Place to Place
Robotic Material Handling Examples
ABB 340 FlexPicker
Motoman MPK2 - MPK2F
Denso VS Series
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The Next Generation (Is Here)
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Co-Worker Robots
• Complement to Traditional Systems
• Human-Robot Cooperation
• Adaptive, Flexible Automation
• Complex Manipulation
• Programming Ease
• Safe Operation
• Low Cost
Intelligent Systems Working in Close Approximation With Humans
Industrial Robotics
Kawada Industries Nextage
Rethink Robotics Baxter
ABB Frida Universal Robots UL5 Double
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Mobile Systems
• Tugs
• Autonomy
• Flexibility
• Ease-of-Use
• Energy Autonomy
• Multiple Navigation Modalities
Mobility, Intelligence and More
Industrial Robotics
Seegrid GP8
Kiva System’s Warehouse Automation System
Adept Lynx RMT Robotics Adam
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An Automation Continuum
Highly Intelligent, Robotics Systems That Interact Autonomously With the World Around Them
Robotics
Sense
Think
Act
Automation
Sense
Act
Mechanization
Act
Reprogrammable
Retoolable
Mobility
Autonomy
Proximity
Learning
Dexterity
Ubiquity MOTOMAN DA20
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Final Thoughts
• Rapid Robotization
• Mature and Innovative
• Speed vs Flexibility
• Many Options
• Driven by Applications
• New Technologies
• New Suppliers, New Applications
Lost Opportunity the Greatest Risk
Whirlwind Tour, But…
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Dan Kara
P: 508-341-2073
Robotics Solutions for Materials Handling Applications
Welcome and Introductions
Questions & Answers
Moderator: Richard Erb
General Manager
Robotics Trends
Media Group
Dan Kara
Founder, RoboBusiness
President
Electra Studios
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