Using platform thinking enables the development of flexible and reusable technologies for various robot applications. But how can you implement newly developed software into existing products and at the same time ensure that it only improves functionality instead of deteriorates it? This blog discusses the use of early adopters to test and implement new softwareRead more
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A concept closely related to the Scrum process in software development is the concept of Continuous Delivery: making sure that the software product being developed is stable, functional and releasable at the end of every sprint. A sprint may be about creating code changes for a partial solution to a bigger problem but should never containRead more
When developing a cobot application that needs to handle different items, an issue is how to grab and hold these items. Often there are no fitting standard solutions available on the market, so for most product/market combinations, robot grippers and end-effectors will have to be custom designed. For the production of these designs, 3D printingRead more
We are currently in the midst of the ‘Industry 4.0.’ era wherein the implementation of smart technologies continuously changes the way we work and live. Devices and machines communicate with each other through the Internet of Things, automation processes become smarter and autonomous and technologies such as Artificial Intelligence become part of daily life. TheseRead more
Since 10 years, collaborative robots are on the market, working together with people without the need for a fence to secure safety. Still, more than 99% of the robots are working within a fenced area. Great advantages of working without fences are less required floorspace and the ability of humans to help robots in difficultRead more
When developing intelligent robots, you want them to be able to cope with different types of environments while keeping a high performance. Therefore, it is necessary to use strategies that are not case specific but instead allow robots to have a good degree of generalization on the desired task and to handle variance in theirRead more
Digital twins and hardware-in-the-loop simulations are often confused for the same thing. However, the two techniques are complementary and allow for fast robot development and integration. In this blog post, both digital twins and hardware-in-the-loop simulations will be explained. How can they be used to quickly find issues in a robot system? And how can newRead more
An important part of developing a smart robot application is creating the behavior of the robot. Typically, this behavior is created as a computer program that states what the robot should do at a certain moment. In industrial applications the behaviors may seem easy to program, but dealing with product variations and unexpected situations makesRead more
In the past decades, the use of robotics has been growing rapidly in many industry sectors. Automotive in particular has been using robots since the 1970’s. The logistics sector, however, is relatively late to the table when it comes to robotics. The majority of warehouses still use very little automation and employ human pickers toRead more
Smart Robotics is known as the ‘employment agency for robots’. Our aim is to develop a wide array of flexible robot applications that can be quickly installed at a customer site and can be operated by anyone. To be able to achieve this flexibility and ease-of-use, we re-use our technology as much as possible inRead more