ROBOTIC PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Simplexity’s expertise in robotics product development centers around customization and development of custom subsystems and components for robotic systems.  If you have a challenging robotic application and purchasing off-the-shelf components does not meet your needs, then Simplexity can help tune a custom solution for you. Simplexity’s robotics projects often incorporate unique mechanisms, precision motion, sensing, and advanced control algorithms. Clients have partnered with Simplexity to develop/improve early concept prototypes to gain investor buy-in or for small volume projects. Clients also benefit from Simplexity’s experience in designing products for high-volume manufacturing to receive cost-effective and reliable robotic solutions at scale.

SIMPLEXITY SKILL SETS RELEVANT FOR ROBOTIC PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Whether your project requires a brand-new design or an improvement or optimization to an existing design, we are happy to discuss your needs and customize a solution to help you succeed.  We can leverage decades of experience in robotics product development, including skill areas such as:

Mechanism and Mechanical Design

• End-effector design
• Design of custom drive systems and custom gear trains
• Design for manufacturing and assembly, DFMA
• Design for reliability, testability, usability, and manufacturability

Robot Motion, Control & Algorithms

• Kinematic analysis
• Path planning and optimization
• Workflow analysis and task scheduling optimization
• Motor and actuator selection, design and optimization
• Linear and nonlinear feedback control algorithm development
• Embedded firmware architecture and detail design
• Codesys application programming for system level control
• EtherCAT (Ethernet for Control Automation Technology)

Electrical Design

• Custom printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) design
• Motor drive electronics
• Sensor interfaces and integration including analog front end
• High speed camera interfaces

Integration of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Components Such As:

• Industrial robots
• Smart motors
• PLC’s

FEATURED ROBOTIC PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDIES

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Read the full Automated DNA Sample Extraction Robotic System case study and watch the full-length video. Watch the robot in action as it uncaps the vials, extracts DNA, discards the processed swab, and delivers the opened vials to an output tray with their barcodes aligned towards the user.

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Read the full AiVot general-purpose and fast learning robot case study and watch the full-length video.  Watch additional videos and use cases of the robot used for logistics, hospitality, and food preparation.

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Read the full Food Automation Vending Machine case study and watch the full-length animation.

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From complex robotic handling systems to custom kiosks, Simplexity has the capabilities and experience to help you design your robotic product. Through our internal prototyping capabilities, NPI team, and contract manufacturing partners, we help guide your design through production and successful deployment on the factory floor, laboratory, or retail space.

 

ADDITIONAL ROBOTICS-RELATED RESOURCES

Whitepaper: A Comprehensive Guide to Pick-and-Place Robots and Systems

The world of robotics makes automation of routine and repetitive tasks more accessible than ever. Yet with the myriad of options, selecting the best pick-and-place robot for your application can be a daunting and time-consuming endeavor. Now there’s a shortcut!

In Simplexity’s whitepaper, "A Comprehensive Guide to Pick-and-Place Robots and Systems", Senior Systems Engineer, Lewis Siempelkamp, provides an in-depth overview of pick and place systems, exploring their functionalities, key application requirements, and design considerations to help you select the right solution for your needs.

Lewis also includes a downloadable selection guide, which details the pros, cons, use cases, and sample product options for

• Cartesian Gantries
• SCARA Robots
• 6-DOF Articulated Arms
• Delta Robots
• Collaborative Robots (Cobots)

Read the Whitepaper and check out the Selection Guidance Table

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Whitepaper: Maximizing Robotics Performance

Are you developing a robotic or automated product where throughput and cycle time influence how successful it will be relative to the competition? If it’s a process with many interdependent steps and operations, having a systematic method for optimizing task scheduling can save you development time and cost.

How does making mashed potatoes and dispensing toppings on hot dogs relate to that? Simplexity Senior Systems Engineer Neil Foxman uses these relatable cooking examples to walk you through a proven process that has been the building block for modeling more complex systems and instruments.

Example of a system using three independent dispense nozzles

Read Simplexity’s whitepaper, "Maximizing Robotics Performance: Task Scheduling Techniques, Modeling, and Efficient Resource Management", where Neil starts with simple examples and concludes with equations and calculus to help you evaluate the sensitivity of parameters for timing models.

Additionally, the paper discusses applications such as pitch-wise operations with synchronized start times and analytical forms for pipelining problems.

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