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1 Welcome and Introductions Welcome & Introductions Moderator: Richard Erb General Manager Robotics Trends Media Group Dan Kara Founder, RoboBusiness President Electra Studios

2 Robotics Solutions for Materials Handling Applications Dan Kara E: P: Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (2)

3 All in Forty Minutes Today s Topics 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 Motoman SDA5D Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (3)

4 Robotics on a Roll Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (4)

5 Industrial, Service and Personal Robotics Two Emerging Markets, One Changing Market Defining the Market Industrial Robots 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 Service Robots 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.) Personal Robots Early adopter stage Exceptional growth expected Loosely-structured environments Mostly low price Linked to diverse markets (e.g. home, entertainment, lawn & garden, toy etc.) Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (5)

6 Defense Robotics All Types, All Sizes, All Capabilities Service Robotics - Security and Defense Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Unmanned Ground Systems Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Kongsberg REMUS 6000 QinetiQ Talon Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Small UAV Combat Aerial Vehicles General Atomics MQ-1 Predator AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven Boeing X-45 Phantom Ray Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (6)

7 Healthcare Robotics Intelligent Systems in Healthcare and QoL Service Robotics - Healthcare and Quality-of-Life Robotics Hospital Automation Rehabilitation Systems Surgical Robotics Aethon Tug Hocoma Lokomat MAKO Surgical RIO MAKO Lower Extremity Prosthetics Upper Extremity Prosthetics Mobile Telepresence iwalk PowerFoot Touch Bionics i-limb Pulse InTouch Health RP-7i Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (7)

8 Coming Soon Highly Intelligent, Mobile Robotics Systems That Interact Autonomously With the World Around Them Exoskeletons Transportation Farming Cyberdyne Powered Exoskeleton BMW 5 Series Research Vehicle Vision Robotics Snippy Oil Exploration Mining Defense Systems Seabed Rig AS Seafloor Drilling Robot Komatsu FrontRunner Boston Dynamics Big Dog Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (8)

9 Industrial Robotics All Types, All Sizes, All Capabilities Palletizing Systems Assembly Robots Industrial Robots Food Handling Systems Kongsberg REMUS 6000 Denso VS Series FANUC LR M-430iA/2F Warehouse Automation Systems Arc Welding Systems Food Preparation Kiva Systems Motoman MA 1900 KUKA KR 30 and KR 60 Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (9)

10 Industrial Robots Yearly Installations of Industrial Robots Rapid Growth Following Economic Downturn Units (x1000) Total Sales = $8.5B Including software, services etc. = $22B Sales increased by 38% over Year * Americas had highest growth rate at 53% (26,200 units) Copyright 2012 Electra Studios Source: International Federation of Robotics World Robotics * = Projected Installations

11 Industrial Robots Largest Sector Yearly Installations of Industrial Robots Handling Operations Units (x1000) Year Sales increased by 42% over 2010 Source: International Federation of Robotics World 2012 Copyright 2012 Electra Studios

12 Automation, Robotics and Material Handling Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (12)

13 Automation, Robotics and Material Handling An Automation Continuum Also Adding Mobility and Autonomy Mechanization Act Automation Sense Act Robotics Sense Think 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. Act Reprogrammable Retoolable 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? Copyright 2012 Electra Studios

14 Automation, Robotics and Material Handling Material Handling Automation Assistant Processes for the Primary Operation Warehousing Transportation Machine Tending Pick and Place Part Transfer Quality Control Packaging Palletizing Load Building Transportation Materials Processing/Production Distribution Unload, Unpack, Depalletize Palletize, Pack, Load Suppliers Customers 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 Copyright 2012 Electra Studios

15 Classes of Industrial Robots Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (15)

16 Robots With Rotary joints Articulated Robots Industrial Robot Types 2 TO 10+ Interacting Joints Joints Provide Mobility More Joints = More Motion Many Applications Wide Range of Payloads Larger Working Envelope Denso VS-Series Motoman MPK2 - MPK2F ABB IRB 260 Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (16)

17 SCARA Robots Selective Articulated Robot Arm (Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm ) Industrial Robot Types High Speed and High Precision Confined Workspaces Many Applications Yaskawa Motoman MYS650L Denso HM4070 Staubli TP80 Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (17)

18 Parallel Robots Delta Robots or Spider Robots Industrial Robot Types Very Fast, Strong and Reliable High Speed Applications Material handling, packaging and assembly Sorting applications, picking and placing small items Space Saving Kawasaki YF003N Motoman MPP3 ABB FlexPicker IRB360 FANUC M-1iA Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (18)

19 Linear Robots Also Gantry or Cartesian Robots Industrial Robot Types Movement in Straight Line Heavy Loads Quick, Accurate Low Cost Automation Hybrid Systems Relative Ease of Programming ABB IRB 6620LX Automated Motion FlexMotion 4-4 Wittmann W743SO Adept Python Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (19)

20 Enabling Technology Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (20)

21 End Effectors EOATs (End Of Arm Tooling) Add Distinct Functional Characteristics Enabling Technology Nonprehensile End Effectors Prehensile Tools Welding Grinding Milling Painting Drilling Routing Sanding Etc. Mechanical Expandable Vacuum Magnetic Adhesive Grippers Impactive Ingressive Astrictive Contigutive Robotiq 2-Finger Adaptive Robot Gripper Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (21) ABB FlexGripper & IRB 660

22 Grippers Grasping and Manipulation Objects Enabling Technology Mechanical Expandable Shunk Electric Small Components Gripper Expandable Gripper Vacuum Magnetic Schmalz Large-Area Gripping System AVT Vacuum Gripper Adhesive Copyright 2012 Electra Studios TRAPO Magnetic Gripper (22) Schmalz Spider Vacuum Gripper

23 Enabling Technology Programming Teach leads the Way Programming Online Teach Method - Multiple Methods - Teach Pendants - Co-ordinate Systems - Can Be Simple - Time Consuming Lead Through Offline Code Level - Low Level - Robot Languages - Proprietary Simulation CAD Models High Level Tools Universal Robots Teach Pendant LabView Vision-Guided Bundle Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (23) ABB s PickMaster Software Denso WINCAPS

24 Accessories Greater Functionality, Greater Flexibility Enabling Technology Tool Changers Vision Systems Allied Vision Technologies Stingray ATI Automation Tool Changers Joints Force Sensors Cognex IN-Sight Micro RAD Collision Sensor Torque Sensors Copyright 2012 Electra Studios ATI Automation Force/Torque Sensors (24) SHUNK Swivel Joint

25 Robotic Material Handling Automation Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (25)

26 Speed, Flexibility Packing and Packaging Robotic Material Handling Examples Items and Layers All Manner of Products Range of Robots Custom End of Arm Tooling Combined With Palletizing Systems Other Options Motoman UP20 DENSO SCARA HSS Fanuc Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (26)

27 Palletizing Loading/Unloading To/From Pallets Robotic Material Handling Examples Many Solutions, Many Applications Great Flexibility Great Success Maximizing Payload Repeatability ABB IRB 6640 ABB IRB 460 Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (27) Motoman MPL100

28 Piece/Part Transfer Parts Transferred From One Location to Another During Processing/Production Repetitive Lifting, Accurate Placement High Quality, High Throughput Multi-stage Processes Now Practical for Smaller Businesses Flexibility Robotic Material Handling Examples Motoman SK150 Fanuc LR Mate 200iC Motoman UP 165 Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (28)

29 Pick and Place Moving Parts From Place to Place Robotic Material Handling Examples Precision Speed, Strength or Both Application Requirements Motoman MPK2 - MPK2F ABB 340 FlexPicker Denso VS Series Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (29)

30 The Next Generation (Is Here) Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (30)

31 Industrial Robotics Co-Worker Robots Intelligent Systems Working in Close Approximation With Humans Complement to Traditional Systems Human-Robot Cooperation Adaptive, Flexible Automation Complex Manipulation Programming Ease Safe Operation Low Cost Rethink Robotics Baxter Universal Robots UL5 Double Kawada Industries Nextage ABB Frida Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (31)

32 Industrial Robotics Mobile Systems Mobility, Intelligence and More Tugs Autonomy Flexibility Ease-of-Use Energy Autonomy Multiple Navigation Modalities Kiva System s Warehouse Automation System Adept Lynx RMT Robotics Adam Seegrid GP8 Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (32)

33 An Automation Continuum Highly Intelligent, Robotics Systems That Interact Autonomously With the World Around Them Mechanization Act Automation Sense Act Robotics Sense Think Act Reprogrammable Retoolable MOTOMAN DA20 Mobility Autonomy Proximity Learning Dexterity Ubiquity Copyright 2012 Electra Studios

34 Whirlwind Tour, But 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 Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (34)

35 Robotics Solutions for Materials Handling Applications Dan Kara E: P: Copyright 2012 Electra Studios (35)

36 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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