OS for Ind Robots: Manufacturing Robots Get Smarter Thanks to Artificial Intelligence

Robots are a ubiquitous part of the manufacturing process, doing everything from picking parts from bins to the actual assembly work for final products. Now, with the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), industrial robots are set to enter a new era of capability and intelligence— ultimately revolutionizing manufacturing as we know it. At the forefront of this effort is Cambrian Intelligence, a company specializing in AI-guided robots for manufacturing. ‘‘When retrofitted with the company’s AI software solution, a robotic arm gains human-level skills for various manufacturing tasks, such as pick and place, bin picking and cable insertion—to name just a few,’’says Miika Pera ̈,CEOof Cambrian Intelligence and coordinator of the EU-funded project OS for Ind robots (Disrupting industrial robots with AI software—how new AI-driven software can be used to program industrial robots to do new tasks faster, resulting in massive productivity savings) project. ‘‘This capability not only reduces robot configuration times down to just a single day, it also increases flexibility and cuts costs tenfold.’’