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Discipline 03 of 09

Machines thatmove with purpose

We build intelligent robots and automated machinescombining mechanisms and motion control and sensing and softwareinto one system that does real work

Orange robotic hand reaching forward
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What we engineer

Robotics and Automationin practice

What RoboFab engineers in Robotics and Automation

  1. 01

    Robot design

    Mobile robots and robotic arms and custom mechanisms designed around the task

  2. 02

    Motion control

    Servo and stepper and DC motor control with feedback for smooth precise movement

  3. 03

    Sensor integration

    Distance and vision and force and position sensing so machines understand their surroundings

  4. 04

    Automated machines

    Conveyors sorters dispensers and test rigs that remove repetitive manual work

  5. 05

    Control software

    State machines and operator interfaces and remote control that keep people in command

  6. 06

    System integration

    Mechanics and electronics and code assembled and tuned until the machine performs

Typical architecture

How the systemfits together

A common shape for this kind of systemEvery project gets its own architecture

Typical Robotics and Automation architecture

Vision sensorEncoders and IMUTask plannerMotion controlOperator panelMotors

Machines that move and sense and decide

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Typical applications

  • Mobile robots
  • Robotic arms
  • Pick and place cells
  • Sorting systems
  • Automated test rigs
  • Educational robots

Technologies

  • Servo control
  • Stepper control
  • PID control
  • Inverse kinematics
  • Encoders
  • IMU sensing
  • Ultrasonic sensing
  • LiDAR
  • Computer vision
  • STM32
  • Raspberry Pi

You receive

  • Mechanical CAD
  • Electrical schematics
  • Control firmware and software
  • Calibration and operating guide
  • Orange desktop robotic arm with a two finger gripperReference visual
  • Orange industrial robots on an assembly lineReference visual
  • Automated machine with pneumatic actuatorsReference visual
  • Robotic gripper on a white backgroundReference visual
  • Small robot rover with exposed electronicsReference visual

Reference visuals illustrate the field and are not RoboFab project records

Studio record

Verified workfrom the ecosystem studio

Published by the Robo 3D design studio

Verified studio work