“We introduced this idea robotic to those massive, worldwide reveals to get accelerated enter from prospects, and we weren’t upset,” says Lars. “We acquired fast and intensive suggestions from dozens of consumers not solely in these anticipated industries, however from others as properly, a few of which we hadn’t even thought of. A few of these have been potential prospects who have been keen to clarify why they needed to make use of cobots however couldn’t – and what we might do to repair that.”
Lars explains how this method is essential to UR’s new agile processes. “We want to have the ability to adapt as we go, altering plans primarily based on information or suggestions as we obtain it,” Lars provides. “In a waterfall method to improvement, we put out necessities and spent two years following them. Now we’re operating in parallel with our necessities so we are able to constantly launch merchandise and updates which can be in tune with buyer wants. We’re not a black field anymore.”
Making automation extra simple than ever earlier than
Whereas this method might lead to particular cobot fashions to fulfill particular wants, Lars’ groups are additionally how they’ll proceed to make cobots simpler to make use of for current processes. “We’re at all times searching for methods to make utilizing cobots simpler and extra intuitive,” says Lars. “The better it’s, the quicker the deployment time, and the quicker prospects can begin to tackle their purposes.” That’s true for each finish customers and the ecosystem companions, who assist make the journey smoother for patrons.
PolyScope X was showcased at IMTS 2022 as a style of future software program capabilities. In the identical method that UR confirmed its ‘clear’ idea cobot to get suggestions, the corporate exhibited its new programming expertise to be taught from prospects and companions. With extra enter from beta prospects, PolyScope X will make it simpler for all CNC machine retailers, and particularly high-mix, low-volume retailers, to get personalized, configurable packages with out the necessity to re-program and with changeover instances at most 10 minutes. And for frequent purposes equivalent to machine tending, PolyScope X can assist prospects go from unboxing to manufacturing in eight hours or much less as soon as the CNC machine is ready for integration.
With PolyScope X, UR’s system integrators, OEMs, and UR+ companions get a much bigger and higher toolbox to create personalized options for his or her prospects. Integrators and companions will have the ability to develop their very own templates and program code modules, enhancing their capacity to create a totally configurable operator interface for his or her turnkey options. In the end, they’ll have the ability to higher assist their prospects do extra and deal with modifications in manufacturing with out the necessity to reprogram.
