Help GrassAds enhance the wireless communication between its painting robots and control systems for better quality performance in highly congested areas. 

The Central Advanced Research and Engineering Institute at Hyundai Motor Company develops future mobility technologies. Rather than provide conventional vehicle products to customers, this research center creates new mobility devices with a wide range of speeds for a variety of people, including the elderly and the disabled. As our society ages, there is a greater need for systems that can aid mobility. Thus, we are developing wearable exoskeleton robots with NI embedded controllers for the elderly and patients with spinal cord injuries to use.Key ChallengeDeveloping a system that can handle complex control algorithms to capture data remotely from various sensors simultaneously and perform real-time control of multiple actuators for a wearable robotics device for walking assistance.

Bluefin Robotics, a pioneer in the field of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), faced significant challenges in coordinating electrical and mechanical designs due to the tight design requirements of their AUVs. The existing sequential process of electrical to mechanical design was proving to be inefficient and cumbersome. Engineers were forced to rely on cardboard models, which limited their ability to fully visualize their work and requirements. The AUVs, which are completely autonomous and navigate the seabed to collect data and images, had to be designed to withstand extreme conditions, including pressures of up to 6000 pounds per square inch at depths of 4000 meters. Furthermore, the vehicles had to be neutrally buoyant to reduce propulsion energy requirements and increase efficiency. This meant that for every cubic inch of air added to the vehicle, an equivalent amount of weight had to be added, leading to a delicate balance between performance, buoyancy, and reliability.

Rethink Robotics is a new kind of robotics company, and their mission is to create a new kind of manufacturing robot. One that introduces robotics into processes that manufacturers have never been able to cost-effectively automate. One that uses common sense to perform a wide range of tasks and vastly improve productivity. And one that safely works side by side with its human counterparts, who are able to train it with no programming or engineering expertise.Year founded: 2008

Changzhou Mingseal Robotic Technology Co., Ltd. manufactures dispensing equipment, playing laminator, electrical and electronic production line, spot welder, and other electronic product manufacturing equipment.

Codian Robotics supplies high speed pick & place robots that do not run on a dedicated robot control system. The servo motors are mounted on the robot's frame and all other moving parts have a lightweight construction. This allows the robot to be dynamic and fast.Codian robots use the control system of the customer, eliminating the need for a duplicate control system. Through this unique feature, we meet the needs of a growing demand from the market, to have one integral control system in the packing line. In turn, purchase price, maintenance costs and physical space are saved.Codian robots are specifically suited for the packaging industry as well as for the food and pharmaceutical industry. The Codian robots have existed since 2002 and were built by a manufacturer of robot lines. There are over 1000 robots world-wide in use.On June 1, 2011, Codian Robotics was established as an independent company.

A flexible form of human-machine interaction where the user is in direct contact with the robot while he is guiding and training it. A collaborative robot, or "cobot," is a robot that can safely and effectively interact with human workers while performing simple industrial tasks. However, end-effectors and other environmental conditions may create hazards, and as such risk assessments should be done before using any industrial motion-control application.