Many businesses are already aware that automation holds enormous potential to address the challenges of a rapidly changing work environment. However, the crucial question remains: How do you implement it? The RBTX platform offers over 500 robotic solutions, with a staggering 95% of them priced under €12,000. Companies without prior experience in robotics can assemble cost-effective, low-value automation solutions (LCAs) using the plug-and-program principle here as well. “With RBTX, we aim to systematically remove all obstacles standing in the way of companies entering the automation realm,” says Alexander Mühlens, Managing Director and Head of Low-Value Automation at igus. What’s crucial in this case is ensuring a guaranteed interoperability of all offered components, effectively rendering errors nearly impossible. Another key step on this path is the introduction of a new AI advisor that interacts with interested individuals to expedite the search for components within an increasingly vast product range.
With expertise drawn from hundreds of successful Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) projects.
The new AI chatbot on our platform facilitates user interactions through written dialogue to help them find suitable LCA components. The artificial intelligence draws on the experiential data from hundreds of projects that companies have successfully automated using RBTX already. Entsprechend zielführend sind die Antworten. A small workshop is struggling with labor shortages and wants to automate the loading of their CNC machine with raw materials by optimizing the process and implementing a robotic solution. The technology leader at the company asks the new AI chatbot, “Which robot is suitable for loading my CNC machine?” Within seconds, the AI delivers the response: “The robolink robotic arm from igus would be a suitable solution.” The arm moves across five axes, boasting a reach of 790 millimeters, a speed of seven picks per minute, and utilizes a 3D camera to perceive the location of components. The starting price is €2,766. The user then inquires about a suitable claw. The AI advisor responds, “A parallel gripper from Zimmer would be a suitable choice.” As users intuitively assemble their personalized LCA solution in this conversational dialogue.
Initial users are delighted with the new AI advisor.
Companies experimenting with automation express enthusiasm for the new AI-powered chatbot. Many customers have already reported engaging in a dialogue with the AI robot advisor. The training has endowed them with a better sense of the opportunities for low-value automation, significantly accelerating their search for suitable components, Mühlens is delighted. “We’re planning to enhance the AI advisor by adding more features in the future.” For instance, it should be possible for the advisor to embed images and video material from references into its responses and develop comprehensive LCA solutions with a fixed price.
