Standard Bots lets factory workers program robot arms from an iPad
Standard Bots' October 15th launch pairs a conversational programming tool with vision skills; CEO Evan Beard is betting that easier setup can bring automation to smaller manufacturers.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Standard Bots
Why it matters
Standard Bots is selling control over robot programming as part of the robot itself. Its adoption case depends on whether factory workers can safely adapt routines in real production, not just build them faster in a demo.
Standard Bots launched Standard Bots AI on October 15th, pitching a way for factory workers to set up and adapt industrial robot tasks from a tablet instead of relying on specialist programming or an outside integrator. The product is the latest step in CEO Evan Beard (@evanbeard)'s effort to make the robot arm easier to deploy, as well as easier for manufacturers to keep useful when jobs change.…