ABB Robotics previews innovation drivers to be mentioned at RoboBusiness

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The previous 12 months has been eventful for robotics developments, with financial headwinds, new functions, and pleasure round humanoids and AI. John Bubnikovich, president of ABB’s Robotics Division within the U.S., will probably be among the many panelists discussing the way forward for robotics innovation at RoboBusiness in California subsequent week.

In that keynote panel, Bubnikovich will be a part of NVIDIA’s Amit Goel, DHL’s Joan-Wilhelm Schwarze, and Teradyne Ventures’ Eric Truebenbach in analyzing the drivers of innovation and find out how to scale automation.

As one of many world’s largest producers of commercial automation, in addition to collaborative and cell robots, ABB Robotics is in a great place to look at the newest traits. Bubnikovich offered The Robotic Report with a sneak peek on the views he’ll share at RoboBusiness.

Bubnikovich gives recommendation for robotics startups

What’s the largest pattern in robotics in the mean time?

I imagine the largest pattern in robotics is what number of finish customers are harnessing the ability of synthetic intelligence to make their robotic programs smarter and extra adaptive.

At ABB Robotics, we outline 4 areas for industrial functions of AI-powered robotics: 

• Producing insights: AI can analyze massive datasets and generate significant insights that type the idea for decision-making. 
• Optimization: From macro-level power administration to micro-level path planning for robotic actions, AI optimizes operations and will increase effectivity.
• New capabilities: With AI robots can carry out a broader vary of advanced duties that have been beforehand troublesome to automate. By leveraging information and algorithms to optimize processes, robots execute duties quicker and extra exactly, with larger in dynamic and unstructured environments. 
• Human-machine collaboration: AI makes robots and automation extra accessible and user-friendly, enabling folks with out programming data to information and management a robotic or machine.

What recommendation do you may have for making certain product-market match, particularly in a decent and aggressive market?

Robotic OEMs, and in lots of cases their system integrator (SI) companions, should get as near their prospects and potential prospects as attainable, with the intention to really perceive their wants, and the efficiency metrics they’re hoping to attain. 

The unimaginable developments in robotic know-how over the previous few years have opened up automation to a far wider vary of industries and functions. Many of those are comparatively new, with little in the way in which of prior fashions to emulate.

OEMs and SIs should be consultative and work carefully with prospects to attain the most effective outcomes. Endurance can also be a advantage, because the time it takes to specify, take a look at, and set up a robotic system in a brand new utility could be very time consuming.

Instruments like ABB’s RobotStudio offline simulation programming software program is a worthwhile useful resource to check the design and efficiency of a possible robotic system earlier than any dedication is made.

What recommendation do you may have for younger robotics startups?

Be certain there’s a viable market in your particular know-how, and concentrate on changing into the absolute best answer for corporations that want what you must provide. Search to collaborate with finish customers in your goal business section, and work with them to check and validate your providing.

Be nimble and versatile so you may shortly modify your know-how as your earn extra about what your potential prospects need and want.

Domesticate a stable basis of buyers, however talk a sensible progress and profitability schedule. Pursue product expansions solely after you may have totally refined your core know-how and have established the infrastructure to help your rising buyer base. 

What are you trying ahead to about RoboBusiness?

I’m trying ahead to collaborating within the keynote panel with such an esteemed group of business leaders, and I’m keen to ascertain a rapport with them and the various different robotic cognoscenti who will probably be attending the occasion.

I’m additionally excited to see the brand new know-how ideas from each the startups and extra advanced-stage entities that will probably be displaying their newest developments within the exhibit space. Although ABB is a long-tenured robotic OEM, we proceed to embrace an entrepreneurial spirit, and being amongst such robotics business innovators for a few days will probably be inspiring!

Be part of ABB Robotics and extra at RoboBusiness 2024

Along with robotics innovation and enabling applied sciences, RoboBusiness will focuses on funding and enterprise subjects associated to operating a robotics firm. Different keynotes on the occasion will characteristic:

• Rodney Brooks, co-founder and chief know-how officer at Strong AI, in addition to co-founder of iRobot and Rethink Robotics
• Sergey Levine, co-founder of Bodily Intelligence and an affiliate professor at UC Berkeley
• Claire Delaunay, chief know-how officer at farm-ng
• Torrey Smith, co-founder and CEO of Endiatx

RoboBusiness may even embody greater than 60 audio system, over 100 exhibitors and demos on the expo ground, 10+ hours of devoted networking time, the Pitchfire Robotics Startup Competitors, a Ladies in Robotics Luncheon, and extra.

RoboBusiness will probably be co-located with DeviceTalks West, which focuses on the design and growth of medical units. 1000’s of robotics practitioners from all over the world will convene on the Santa Clara Conference Middle, so register now to make sure your spot!

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