Factory in a day, Fast installation to make robotics affordable for small companies
Themes: Robotics
Early stage commercial environment application
A TRL is a measure to indicate the matureness of a developing technology. When an innovative idea is discovered it is often not directly suitable for application. Usually such novel idea is subjected to further experimentation, testing and prototyping before it can be implemented. The image below shows how to read TRL’s to categorise the innovative ideas.
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Why?
Factory-in-a-Day will bring industrial robots within reach of medium and small companies.
How?
The key bottleneck, installation time (and cost), is drastically reduced by combining rapid manufacturing techniques with smart software. Think of it as 'apps' for various robot tasks.
When?
The first small/medium companies are being served right now. By the end of the project (2017), a significant number of companies will enjoy the productivity gains of robotics.
Ir. J.C. Verlinden