Motoman, Agile Planet Team Up

September 1, 2009

Robot manufacturer Motoman and software developer Agile Planet have entered into a partnership that will provide commercial users with a hardware and software system for dual-arm robots.

The technology partnership will integrate a customized version of Agile Planet’s robot-independent manipulation software, Kinematix™, and Motoman’s robots.

“To date, advanced dual-arm and highly dexterous robot arms were available only from boutique firms,” said Roger Christian, vice president of marketing for Motoman. “Motoman’s entry into this area provides industrial-grade quality, performance, and worldwide availability. Combining this with Agile Planet’s Kinematix software offers the best of intelligent software and hardware to our robotics customers.”

This combined offering provides users with a family of robotic hardware and software featuring high-speed control, sensor integration, collision avoidance, telerobotics, and motion planning capabilities.

“We are very excited to be entering into a partnership with Motoman, a pioneer in the industrial robotics industry. Our combined solution is ideally suited for immediate service and emerging applications in defense and medical sectors,” said Chetan Kapoor, president and founder of Agile Planet.

These systems will be available globally for commercial use and deployment through Motoman.

For more information, visit www.motoman.com.