The different platform for designing and operating industrial robotic applications
Do you still waste time and resources using too many outdated engineering tools to design, manage and operate your industrial robot applications? Are you still trying to develop robotic applications the old fashioned way, by describing robot movements?
You should try something different…
dffrnt.ai is our approach to modernize industrial robot applications!
It is a web-based, AI-first, truly task-oriented robotic application design and operation tool. Contrary to current approaches, we think that robotic application design should not be about robots and its motions, instead, it should only focus on the task! We aim to drastically change how robotic applications are created by disrupting the current status quo. You define what task should be carried out and we take over from there!
What is dffrnt.ai?
Focus on the application
Reduce time wasted by doing only what cannot be automatically generated! Be it pick and place, welding, assembly, machine tending or anything else, you define what should be done and dffrnt.ai automatically generates how the task should be carried out. We can even shortlist the best robots for the job!
Why dffrnt.ai?
Integrate well known components
Maximize your productivity by using the equipment in our large component database! Include grippers, welding guns, cameras and other periphery in your application as well as their software integration provided by dffrnt.ai. We can even recommend alternative components which better fit the application!
Simulate before you deploy
Make sure that the application is working as intended and all requirements are met. Visualize cycle times, robot load, path velocities and other KPIs to assure the quality of the cell design using a physics-based simulation. We can even improve metrics for existing robot cells!
Generate code for your robot
Maximize productivity by generating the robot application program automatically. Use ABB, Comau, Kuka or UR robots and leave the code generation to us! We can even support custom programming languages!
Collaborate with others
Increase collaboration and teamwork by working together with your colleagues seamlessly on the same project. Make sure finance, engineering, production have the same information. We can even include freelancers in your project!
Show off your work
Improve communication by embedding an interactive application into your webpage. Let everyone visiting your website better understand your robot cells. We can even let you site visitors upload their product directly into your demo cell!
Who uses dffrnt.ai?
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System integrators place the robot, built by a robot manufacturer in the end-user’s facility. They can greatly benefit from the productivity boost dffrnt.ai can provide. dffrnt.ai can reduce the software development time up to 75% and you will not require a specialist for every robot vendor.
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Robot end users are using robots, usually installed by a system integrator, to carry out a task automatically. If there is any small change in the task, previously, the intervention of the system integrator is needed. dffrnt.ai enables end-users without expert robotics knowledge to adopt to changing requirements without the need for external intervention.
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Robotics as a Service operators are managing a large fleet of robots, installed at the robot end-users’ facilities. dffrnt.ai allows re-purposing these robots more cost effectively, which in turn translates to less down-time and increased revenue.
How dffrnt.ai works?
Describe your task!
Start with the task
We have streamlined workflows for building pick and place, palletizing, spray-painting, welding, deburring, polishing, assembly and machine tending applications. Looking to automate something else? We got you covered! Skip the streamlined workflows and jump right in!
Import any custom models
Import your custom CAD models or, better yet, use our CAD software plugins (SolidWorks and Inventor) to create a dynamic link between your CAD models and your robot application.
Define what needs to be done
Define the characteristic geometries of your application. Picking points, welding seams, deburring contours, spray regions, all in 3D, guided by our workflows, with the help of your models sections, contours, normals, projections. Do not let geometry limit your applications.
Let us handle the details
Do you already have a robot? Let us shortlist the best fitting robots to your application. Do you have end-of-arm tooling? Let us shortlist the best fitting ones for your application. Need a camera? Let us help in dimensioning and integrating the camera.
Generate and simulate!
We solve the hard problems
Based on the task definition our AI agents plan the task execution automatically, down to the last detail. We generate your collision free paths and you can select if you want to maximize speed or energy efficiency. Based on the task type, we analyze the waypoints or contours relevant for your task and make sure we choose collision free poses which respect the contraints of your task.
Change anything you do not like
Automated solutions cannot cover all personal preferences. Change any autogenerated detail to make the final application fit any subjective preference.
Add safety
Add safety components and visualize and communicate your safety concept efficiently. View safety fields, mark danger zones and use it in your certification documentation. Export laser scanner fields to configure your laser scanners based on field activation shapes which accounts for objects in the scan field.
Simulate, verify and validate
Make sure the robotic application fulfills its requirements by validating the important KPIs, calculated using physics based simulation. Assure your client that the required cycle time will be met by the robotic application or analyze an existing cell by getting accurate information on motions and timing.
Produce!
Generate and deploy
Generate the full source code for your robot (we currently support ABB, Comau, Kuka and UR), transfer to the robot, and start producing. The source code is well structured and easy to understand, just as robot experts would write it.
Operate and adapt to changes
Monitor the operation of your robot, schedule down-times for planned maintenance. Is there a change in the application? Repurpose the robot effortlessly only by changing the task definition.
Technologies
Initial research on task-oriented and AI-based methods for robotics was developed by the founding team years ago at a world-leading research institute for industrial automation.
Over 30 years of combined experience of the founders in robotics, AI and the development of complex software systems for industry, allows us to build on cutting-edge technologies.
Code generation and physics
Advanced programming concepts
Force- and vision-based control
Realtime motion planning
Grasp planning
Assembly planning and control
