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Defining Our Mission, Vision and the Values that Drive Us

Today, Realtime Robotics is excited to share its values, mission and vision with the world.

With the roll out of these messages, we wanted to take a moment to share why now was the correct time for us to look inward and define what it means to be a part of the Realtime team. To get to this point, we worked closely with the most important aspect of Realtime Robotics – its employees. Our team makes our company what it is today, and what it will be.

We’re very proud of the outcome – and feel it will shape corporate culture while laying the foundation for the future.

To shed some light on the process and what these values mean to us all, we recently sat down with several Realtime employees. Here’s what they had to say.

Timing

There are moments in the lifecycle of a startup when it’s “time to grow up.” When you reach a certain number of employees. When you expand to a larger office. When you sign your first customer. When you bring a product to market. These are all part of the growth and evolution of a startup company.

“The usefulness of this is to give everyone a set of rules or a framework to think through how we should be working together,” said Pete Conti, Director of Software Quality Assurance for Realtime. “For instance, what is our vision? Where are we headed? How do we want to get there? And what are we working towards now? When we’re working, what enables us to have success?”

Vladyslav Khyzhniak, Realtime’s Software Architect, added that “…the value exploration work…will help keep everyone aligned together on common values and goals. It will reduce employees’ frustration over disagreements, flourish a positive and healthy environment over time, and allow taking critical decisions in the right direction faster and more efficiently.”

Process

Establishing core values that reflect who your company is, and what it is striving to be, is more than just checking off the next height on the growth chart. Company values need to be a framework for collaboration; for both the day-to-day operations and the future growth of the company.

Molly Costa, the company’s Operations Director, enjoyed the process of establishing these values, and when reflecting on the task, pointed out that “…we all have opinions about the company we work at. Getting a safe place to talk about this together and see how many similarities we all have about how we want the company to function, and how we want to work with each other, was great…now, we will have the ability to point to them, and use them for everything from hiring to setting quarterly goals. I think it’ll just help the conversation by having those common values to fall back on.”

Echoing those thoughts, Chidi Imala, Robotics Software Engineer, described the process of creating these values as a valuable undertaking that “…brought people from different backgrounds into one room,” so everyone could see “…how people view things and understand what working together and collaboration means” to everyone. “It was a good team building exercise,” he felt, “as it created a sense of togetherness that spurred practical things to be rolled out.”

Values

Realtime Robotics vision is to “free the world from dull and dangerous tasks” and our mission is “to make industrial robot automation simpler, better and faster.”

Our company values reflect who we are currently, where we came from, and where we are going. These easily flow out of our vision and mission statements, and resonate with each employee. Five company values define Realtime Robotics:

  • Radical Transformation We lead revolution via practical solutions.
  • Actionable AccountabilityWe build trust by holding ourselves accountable and creating actionable solutions.
  • Passion for CollaborationWe embody trust and respect and embrace working together.
  • Invested in Transparency We are committed to openness about our shared mission and risks.
  • Driven Through Feedback We all continuously use internal and external feedback to advance.

Values in the Workplace

Feedback and transparency are critically important; they will help guide each of us to improve and overcome any issues experienced along the way. At the same time, when you work as closely with your customers as we do, there is another, just as important meaning behind the values of feedback and transparency. Maintaining a spirit of collaboration with the team that will actually be using our product – and inviting them to be transparent and share all feedback with us – really helps to make sure we’re not going in the wrong direction.

We spoke with our group of employees about which values stood out and were the most important to each of them. Vladyslav said that he felt the values were all equally important and exciting together. “Some of the values are like the wheels and frame of the car, while others are like the engine and steering wheel. While some are ‘supportive,’ others are ‘driving.’ If you remove one value, other values will lose their exciting property.”

When asked the same question, Chidi called out the values of Passion for Collaboration and Actionable Accountability as those that meant the most to him. “I liked actionable accountability specifically because it has a proactiveness and practicality about receiving and asking for feedback. I liked the intentionality of continuous development and improvements…I can look at this value and do something with it. I also think I just like collaboration in general, as we want to create an atmosphere where we can work together and help each other…honestly and transparently. Giving feedback as a whole creates a dynamic company where everyone’s growing. It’s obvious that will have an impact on our products as well, because the more we can practice those values in terms of collaboration, feedback, and clarity in deadlines, then the more the company as a whole is healthy, and employees will be able to create excellent products.”

Values in Product Development

Our vision and mission has driven the development and release of our RapidPlan software – and the formal establishment of our values will only help improve how we create, build and bring products to market. Our team identified several problems in the industrial robotics space, namely the fact that the industry had been static for a very long time. Manufacturing and logistics companies had gotten used to operating the same way they always had, meaning there was consistency, but very little opportunity for improvement. To be more efficient, improvements needed to be made to improve the return on investment. That is where Realtime Robotics came in.

Molly summed this feeling up best when she said that “…the Passion for Collaboration value is very representative of how we’ve built our product thus far. So much of it has been almost co-designed with lead customers in mind – and that will continue moving forward. There’s no reason to make assumptions based solely on market research. Sometimes, it really helps to collaborate with the team that will actually be using the products. So while the use case may change over time, working with our ideal customers really helps to make sure we’re not going in the wrong direction. And then, maybe even more importantly when it comes to the product, we have to keep the Radical Transformation value in mind, because we don’t want to just make things slightly easier for our customers, we want to make it astronomically easier for them and better and faster. So I think those values are at the core of our product.”

She also shared that the Driven through Feedback value is a really important one to keep working on, as “…I think it’s something we’re already pretty good at. It’s kind of self-explanatory, but we take that very seriously, where we’re not just taking feedback internally or from the market. We’re a company that works really closely with our customers. We have a lot of guiding partnerships with big customers that have really impacted our product in the best ways.

“The most important thing for me is how we actually put these values into actions, and what it means for an action to violate or stay true to the value,” added Rebecca Jung, Manager of the Validation Engineering Team. “Putting these into writing for me is more important than the value itself, because it actually makes you know what bad behavior and good behavior is, so people can actually apply them. Without that it’s like, ‘what is passion for collaboration? How do you actually do that in real life?’”

Overall Impact

Employees have already seen the values have a strong, positive impact on the ways the company operates day-to-day. Realtime’s COO, Matt Coady,felt that “…one of the things that is sort of challenging about being remote is that whole sense of team and purpose – and that is definitely something that I think a lot of companies are wrestling with; if you’re adopting a distributed workforce model, it is harder to create a closely knit sense of team. This is an example of something we can do as an organization while still giving people the freedom to choose whether they work at home or remotely, and increase the feeling of kinship within the company. A sense of a bigger purpose.”

Molly chimed in that she’s “…already seen a lot more people trying to honor these values in their meetings, and using them as a way to create a break from the meeting, to talk about how we can honor X value. Even though I think it’s something we were already pretty good at, I’ve certainly heard the phrase, ‘in honor of being transparent’ more. The actionable accountability value has also come up more, as it empowers employees to speak up about blockers or failures, because it’s expected and safe to do so.”

These values do “…give you a bit of a backdrop to say something that would be a bit difficult to express otherwise,” added Matt. “Whether it’s conveying difficult news or sharing an opinion that you know isn’t going to be popular, we all agreed that we want those things, right there, in our company values.”

A Strong Foundation

Aiming to be a catalyst for change in an industry – especially one that hasn’t traditionally moved quickly towards new technology – is not easy. But it isn’t impossible.

When your goal is to radically transform something – and you’re moving fast – everyone needs to be on the same page and striving for the same endgame. Vladyslav put it best when he said: “…company values are like oil. If it’s the proper oil for proper parts and functionality, it will reduce the tension between parts and direct the force into useful energy. However, if it’s done poorly, it may clog and halt the system.”

These values honor who Realtime is as a company and our goals, while helping us all keep the big vision in mind.

Realtime Robotics Now Supplier for BMW Group

Company’s Motion Planning Software, RapidPlan, Helps to Speed the Process of 3D CT Scanning Vehicles to Inspect Joining Quality

BOSTON – February 15, 2023Realtime Robotics, the leader in collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, today announced that it has been named an official supplier for the BMW Group.

This designation means that the company’s innovative robot motion planning and control software, RapidPlan, can be utilized within the BMW Group to help improve the speed and efficiency of industrial robot programming, deployment and control. The software’s ability to help teams to easily visualize, prioritize and simulate robot path plans can speed the implementation of industrial automation in a variety of ways./res

Realtime Robotics RapidPlan helped to improve the process around the 3D computer tomography scanning of automobiles, which is done to assure the quality of assorted joinings. The cell was designed to use robots to x-ray vehicles and identify any issues, but it was a time-consuming process to complete for even a single automobile. The robots used needed to be programmed with the exact geographies of the vehicles they’d be working around and scanning. Making it even more difficult, each vehicle model was different, meaning robot programming reuse was limited.

Realtime Robotics’ technology improved how the robots in this operation are programmed. By autonomously generating and choreographing all robot movements and making them collision-free, the team could immediately understand which scan points were easily reachable and which ones needed direct attention.

With RapidPlan in place, customers are able to improve the efficiency of their scanning operation, automating the robot movements and optimizing the scan points, which enables technicians to concentrate their efforts on setting up and validating the remaining tough-to-reach areas, instead of wasting time reviewing and validating them all.

“Manual motion planning in multi-robot systems is prohibitively expensive for all but the largest lot sizes and longest-lived products,” said Peter Howard, CEO at Realtime Robotics. “Making it easy for manufacturers to create collision-free path plans by simply ‘pointing and clicking’ can save organizations weeks to months of programming time.”

For more information on Realtime Robotics RapidPlan, please visit this page.

RapidPlan in 60 Seconds

In a minute, see how Realtime Robotics RapidPlan motion planning and collision avoidance software is primed to change the manufacturing and logistics industries.

With RapidPlan, the programming, deployment and control of industrial robots is automated, autonomously generating and choreographing all robot movements. Users create a digital twin simulation of their workcell and then simply point and click on robots and target points to create and visualize collision-free task plans. You save days to weeks of programming time per project and remove the majority of manual adjustments typical with industrial robotics.

A video walkthrough of RapidPlan in use is available below. I’ve laid out a description of the steps, to use as a guide as you view:

  1. We’ll start with an empty project. Then, we’ll add in CAD data to populate the cell. Multiple file types are supported, but you’ll want to add in everything you need for your model, other than the robots. Such as the table in our example.
  2. Next, we insert the kinematics robot model to the simulation. Most robot brands are supported and available in the library. Simply select the correct type and position it where it needs to be.
  3. After adding your robot model, you want to import and attach end-of-arm tooling (EOAT). Tool center points (TCPs) can also be lined up at this time. Just point and click and everything appears where you want it to be.
  4. The next stage is adding real-world constraints and ensuring that robots are in the right place. You have the option of jogging the robots with a teach pendant or entering exact coordinates into our software.
  5. Next up in our cell design is to lay out the target locations for the robot movements. Easily click to assign the targets for each robot. You can see how the robots would move between targets in the real world. As you move to the roadmap mode you can see everything you need laid out in the cell.
  6. In roadmap mode, the RapidPlan software instantly creates collision-free robot movement paths, saving programmers days to weeks of manual programming and testing time. RapidPlan calculates the correct routes for the robot movement, allowing each to move to the desired targets and conduct their tasks without collision.
  7. The software lets users visualize the robot paths and space reservations, simulating the results of each’s movements. All of the motions are being commanded by RapidPlan, and you can see each robot’s simulated movement, one after the other. When you are ready, you can export the motion plan.
  8. In the deployment phase, the robot movement is optimized and collisions are avoided by RapidPlan software. In fact, the software will immediately alert the user if any attempts were made to adjust the robot movement path in a way that a collision would occur. It prevents human error from causing a collision.

And that’s it – with these easy steps, Realtime Robotics’ RapidPlan software has made it simple and efficient to automate your automation.

To learn more about Realtime Robotics RapidPlan software, visit this page.

Attending CES 2023? Come Check Us Out!

As the holiday season winds down and calendars begin again, we have some exciting news to share. This year, Realtime Robotics will be a part of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), taking place in Las Vegas from January 5-8, 2023.

If you’ve ever been to CES, then you’ll know it has the reputation of being a form of controlled chaos. Well, this year we’ll be a part of that chaos, showing off a demo of our innovative RapidPlan motion control and collision avoidance software for industrial robotics.

And we’re lucky because we won’t need to navigate that chaos alone – we’ll be teaming up with our close partner Mitsubishi Electric Corporation at the event. Mitsubishi will be at booth number 3841 and in their booth will be an interactive demo cell, where attendees can come by and experience the power of our software and their robots together.

The demo is an assembly and inspection application using 3 Mitsubishi robots: RV-4FRL, RV-7FRL and RV-8CRL. It automates the process of inventorying and testing newly manufactured graphics cards and represents applications like pick and place. It intends to mimic an inbound conveyor where new cards come in and an outbound conveyor where passing cards leave to be packed up and sold. For this demo, the inbound and outbound are the same so it can loop infinitely.

With RapidPlan, you can use two robots more easily which allows the parts to arrive at slightly different times, reduce downtime by having one robot begin its task while the other is finishing its task, and easily handle fault recovery by sending to the home position from any position. Using a touch screen, a show attendee can tap to modify target allocation, or seamlessly switch from one sequence to another without worrying about collision. A CES attendee can start, stop and reset all or individual robots without any reprogramming or motion plan validation.

The demo is an excellent example of the intelligent, collaborative technologies that will play such a large role in the future of the manufacturing and logistics industries. Because of the technology’s ability to recognize real time changes in surroundings, industrial robots can avoid obstacles quickly and smoothly.

We’re excited to see you at the event – stop by and see the future of industrial robotics in action at LVCC West Hall Booth 3841.

Patents

Realtime Robotics Patents and Trademarks

Patents

Realtime Robotics products are covered by one or more patents, including, but not limited to:

  • China ZL 2016 8 0006941.3
  • Europe 3449214 (validated in: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, and Sweden)
  • Europe 3769174 (validated in: Austria, Germany, Spain, France, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, and Sweden)
  • Japan 6598090
  • Japan 6969828
  • Japan 7055511
  • Japan 7141665
  • Taiwan TW 106119452
  • United States US 10,723,024
  • United States US 11,235,465
  • United States US 11,292,456
  • United States US 11,429,105

Trademarks

Realtime Robotics products are covered by one or more registered trademarks, including, but not limited to:

  • United States 97411905, 87924466, 87603234
  • United Kingdom WO0000001690421, WO0000001689559, WO0000001698014

On the Road Again – Come Visit Us at FABTECH

We’re hitting the road again.

We’re excited to be on the road again for one more key industry event before this year starts to wknd down and folks have the holidays in focus. Realtime Robotics will be out at the annual FABTECH conference, taking place this November 8-10, 2022 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.

We’ll be taking part in a couple of exciting activities while on site:

First and foremost, we’re teaming up with our partners at Kawasaki Robotics to give attendees an opportunity to experience our innovative RapidPlan robot motion planning and collision avoidance software in an interactive demo at the Kawasaki booth. Here’s the details:

Booth: C11337

Kawasaki Robotics and Realtime Robotics have teamed up to provide a game-changing solution for real-time robot motion planning and collision avoidance.

This spot welding demo cell showcases the power of Kawasaki robots’ through-arm design, open programming platform, and startup-approved KRNX API plugin, combined with Realtime Robotics’ innovative RapidPlan software. Using two Kawasaki BX100N robots, ARO 3G spot welding guns, and RapidPlan, attendees can learn how to optimize floor space and drastically reduce programming time.

Those on-site at FABTECH can interact with the cell by altering the robots’ motion path in real time – all without any reprogramming or manual verification of motion planning. Users are able to start, stop or reset all or any individual robots: modify target allocation; change target order; and add or remove existing targets to the robot sequence. Thanks to Kawasaki’s hardware and Realtime Robotics’ RapidPlan software, programming requirements can be shortened by weeks – and manufacturing floor space-optimized.

Secondly, our own Director of Sales, North America, Matthew Somerville, will be taking part in a panel discussion covering the topic of “Using Robotics to Build Operational Resilience & Collaboration.” Matt will be joined on the panel by Francois Simard, the co-founder of Omnirobotic, and Patrick Sobalvarro, the co-founder and CEO of Veo Robotics. Here are the details:

Room: B309

Wednesday, November 9, 2022, from 10:00 – 11:30 AM EST

Matt will discuss how the key success factor in the manufacturing and logistics industries is rate – i.e., figuring out how to be faster, better, and more efficient, without increasing costs dramatically. Several actions should be taken to streamline and optimize deployments, including better simulation tools (enable better facility mapping out/planning, so you use more of available space); collision avoidance technology (being aware of surroundings); monitoring and alerting systems (alerting to issues before they happen); and enabling multi-task programming within your robots (speeding redeployment and limiting cycle times).

In this panel, Matt will share observations and advice on just how to optimize operations in the most efficient and effective way, based on learnings from his years in the industry.

Stop by and see us at FABTECH, attend Matt’s presentation and say hi, or drop us a line at info@rtr.ai if you’d like to schedule a formal time to connect at the event.

Safe travels and hope to see you there.

Webinar Invite: Learn How to Accelerate Robot Programming with Realtime Robotics

Register for the webinar here.

As anyone who’s reading this knows, the traditional robotic programming process can be manual, time-consuming and very expensive. The average cost of a robotic cell, over its lifecycle, is upwards of $350,000 – and programming accounts for some 75% of that cost (which amounts to an average of $262,500!).

On top of that, with the current technology labor crunch, it has become even harder for companies to find the experienced programmers they need, not to mention those who specialize in multiple robot OEM programming languages. Without the necessary talent and skills, companies end up having to accept fewer projects or lose revenue because they have to bill twice as many engineering hours to design a workcell.

Obviously, there needs to be a better way to do things.

We believe we have found a way to improve operations across the board. Our RapidPlan motion control and collision avoidance software enables industrial robots to function together in unstructured and collaborative workspaces, as well as to react to dynamic obstructions the instant changes are perceived.

We’ve learned a lot from working with our customers and partners the past few years, and felt that now was the time to pass along that knowledge. We’ve scheduled a webinar with the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) for November 17, 2022, at 10:00 am EDT, to share our thoughts and experiences around improving robotic automation.

In the webinar, our presenters, Matthew Somerville, Director of Sales, North America for Realtime Robotics, and Timothy Allen, Technical Product Training Specialist for Realtime Robotics will walk through how attendees can address some of the biggest inefficiencies in designing and deploying industrial robotic cells.

Several customer and partner examples will be highlighted as well, including a line builder that saved 82% of programming time on a project; a tier 1 automotive manufacturer who reduced cycle time in half; and a global automotive and industrial supplier that achieved almost double throughput.

The webinar is entitled “Correcting the Fatal Flaws of Designing and Deploying Automation,” and you can sign up for it here.

If you’d like to get a little taste of what you can learn from the webinar, check out this short video.
We hope to see you there.

BostInno Says: Realtime Robotics is on Fire!

BostInno Realtime Robotics

The Realtime Robotics team celebrates its 2022 Inno Madness win.

Earlier this year, the team here at Realtime Robotics was named the 2022 Inno Madness champion by Boston’s leading business, technology and innovation publication – BostInno.

To follow that up, Realtime was again recognized by BostInno this Fall as one of the area companies that’s on fire. The “Inno on Fire” is BostInno’s annual award recognizing 50 local companies that have “…demonstrated their success in raising funds, launching new products, bringing in new customers, growing their Boston footprint and supporting the local community and innovation ecosystem.”

We couldn’t be prouder of our team here – these awards are a great recognition of the hard work everyone has put in to bring the company to where it is today. Realtime’s future is bright, and we look forward to continuing to grow and bring our customers and partners the latest in robotics motion control and collision avoidance technology.

For more on each recognition, keep reading below:

Inno Madness

Each year, Boston’s leading technology publication selects 64 innovative local-area companies and has them face-off, bracket-style, in their own March Madness tournament to name a single champ. Winners are based on voting by the Boston technology community – and this year we came out on top.

We battled some tough companies but the team here really got into the competition and pushed us through to the number one spot (even though there were a couple of close calls along the way.)

Our own co-founder and chief roboticist, George Konidaris, was interviewed by BostInno about the win (check out the article and slideshow here). “You could almost break out the popcorn. It’s like watching the Olympics or something like that, everyone was very excited,” he said of our Slack chatter during each round of voting. “It was kind of fun, but certainly nerve wracking to watch. There was a lot of ‘wake up in the morning and check where you are’ moments.”

Inno on Fire

The Inno on Fire awards are BostInno’s premier awards showcase, celebrating the startups, growing companies and individuals that have had a banner year within the local ecosystem.

The BostInno team reviews coverage from the past year and inbound nominations to determine who will be on this year’s list, grouped into categories. We were thrilled to be one of the four local area robotics companies named to the listing.

BostInno’s editors said that “In the last 12 months, Realtime Robotics has raised a $45.8 million Series A round, partnered with Kawasaki and Mitsubishi, opened new offices in Japan and won the Inno Madness tournament.” Quite a year indeed.

The full list of winners is available here, so give it a read and check out all of our fellow innovators for the year.

Thanks again to everyone who voted for us – in both competitions – and congrats to everyone who took part in this year’s Madness competition or were named as a company on Fire. It’s truly an honor for us to be alongside so many area innovators.

Visit Us at IMTS 2022

We are ready for another exciting week!

We’ll be onsite at the return of the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS 2022), taking place from September 12-17, 2022, in Chicago, IL. We’re teaming with our partners Kawasaki Robotics and Mitsubishi Electric Automation to showcase our RapidPlan robot motion planning and control software through interactive onsite demos at each of their booths.

Here are the details on everywhere you can find us at IMTS 2022:

Kawasaki Robotics and Realtime Robotics have teamed up to provide a cutting-edge solution for real-time motion planning and collision avoidance that can optimize floor space and drastically reduce programming time.

Exhibited as a spot-welding demo at IMTS 2022, this cell showcases the power of Kawasaki robots’ through-arm design, open programming platform, and startup-approved KRNX API plugin combined with Realtime Robotics’ innovative RapidPlan motion planning and collision avoidance software.

IMTS attendees can interact with the cell by altering the robots’ motion path in real time – all without any reprogramming or manual verification of motion planning. Realtime Robotics’ cutting-edge RapidPlan software also maximizes floor space by assessing the movement of each robot in real time.

When combined with Kawasaki robots’ through-arm cable design, there is no need to predict the swing of parts – as the robot moves positions. This solution can also reduce programming time by 70% by executing complex, multi-robot tasks without manual programming.

IMTS MEAU cell

The combination of Realtime Robotics’ RapidPlan robot programming and motion control software and Mitsubishi Electric’s industrial robots will be highlighted in an interactive demo cell at Mitsubishi’s booth (134102) at IMTS 2022.

In the demo, two Mitsubishi robots (RV-7FRL and RV-8CRL) simulate moving to various points of interest on the workpiece, while the ASSISTA collaborative robot moves to inspect various points of interest. Using a touch screen, a show attendee can tap to modify target allocation, add/remove existing, or drag and drop targets to change their order. An IMTS attendee can start, stop and reset all or individual robots without any reprogramming or motion plan validation.

In addition to our onsite IMTS 2022 presence, we recently announced additional funding  and are also highlighting our integration with Siemens Process Simulate at the event. Check out each linked news release for more on our new investors and our work to bring RapidPlan to Process Simulate users.

Stop by and see us at IMTS 2022 if you’re in the area, or drop us a line at sales@rtr.ai if you’d like to schedule a time to connect before or after the show.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Realtime Robotics Integrates Robot Motion Planning & Control Software With Siemens Process Simulate

Integration Empowers Siemens Customers to Visualize, Simulate and Validate Robot Task Plans from Directly Within the Process Simulate Environment

BOSTON and CHICAGO (IMTS 2022) – September 12, 2022Realtime Robotics, the leader in collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, today announced that it has teamed with Siemens to integrate its RapidPlan software with Siemens Process Simulate, in the company’s Tecnomatix® portfolio.

This integration enables Siemens customers to utilize Realtime’s innovative robot motion planning and control software as a part of their regular workflow, without leaving Process Simulate. Customers using the integration can easily visualize, prioritize and simulate robot task plans, and validate them through virtual commissioning. Support for servo weld guns has also been added.

“The combination of Process Simulate with Realtime Robotics’ automated motion planning and interlocking has provided a significant improvement to our efficiency, reducing our off-line programming efforts by more than 80%,” said Michael Schaubmayr, Group Manager, Mechanical Engineering Simulation, at VALIANT TMS. “This presents to us a tangible and strategic advantage in the industry.”

Realtime Robotics RapidPlan software helps manufacturers design and deploy industrial automation faster and more efficiently. The programming, deployment and control of industrial robots is automated, autonomously generating and choreographing all robot movements. Users create a digital twin simulation of their workcell and then simply point and click on robots and target points to create and visualize collision-free task plans, saving weeks to months of programming time per project.

With Realtime Robotics for Siemens Process Simulate, positions and waypoints can be updated without reprogramming; time-consuming manual tasks can be reduced with automated and collision-free interlock programming; and a massive reduction in programming time can be realized.

Key benefits of this integration include:

  • Streamline Cell Commissioning – With RapidPlan, customers get paths that avoid collisions between robots and with other objects in the cell.
  • Improve Decision-Making – Simple, straightforward logic is made possible by the software, making it easy to intuitively configure robots or optimize for cycle time.
  • Quickly Evaluate and Validate Options – The need to undertake lengthy, laborious manual robot path validation is eliminated as RapidPlan quickly evaluates changes and validates available options.
  • Work Directly in Siemens Process Simulate – There’s no longer a need to switch between programming and simulation programs. RapidPlan integrates with Process Simulate, and can run either on the same PC or in a separate environment.
  • Automatic Viapoints and Interlocks –  Process Simulate automatically records RapidPlan generated viapoints, removing the need for manual viapoint and interlock validation.

“Robot programming and task planning has been a time-consuming – and frankly, difficult – process for far too long. We founded Realtime Robotics to change that once and for all,” added George Konidaris, co-founder and chief roboticist at Realtime Robotics. “This integration with Siemens will make it much easier for those using Process Simulate to eliminate collisions and quickly take robot task plans from simulation to reality.”

Realtime Robotics has a long-standing partnership with Siemens, with its technology helping to simplify robot programming and workcell coordination through the automation of motion programming. The company recently announced additional funding, and will be showcasing its technology at the annual International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2022, taking place from September 12-17, 2022, in Chicago, IL.

About Realtime Robotics

Realtime Robotics technology generates collision-free motion plans in milliseconds for industrial robots and autonomous vehicles. Its solution empowers robots to function together in unstructured and collaborative workspaces, as well as to react to dynamic obstacles the instant changes are perceived. Its solutions expand the potential of automation.

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For More Information

Iryna Hlushakova
Director of Marketing, Realtime Robotics
P: +1.617.302.6330
E: iryna@rtr.ai