Yaskawa America, Miamisburg, Ohio, USA

This DA series dual arm MOTOMAN robot from YASKAWA is working in a biomedical cell. This highly agile and flexible robot features 15-axis. It provides unrivalled degrees of freedom and is designed to work in spaces normally occupied by people. Robotic automation in the biomedical industry is particularly beneficial as tasks can be carry out faster with a higher levels of accuracy and also eliminates exposure to potentially hazardous and dangerous substances.

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The SDA series of MOTOMAN 15-axis robots from YASKAWA deliver ultimate flexibility for applications that require high precision or in hazardous environments such as biomedical applications. It can operate in work work spaces and with equipment designed for humans.

The key benefits of this type of robot are:

A very small footprint that allows the robot to work in confined spaces.

The hands can be equipped with simple grippers, universal grippers, tools and multi-tools.

The optional vision system provides additional intelligence.

Each of the arms can work together on a process or separately on totally different processes.

Ultimate flexibility due to two 7-axis arms plus a base rotation.

Available with 5, 10, 20 kg handling capacities per arm means that this robot can be utilised for a wide range of process tasks where high flexibility is a requirement.

Electrical and pneumatic interfaces are routed though the arm of the robot and terminate at the wrist eliminating. This eliminate interference with fixtures or any other external items and facilitates robot programming.

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This video shows a MOTOMAN robot from YASKAWA unloading a floor-loaded trailer. The robot is mounted on a mobile platform that navigates into the trailer. Perception technology from Industrial Perception Inc finds the wall of cases (or boxes), then locates individual cases taken into account size and orientation. Next the robot picks the case and places it on the outfeed conveyor.

In this configuration, the truck unloader can achieve single pick rates of 600-700 cases per hour. With further refinement and optimisation rates of 800 -- 1,000 cases per hour are within reach.

The system is designed and engineering by Wynright in the USA, www,wynright.com

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This video hows a MOTOMAN robot from YASKAWA in a press brake tending application at The Peeters Group in The Netherlands, who supply agricultural equipment. The system was engineered by The Haco Group in Belgium who delivered the entire cell along with the programming software for the robot and press brake.

The system:
The cell features a standard press brake tending concept with a robot on a servo controlled rotating base, which provides the robot with additional reach. Blanks are picked up from a stack using a vacuum gripper and referenced on an inclined roller bed table. The robot manipulates the sheet through the press brake in a coordinated process thanks to the programming software that was developed by HACO. At the end of the bending process the robot places the bent part on a pallet.

Key benefits:
Increased productivity.
More accurately bent sheets aid the subsequent robot welding process allowing sub-assemblies to be produced more efficiently and with improved quality.
Reduced dependence on manual labour.

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This video shows a MOTOMAN dual arm robot from YASKAWA which was showcased at the Technishow 2012 in the Netherlands by Robomotive. The demonstration shows how a robot can be used to assemble cart wheels using an adaptive gripper from ROBOTIQ and a 3D vision system for random bin picking. It is a good example of how robotic automation can be implemented using intelligent auxiliary equipment for small batch manufacturing.

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The MOTOMAN MC2000 robot from YASKAWA has been specially developed for remote laser welding and features high precision drives that give this robot exceptional path following accuracy.

The principle of remote laser welding with this robot is as follows: The robot positions the laser head along the programmed path. The mirrors and optics inside the laser head direct the laser beam. The laser and the mirrors / optics inside the laser head from Trumpf or Highyag are controlled from the robot controller and programmed from the robot's teach pendant. High welding speeds of up to 5 m/min can be achieved, which represents an improvement up to 70% compared to laser welding with fixed optics. In addition cycle times are reduced since welding can take place during the repositioning process of the robot.

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A MOTOMAN dual arm robot from YASKAWA is used in a lab automation facility for compounding of anti-cancer drugs. The number of people who receive anti- cancer drugs is steadily increasing. By automating the compounding of these drugs, the correct procedures can be maintained reducing the risk to the patient. Normally the lab technician or pharmacist carries out this process wearing a gown and a mask using a safety cabinet. The robot is working in an isolated enclosure, which means that a person is not exposed to the potentially dangerous drugs. This particular robot has a payload of 5 kg per arm and a clean room specification to ISO class 6. The finish features a drip proof specification that can be washed down with hydrogen peroxide water.

The sequence of operations the robot is carrying out is follows:

- Infuse transfusions and anti-cancer drug into a vial and stir.

- Return to the transfusion.

- The robot compares the information of the medical record with the bar code of the anti-cancer drug and verifies that this is correct.

- As is the case with manual compounding the robot checks the amount dispensed of the syringe, but unlike a manual process where the pharmacist measures a scale on the syringe, it measures the correct quantity electronically thus achieving much higher accuracy.

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This video shows a production line from Autech Automationstechnik GmbH in Germany for handling of ampoules with a series of MOTOMAN robots from YASKAWA.

The principle of the work flow is as follows:

The ampoules are emptied into a infeed area from where they are transported to a decollating facility. Once they are separated, two MOTOMAN MPP3 robots pick the ampoules from a moving conveyor and stack them into a location on a secondary conveyor. The MPP3 robots are integrated with a vision system and conveyor tracking that allows the robots to accurately pick the ampoules from the moving conveyor. Any product that is not picked up is recycled automatically. After passing through a wrapping machine, the sachets of ampoules are collected in pairs by an inverted MOTOMAN MH5L robot and placed for further packing into cartons.

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This DA20 dual arm robot demonstrates the flexibility of multi axes control. All 15 axes are controlled from the same robot controller. This robot is uniquely suited to work in tight work spaces normally occupied by humans.

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Flexible Synchronized Welding with MOTOMAN MH225, MOTOMAN MA2010, and DX200 Controller

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Path accuracy and quality for a giveaway - MOTOMAN MA1800 with CMT robot welding torch

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Yaskawa Motoman's VP of Sales, Andy Glaser, demonstrates the new Motoman STEM Robotics cart at the Automate 2015 show. The mobile robotics lab offers plug-and-play functionality, with equipment used in actual industrial sites around the world.

Yaskawa offers full equipment, curriculum and community partnership support for STEM robotics programs throughout the nation. Learn more at motoman.com/STEM

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We aim to contribute to improving quality of life and building a sustainable society with technologies accumulated over the past century - 100 years "Driven by Yaskawa"

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As part of our commemoration of 100th anniversary of Yaskawa Electric’s foundation, our Kitakyushu headquarters was renovated and opened as “Robot Village” on June 1st to become a familiar place for everyone.
The Robot Village is divided into 5 zones, the greenbelt, YASKAWA Innovation Center, robot factories, the head office building, and the cafeteria. Please come and enjoy learning about the wonders of modern manufacturing.

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