Best of all, the company expects the investment to pay for itself within six months.
Lowercase completes a 5-day integration project
Lowercase is an eyewear manufacturing startup in New York City. From the beginning, they wanted to automate as many of their tasks as possible. They chose a Universal Robot and one of Robotiq’s 2-Finger Grippers to operate a CNC machine.
After just five days, the robot was able to operate the machine by itself. This allowed team members to focus on more important tasks.
The main obstacle they faced was that integration costs were 3-4 times more expensive than the robot itself. But by choosing a collaborative solution, they were able to quickly and efficiently integrate their new robot into the production process.
The solution they chose from Universal Robots is easily programmable, so they can make changes on the fly and still meet production needs for their 17 different styles of glasses.
More startups are joining the robot revolution
Robots are being used to automate more and more tasks in modern factories. By taking on on work that’s dangerous or boring for humans, robots are opening up opportunities for those same humans to perform more fulfilling work.
Not only are startups embracing modern robotics, but the need for robots has inspired the launch of new companies. Since major industrial robots are costly, smaller robotics startups are filling the gap by offering more affordable solutions with great flexibility.
This is a perfect example of how robots are creating new jobs and new industries. Startups in manufacturing should look to these examples to raise their chances of success.
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