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Samuel is CEO and co-founder of Robotiq. His mission is to free human hands from repetitive tasks. He is also the author of Lean Robotics: A Guide to Making Robots Work in Your Factory. He lives in Québec City with his wife and four children.

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Robotic Kitting

When I was young, I was doing hardwood flooring with my brother. I would prepare the pieces of wood on the floor so he could continuously nail them together without stopping. The philosophy of robotic kitting is the same: Have some robot(s) prepare the material in kits so other robot(s) run at full capacity utilizing the kitted parts.

Sometimes on assembly lines, feeding parts to robots is more complicated than the actual operation that the robot does with the part. Think bowl feeders, bin picking and manual feeding: all of these present productivity and cost challenges.

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Apr 21, 2011 in Robots. 1 min read time
Robotic Kitting

When I was young, I was doing hardwood flooring with my brother. I would prepare the pieces of wood on the floor so he could...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Apr 21, 2011
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The Evolution of the Robotic Teach Pendant

The teach pendant is the most common interface to program an industrial robot. The above picture was taken in the Tribute to...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Apr 07, 2011
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Universal Gripper Tooling for Pre-Engineered Robotic Cells

Many integrators tend to standardize building blocks that they can reuse from one project to another. Some of them even turn...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Apr 05, 2011
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Automate 2011 Robot Roundup
I am just back from a great week at the 2011 Automate Show in Chicago where we launched our Adaptive Gripper. It was fun to...
Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Mar 29, 2011
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Tactile Sensors for Robotic Gripper

On the Robotiq Adaptive Gripper, you can control the overall force that you apply on a part. You can also detect that a...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Mar 02, 2011
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How to Simplify Jigs in Robotic Welding Applications

In welding, jigs are used to precisely and firmly position parts while they are welded. The picture below shows such a jig.

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jan 18, 2011
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Robotic Companies in Quebec

We met with many people in recent months. Here’s a list of the movers and shakers in Quebec robotics.

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jan 29, 2009
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Plustech Walking Robotic Timberjack
Wow, my father and all old timer lumberjacks have gotta see this: a six-legged robotic timberjack that reduces damage to forest...
Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Dec 11, 2008
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