Getting a palletizing project done right has always depended on having the right information at the right time. Product specs, floor constraints, financial targets: when any of it is missing or wrong, the project pays for it later.
IQ is the platform Robotiq built to change that. It captures the information behind a palletizing project, structures it, and generates a validated Workcell design based on your actual operation. The result is a deployment-ready Palletizing Workcell with predictable performance from day one and a financial case you can stand behind before committing to anything.
The first step in IQ is the Fit Check. It is a high-level assessment designed to give a fast, honest answer on whether a palletizing application is worth pursuing, without overwhelming you with technical questions upfront.
In five minutes, the Fit Check tells you whether the application is viable, whether the business case holds, and what the deployment path looks like. It is the preferred entry point for any new project because it filters out unfit applications early, so time and resources go toward the opportunities that are genuinely worth it.
The Fit Check looks at what matters most at this stage: production volumes, labor context, package types, and basic site constraints. It is built for speed over precision, giving your team and your partner a shared starting point before the first conversation even happens.
Once the project data is in, the Simulator generates a validated Workcell design in your actual factory environment. Cycle time, reach, payload, pallet configuration, conveyor layout, every performance indicator is confirmed through simulation before a single component ships.
This is where the promise of predictable performance becomes concrete. The Simulator validates the design across your full product mix, including multiple SKUs, different box sizes, and varying throughput targets. If something doesn't work, you know it before deployment, not after.
The output includes an automation preview, a personalized report, and an ROI projection showing your estimated payback period based on your actual inputs.
Missing or wrong information is one of the most common reasons palletizing projects slow down or have to be redone. Waiting for information after the fact, rework on the design, imprecise simulation results, inaccurate pricing on components like conveyor length; the consequences compound quickly and quietly, often only showing up late in the project when they are expensive to fix.
Your local Robotiq partner works with you through every step using the full set of IQ tools, capturing the right information at the right moment so none of that happens. Each tool feeds directly into the Simulator and the Workcell design you receive.
During the qualification call, your partner uses IQ's Voice Capture feature to guide the conversation and extract the information that matters. Business case elements, application details, site constraints, potential risks, and next steps are all captured in real time.
In a traditional process, critical details get lost between a phone call and a proposal. A constraint mentioned in passing. A throughput target that wasn't written down. Voice Capture structures that conversation and turns it into actionable project data, so the qualification call actually moves the project forward rather than creating more follow-up.
On site, your partner scans the full environment using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and IMU (Inertia Measurement Unit) technologies on an iPhone Pro. Ceiling height, obstacles, conveyor positions, aisle widths, floor space, all of it captured in one pass, connected directly to the Simulator.
The 3D scan removes one of the most common sources of project delay and rework: missing or inaccurate site measurements. When the wrong conveyor height goes into a design, or a structural beam isn't accounted for, the project has to go back to square one. The scan closes that gap. What used to require hours of manual measurement and follow-up visits gets done in a single pass on site.
Keyframes within the scan allow your partner to reference specific points in the environment later, effectively letting them go back on site without a return visit.
Product information doesn't need to be re-entered manually. Your partner can upload TOPS files for the most accurate product data, pull box sizes from a photo of an existing pallet, or import a spreadsheet for multiple SKUs at once. Business card information is extracted automatically.
This matters because incomplete or inaccurate product data is one of the most common reasons Workcell designs have to be revised. File Capture pulls the information directly from the source, reducing manual entry and the errors that come with it.
The ROI calculator in IQ surfaces the payback period and total projected savings based on your actual operation: labor costs, number of workers, number of shifts, production volumes, and product mix.
For manufacturers running a single shift, the financial case for automation has historically been harder to build. IQ is specifically designed to surface that answer early, before engineering hours are committed. If the return is there, the calculator shows it. If the project scope needs to change to make the numbers work, you find that out at the start, not at the end.
By the time your Workcell design is validated, the performance and the return are both confirmed. That is what makes the decision straightforward.
Reading about IQ is one thing. Seeing it work on a real project is another.
On June 18th, Robotiq will walk through IQ live on a real palletizing deployment. In 45 minutes, you will see the full path from first inputs to a validated Workcell, and walk away knowing exactly what this means for your next project.
This is the clearest way to understand what IQ does for your operation before committing to anything.
✔ See the Fit Check in action on a real application
✔ Watch the Simulator generate a validated Workcell live
✔ Get the financial case confirmed in real time
Register for the June 18 launch webinar:
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