Traditional material handling in manufacturing and logistics is labor-intensive, costly, and often difficult to automate, especially with delicate, flexible, or irregularly shaped items. Existing robotic solutions struggle with the diverse range of materials and the precision required for complex assembly tasks. Grabit provides advanced material handling automation solutions leveraging electroadhesion technology.
Funding
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Problem
Traditional material handling in manufacturing and logistics is labor-intensive, costly, and often difficult to automate, especially with delicate, flexible, or irregularly shaped items. Existing robotic solutions struggle with the diverse range of materials and the precision required for complex assembly tasks.
Solution
Grabit provides advanced material handling automation solutions leveraging electroadhesion technology. This technology utilizes electrostatic forces, similar to static cling, to securely grip and manipulate a wide array of materials, from fragile items like eggs to flexible fabrics and heavy boxes. Grabit's systems are designed to increase throughput and enable automation for tasks previously considered impossible. The company's products integrate this core technology into specialized robotic systems tailored for specific industrial applications, offering significant improvements in efficiency and operational flexibility.
Target Audience
Grabit targets manufacturers and logistics companies, particularly those in the apparel, footwear, automotive, and aerospace industries, seeking to automate complex material handling and assembly processes.
Features
- Electroadhesion technology for versatile material gripping, capable of handling delicate, flexible, and rigid items.
- Stackit™ robot for high-speed, precise layering of materials, achieving up to 20x productivity in applications like footwear assembly.
- Meterit™ system for intelligent load lane management on gravity-fed conveyors, enhancing safety and reducing package damage.
- Conveyit™ redefines conveyor systems by using an electroadhesive belt to secure items, enabling automated sorting, delayering, and steeper conveyance angles.
- Low power consumption inherent to electroadhesion technology.
- Integration with industrial robot platforms, such as Toshiba Machine SCARA robots, with customization options for specific performance requirements.
- Applications across diverse sectors including footwear, apparel, automotive, aerospace, and general logistics.