CONFIDENTIAL R.Q. van der Linde, PhD CEO Lacquey

CONFIDENTIAL R.Q. van der Linde, PhD CEO Lacquey

R.Q. van der Linde, PhD
CEO Lacquey
CONFIDENTIAL
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The talk
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Where are we with robots ?
Why change ?
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Benefits of robots
Upcoming game changers
What can robots do ?
Interesting developments
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Car industry found a way to 21st century
robots doing all the work
1970
present
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Dairy industry found a way…
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Fresh food industry 2014…
Humans are still doing the work
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The numbers…
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More numbers…
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Why is food badly automated ?
Product complexity requires human skills
100 billion neurons
random
Highly evolved
motor cortex
2x6M (stereo) vision
17000 sensors/hand
uniform
Product size/shape variation
Fresh food =
fragile & size varying !!!
hard
soft
Product delicacy
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Lacquey food grippers
Clean, careful, adaptive (& patented)
examples
examples
examples
examples
Grippers under construction: multi head, power grasp, wrist action
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Integration
Mimicing human labor in food handling
Lacquey application layer
Vision
(partner)
1. Motion & task execution software
  Smooth motion
  Sensor driven (vision & other)
  Easy installable
  Robust
  Various task templates available
  (platform independent)
Arm
(partner)
2. Grippers
  Adaptive
  Force controlled
  Food compliant
  Cleanable
  Reliable
  Scalable
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Lacquey food handling units
For various food applications
LACQUEY
LACQUEY
Multi head solutions
example
products:
LACQUEY
Food handling solutions
Food handling solutions
Crate filling solutions
example
products:
LACQUEY
Food handling solutions
Flow pack solutions
example
products:
Food handling solutions
Rotating solutions
example
products:
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Successful market entry in 2013
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Markets of interest
consumer
packaging
crating
fresh cut
meals
proteine
snacks
bakery
(on-line)
food boxes
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