Articulated robotic systems

Creating automated solutions using articulated robots, Opus Automation (Ann Arbor, MI) builds three- to six-axis gantry robots for automating material/tool handling, packaging, palletizing, quality control, assembly, dispensing, inspection, and product testing tasks. On this site, you`ll also find a description of some of the company`s robots and the G365 demonstration system built to highlight an integrated robot-vision based system.

Jul 1st, 1999

Articulated robotic systems

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Creating automated solutions using articulated robots, Opus Automation (Ann Arbor, MI) builds three- to six-axis gantry robots for automating material/tool handling, packaging, palletizing, quality control, assembly, dispensing, inspection, and product testing tasks. On this site, you`ll also find a description of some of the company`s robots and the G365 demonstration system built to highlight an integrated robot-vision based system.

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