Mujin Develops Strategic Integrator Partnerships
Mujin, a supplier of intelligent robotics for logistics, manufacturing and supply chain operations, announced the first wave of automation integrators to join its new integrator partner program. This partner program, according to Mujin, is designed to “make advanced automation more accessible to end users everywhere by equipping experienced integrators with MujinOS.”
Key to MujinOS is the real-time digital twin at its core, which “continuously perceives, plans and controls robotic systems, enabling consistent performance even in high-mix, high-variability environments,” according to the company.
The digital twin’s capabilities are driven by Mujin’s use of 3D sensors to understand the status of the robotic work cell, with all data residing on the Mujin controller. This means users don’t need to program the vision system separately from the robot — it can all be done on the MujinOS controller.
In terms of robot movement control, MujinOS uses motion planning algorithms that generate real-time, collision-free paths. This motion planning component includes automatic recovery capabilities and obstacle avoidance functionality. Orchestration capabilities within MujinOS handle task scheduling, prioritization and execution across the robotic system. This orchestration feature reportedly adapts to system constraints and changing operational requirements to ensure coordination between multiple robots and system components.
These capabilities of MujinOS enable Mujin’s integrator partners to remove traditional barriers to automation by eliminating the need for custom programming, manual calibration and rigid system design, said Mujin in its release announcing the integrator partner program. “With MujinOS, integrators can rapidly design and deploy advanced automation applications, including palletizing, depalletizing, bin picking and mobile robot coordination while expanding into more complex and dynamic use cases that were previously too difficult or time-consuming to automate.”
The initial group of Mujin integrator partners includes Applied Manufacturing Technologies, C&B Material Handling, Convergix, Conveyco, CRG Automation, Honeywell Intelligrated, Mesh Automation and RG Group.
To ensure the partners’ success with MujinOS, Mujin has developed a hands-on training program that brings integrator teams up to speed in Mujin’s dedicated training center in addition to dedicated, ongoing support from Mujin’s technical team.
Mujin continues to expand this partner program and is seeking new relationships with experienced robotics system integrators, material handling integrators and high-tech distributors.
