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<\/p>\nOne of the marvels of human creation is that it can be classified as \u201cahead of its time,\u201d but what does that really mean and why is it possible? Robot Rebuilt, a startup focused on a pioneering approach called \u201cSensitive Robotics,\u201d is an example of how motivation will bring \u201cof the future\u201d into the now.
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So what exactly is \u201csensitive robotics\u201d? Basically, it\u2019s an expansion of robotic capabilities and movement inspired by humans. As the president of Robot Rebuilt puts it, \u201cEveryone is trying to automate manual tasks in many industries: grabbing an object, reorienting it, placing it back\u2026these manual tasks have not been solved, and we have a technology to solve that. How? We use the sensitivity in the skin of the robot. It\u2019s very similar to what humans do and that\u2019s why we actually can be dexterous.\u201d<\/p>\n
Founded in 2010 by Eduardo Torres-Jara and Paul Fitzpatrick, Robot Rebuilt\u2019s origins can be traced back to Eduardo\u2019s research when earning his PhD from MIT. He then continued his work as a postdoctoral associate to head towards commercializing his Sensitive Robotics techniques. Currently Robot Rebuilt is finishing two prototypes, and is hoping to launch a crowdfunding campaign in the near future. Having survived on personal funding, Robot Rebuilt is thankful for patenting help from MIT, a necessity in a competitive marketplace.<\/p>\n
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Although the commercializing process has not been easy, SOLIDWORKS has proven itself to be instrumental in the design process. \u201cMuch of the knowledge that we have in computer 3D graphics and mechanical design was placed in SOLIDWORKS,\u201d notes Eduardo. \u201cI really love it because it is very intuitive, very easy to use. It took me a couple days to learn, and since then it has become my preferred tool for any kind for mechanical design.\u201d<\/p>\n
From experience and the utilization of resources, Robot Rebuilt is confident that it will be a unique player in the robotics market, but as Eduardo says, \u201cyou need to really believe in your technology and make sure you understand that it\u2019s going to be a business-not just technology.\u201d<\/p>\n
Let SOLIDWORKS help your startup by applying for the SOLIDWORKS for Entrepreneurs<\/a><\/strong> program, a gateway to engineering tools, marketing opportunities, and design guidance from our software experts.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to download a free White Paper that offers guidance to early-stage hardware entrepreneurs that can lead them down the path of success.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One of the marvels of human creation is that it can be classified as \u201cahead of its time,\u201d but what does that really mean and why is it possible? Robot Rebuilt, a startup focused on a pioneering approach called \u201cSensitive<\/p>\n... Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":29038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solidworks"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/robot_rebuilt_blog_banner_961x250.jpg\")
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