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General-Purpose Robots

Robots that learn your task.
Deployed by Formic.

We bring the robot to your floor, train it at your station, and keep it running for $0 in capital and with 24/7 support.

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HardwareHumanoid · Single arm · Bimanual

The right robot for the task.

A humanoid, one collaborative arm, or two (three if the task calls for it). We pick the platform, so you never have to bet on one.

HumanoidWheeled · Two-handedLearning a task in the Formic labExplore humanoids →
Single collaborative arm (Rokae CR7) holding an orange part above its dashed drop target1 ARM
Single armCollaborative armOne arm at the station
Two arms on one task: the left arm steadies a tray while the right arm places an orange part into its slot2 ARMS · ONE TASK
BimanualTwo collaborative armsTwo-handed tasks, or three arms if the task calls for it
TasksFour common starting points

Built for the hands-on work fixed automation can’t handle.

Four common starting points. If your work looks different, let’s figure out how to make it fit.

01 Rotary accumulation table sort & pack

Takes mixed product off the accumulation table, sorts it, and packs it into the right case.

Cobot picking each part off an indexing rotary table and dropping it into bin B A B SORT · PACK

02 Conveyor pick & place

Picks product off a moving conveyor and packs it into cases or trays in your pattern.

Cobot picking each part off the end of an indexing conveyor and dropping it into a case CASE PICK · PLACE

03 Kitting

Parts come off the line and the robot fills each tray compartment in order.

Cobot taking parts from an elevator feeder and completing each kit tray (3/4 to 4/4) before the conveyor indexes the next tray in 3/4 4/4 3/4 KITTING

04 Machine tending

Loads the blank, takes the finished part out, and repeats every cycle.

Cobot unloading a finished part from a CNC machine onto an outfeed conveyor; the door closes and the stack light blinks while the next part is machined MACHINE TENDING

We can take on most hands-on tasks, and we'll tell you up front if yours is out of scope. Send it over

How it worksSite visit → running · ~4 weeks

About 4 weeks, start to finish.

From the first walk of your line to a robot running your task, and we stay on to make it faster and better, for $0 in CapEx.

  1. 01 Walk the line and collect data

    Day 1

    A Formic engineer walks the floor with you and picks the station. Then the main work: we capture the station and record your task as your operators do it, in as little as one day, until the robot has the data it needs.

    Two cameras scanning and recording the existing manual station before any robot is installedREC · DEMOSCAMERAS2DEMOS48STATIONMAPPEDREC · DEMOSCAMERAS2DEMOS48SCAN · STATION
  2. 02 Train a robot on your task

    Week 2

    We train the robot on the data from your station until it runs your exact task, parts and pace included.

    The cobot shown as a dashed outline at your station while it learns from recorded demos; success rate rising by run SUCCESS RATEBY RUN95% SUCCESS95% TRAINING · YOUR DATATRAINING
  3. 03 Test and deploy

    Week 4

    We test on your line, then put the robot to work at the station under Full Service.

    The cobot running at your station; timeline from day 1 to week 4, then ongoing DEPLOYWEEK 4~4 WEEKSDAY 1WEEK 4 DEPLOY~4 WKSDAY 1WEEK 4 RUNNING · YOUR STATIONRUNNING
  4. 04 Improve and monitor

    Ongoing

    Our team watches the robot 24/7, with people available to intervene remotely in case of failures. The robot policy collects data to improve over time.

    The cobot running at your station with throughput stepping up after each policy update, monitored 24/7 RATEMONITORED 24/7POLICY UPDATES → MONITORED24/7UPDATES → MONITORED · YOUR STATIONMONITORED
Start with a site visit →

Day 1 is a walk of your line with a Formic engineer.

OutcomesOn your floor

What changes on your floor, and what doesn’t.

What you can hold us to.

  1. 01

    A rate you can watch.

    We set a target rate for the station with you, then monitor it 24/7 and keep training until it holds.

  2. 02

    Your people move up.

    Operators come off the repetitive station and onto the work that needs judgment.

  3. 03

    Your line stays put.

    We add the right robot for the job in your existing footprint.

  4. 04

    Built to change with you.

    Our general-purpose robots adapt to new work, and when a job calls for different equipment, we swap it in at no added cost.

Contact

Show us the task. We'll tell you if it fits.

Tell us what the station does today and how many shifts it runs. We come in person, look at the station, and give you a straight answer.

  • A straight answer on whether the task is in scope
  • A walkthrough of a robot running a similar job
  • A site visit, if it makes sense
Schedule a demo~2 min

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