AI Software Extended to Multiple Fanuc Robots

Micropsi Industries’ AI-based MIRAI software MIRAI is now compatible with numerous robots produced by Fanuc, which joins Universal Robots in this compatibility. Micropsi says MIRAI will allow Fanuc customers to add hand-eye coordination to multiple Fanuc robots, including cobots, allowing them to take on difficult-to-automate functions such as cable plugging and assembly.

Using AI, the MIRAI controller generates robot movements directly and in real-time so that robot skills are trained, not programmed, through human demonstration. To train a robot, a human repeatedly demonstrates a task by manually guiding the robot by the robot’s wrist. The recorded movements are then transformed into a repeatable skill.

As an example of a difficult-to-automate task that the MIRAI technology makes feasible, Micropsi points to cable plugging applications such as flat ribbon cables for electronics or automotive connectors. These typically require a high degree of flexibility to accommodate shape instability, making it a difficult task for any robot. Micropsi Industries plans additional automation projects that will expand the range of applications for Fanuc’s industrial robots.