ABB Robotics has improved its top-rated RobotStudio® Suite by introducing the new RobotStudio AI Assistant, utilizing the capabilities of generative AI to streamline robot programming, making it quicker, simpler, and more user-friendly.
“This marks the most recent development in our ten-year quest to innovate and bring AI to market, increasing value for our customers by improving robot adaptability and promoting their application beyond standard manufacturing,” stated Marc Segura, President, ABB Robotics. The need for AI in robotics stems from the demand for enhanced flexibility, shorter commissioning times, and a lack of specialized skills typically required to program and run robots. RobotStudio is well-known for reducing time and effort involved in programming and deploying robots. Incorporating this generative AI Assistant allows us to extend its advantages to less seasoned users and assist experts in resolving technical issues more quickly.
Driven by an advanced Large Language Model (LLM) that comprehends and analyzes human language, RobotStudio AI Assistant utilizes ABB’s extensive collection of manuals and documentation to provide detailed, context-aware answers to inquiries, allowing users to configure more quickly and obtain swift solutions to questions and technical issues.
By improving the accessibility of RobotStudio, ABB is directly tackling the challenges encountered by smaller companies and emerging industries that have previously lacked the necessary knowledge to implement robotic automation. Utilizing the AI Assistant in RobotStudio’s cloud-based offline programming setup serves as an excellent training resource for cultivating these abilities in students and newcomers to the field
RobotStudio is the world’s most widely used robot programming and simulation tool, enabling teams to collaborate in real time, across locations and devices. With features like automatic path planning, it also helps customers reduce energy use and waste while optimizing productivity, within their automated processes.
With the addition of its AI assistant, ABB is making it even more accessible, regardless of experience in robot programming.
Simpler, more intelligent human-machine interaction is also central to ABB Robotics’ vision for a new generation of Autonomous Versatile Robotics (AVR™).
“Enabled by the quantum leap forward in generative AI, we are driving innovation beyond a fixed world of operating procedures and coding, to one where robots can plan and execute a diverse range of tasks autonomously. We call this Autonomous Versatile Robotics; a new era of true versatility and independence,” added Segura