Partnership to Bring New Scale Robotics Tools to Additional Cobot Brands
February 1, 2020
New Scale Robotics' Smart Platform will extend support for its precision robotic calipers, grippers and multi-tool mount to additional collaborative robot (cobot) brands.
Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) has been awarded a $50,000 manufacturing grant from the FuzeHub Innovation Fund to support its work with New Scale Robotics, accelerating development of New Scale's precision measurement and gripping tools for a wide range of collaborative robots (cobots).
New Scale has a line of precision grippers, calipers and other tools that install in minutes on cobots from Universal Robots. New Scale will collaborate with Dr. Sam Samanta, head of the Instrumentation and Controls program at FLCC, and his students to develop a Smart Platform that expands plug & play compatibility of New Scale Robotics tools to multiple additional cobot brands.
A new cobot will be purchased and housed at FLCC as part of the grant. Dr. Samanta will act as consultant on the Smart Platform development project and may use the cobot to teach students, demonstrate cobot applications and problem-solve any issues that surface during development.
FuzeHub is the statewide New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (MEP) center, supported by Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology & Innovation. It is a not-for-profit organization, providing small- to medium-sized manufacturers with guided access to an extensive network of industry experts, programs and assets to solve business growth challenges. Its Innovation Fund is designed to spur technology development and commercialization across New York State. Manufacturing Grants from the Fund are available to New York State not-for-profit organizations, including higher education institutions, which are proposing innovative projects to be undertaken with small- to medium-sized manufacturers or early-stage companies with a project relevant to the manufacturing sector.
For more information contact:
New Scale Robotics
121 Victor Heights Parkway
Victor, NY 14564
585-924-4450
NSRsales@newscalerobotics.com
www.newscalerobotics.com
FuzeHub
25 Monroe St., Ste 201
Albany, NY 12210
518-768-7030
info@fuzehub.com
www.fuzehub.com
FLCC
3325 Marvin Sands Dr.
Canandaigua, NY 14424
585-394-FLCC (3522)
www.flcc.edu
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