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Physical AI for Automated Machine Tending

Physical AI that loads and unloads machines, presses, welders, and other industrial equipment, keeping machines running without constant operator attention.

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/ THE PROBLEM

Machine Tending Limits Throughput

Machine tending ties an operator to machine paced repetitive load-and-unload cycles, for low value add tasks.

Precision loading and unloading of variable parts can be difficult or very custom and expensive to automate, so tending stays manual.

The Solution

Our Physical AI Platform learns from human demonstration to reliably place variable and chaotic parts into machines and fixtures where traditional automation fails.

Learns by Demonstration

Teach a new machine, fixture, or part through demonstration, not custom tooling.

Adapts and Improves

Policies adapt to fixture variation, part orientation, and can recover from picking or placement errors autonomously.

Handles Diverse Machines and Parts

From CNC chucks to press dies to welders, the policies manage varied load points and part geometries.

Precise, Reliable Load/Unload

Policies can learn complicated fixturing where precise force, position or orientation is required even with variable parts.

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Built for the Machines You Run Today

CNC milling and turning, welding, stamping and presses, injection molding, and other cyclical equipment.

Right part, right fixture position, every cycle.

Policies hold pace with machine cycle times, shift after shift.

Add new machines or fixtures without re-engineering the cell.

One system tends multiple machines; replicate proven tasks across stations and sites.

/ OUR APPROACH


Two Ways to Build Your First Task

Easy to create, easy to replicate, with two ways to build your first task.

Self-Serve

Your team develops and manages tending tasks directly on our platform, collecting demonstrations and generating policies on your own timeline.

Provided by Our Solutions Team

We deliver the machine tending task end-to-end, from demonstration to production-ready policy, then train you to operate and maintain.

Contact Us Today

Tell us about your machine tending process, equipment, and requirements. Our team will help identify how Physical AI can automate loading, unloading, and part handling in your production environment.

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FAQ

Automated machine tending uses robotics to load and unload parts from CNC machines, presses, welders, and similar equipment, freeing operators from the repetitive cycle.

It learns tending tasks from human demonstration and hardens the resulting policies for production-grade reliability across machines and fixtures.

Yes. Physical AI policies can be taught for multiple machines and fixtures and replicated across stations.

Yes. New parts and fixtures can be taught through demonstration without re-engineering the cell for every variant.

Yes. Physical AI solutions can interface and integrate with existing machines and material handling systems.