RBR50 Spotlight: Doosan Robotics’ Dart-Suite brings app ease to cobot programming

Listen to this article

Organization: Doosan Robotics
Country: South Korea
Website: http://www.doosanrobotics.com
Year Founded: 2015
Number of Employees: 101-500
Innovation Class: Application & Market

How is a robot like a smartphone? Both are platforms that can be programmed for multiple tasks. However, mobile apps allow users to tap a wide range of activities, while robots typically require experienced engineers for specialized applications by industry. By contrast, Doosan Robotics Inc. said its Dart-Suite provides a “holistic and democratized environment for users of all types.

The robot ecosystem is intended to enable users of collaborative robots to download an app, install it, and use it, all without prior expert knowledge. The company added that Dart-Suite allows for multi-tasking.

For example, a coffee shop could use a single cobot to act as a barista in the morning, prepare lunch menus at midday, and serve beer as a bartender in the evening, said Doosan. In addition, Dart-Suite allows robots to be used across fields, such as food and beverage, logistics, agriculture, and manufacturing, it said.

Doosan Robotics noted that Dart-Suite, which it developed last year, has an integrated development environment (IDE) that allows customers to create modules for their specific needs. The IDE includes drag-and-drop artificial intelligence functionality to reduce the time of development by as much as 80%, as well as to cut the cost of integration.

While many robots today get software updates through wired connections or USB, Dart-Suite provides over-the-air (OTA) updates for easier management of operating systems and software, according to Doosan.

The company developed a recycling system with Dart-Suite that it dubbed “Oscar the Sorter,” which was later recognized by the Consumer Technology Association. TDK Qeexo applied machine learning and vision plus the compliant grippers to materials handling.

Dart-Suite can increase the range and number of tasks that cobots can do, expanding the number of industries that can deploy automation, said Doosan Robotics.

Explore the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024.

RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2024

Organization	Innovation
ABB Robotics	Modular industrial robot arms offer flexibility
Advanced Construction Robotics	IronBOT makes rebar installation faster, safer
Agility Robotics	Digit humanoid gets feet wet with logistics work
Amazon Robotics	Amazon strengthens portfolio with heavy-duty AGV
Ambi Robotics	AmbiSort uses real-world data to improve picking
Apptronic	Apollo humanoid features bespoke linear actuators
Boston Dynamics	Atlas shows off unique skills for humanoid
Brightpick	Autopicker applies mobile manipulation, AI to warehouses
Capra Robotics	Hircus AMR bridges the gap between indoor, outdoor logistics
Dexterity	Dexterity stacks robotics and AI for truck loading
Disney	Disney brings beloved characters to life through robotics
Doosan	App-like Dart-Suite eases cobot programming
Electric Sheep	Vertical integration positions landscaping startup for success
Exotec	Skypod ASRS scales to serve automotive supplier
FANUC	FANUC ships one-millionth industrial robot
Figure	Startup builds working humanoid within one year
Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics	evoBot features unique mobile manipulator design
Gardarika Tres	Develops de-mining robot for Ukraine
Geek+	Upgrades PopPick goods-to-person system
Glidance	Provides independence to visually impaired individuals
Harvard University	Exoskeleton improves walking for people with Parkinson’s disease
ifm effector	Obstacle Detection System simplifies mobile robot development
igus	ReBeL cobot gets low-cost, human-like hand
Instock	Instock turns fulfillment processes upside down with ASRS
Kodama Systems	Startup uses robotics to prevent wildfires
Kodiak Robotics	Autonomous pickup truck to enhance US military operations
KUKA	Robotic arm leader doubles down on mobile robots for logistics
Locus Robotics	Mobile robot leader surpasses 2 billion picks
MassRobotics Accelerator	Equity-free accelerator positions startups for success
Mecademic	MCS500 SCARA robot accelerates micro-automation
MYTH	Robotic ventricle advances understanding of heart disease
Mujin	TruckBot accelerates automated truck unloading
Mushins	Intelligent 3D sorter ramps up throughput, flexibility
NASA	MOXIE completes historic oxygen-making mission on Mars
Neya Systems	Development of cybersecurity standards harden AGVs
NVIDIA	Nova Carter gives mobile robots all-around sight
Olive Robotics	EdgeROS eases robotics development process
OpenAI	LLMs enable embedded AI to thrive
Opteran	Applies insect intelligence to mobile robot navigation
Renovate Robotics	Rufus robot automates installation of roof shingles
Robel	Automates railway repairs to overcome labor shortage
Robust AI	Carter AMR joins DHL’s impressive robotics portfolio
Rockwell Automation	Adds OTTO Motors mobile robots to manufacturing lineup
Sereact	PickGPT harnesses the power of generative AI for robotics
Simbe Robotics	Scales inventory robotics deal with BJ’s Wholesale Club
Slip Robotics	Simplifies trailer loading/unloading with heavy-duty AMR
Symbotic	Walmart-backed company rides a wave of logistics automation demand
Toyota Research Institute	Builds large behavior models for fast robot teaching
ULC Technologies	Cable Splicing Machine improve safety, power grid reliability
Universal Robots	Cobot leader strengthens lineup with UR30