Adept robot claims world speed record

Adept Technology has announced that its Quattro Robot has broken the 300 cycle per minute barrier. The record robotic performance threshold was set using the 25 mm x 300 mm x 25 mm standard cycle.

The Adept Quattro s650H is a parallel robot specifically designed for high-speed manufacturing, packaging, material handling, and assembly applications. It differs from conventional parallel robots in that it features a four-arm kinematic. This unique design, says Adept, enables higher speeds and faster accelerations across the entire work envelope, with compact controls and embedded amplifiers make installation easy and reducing workspace requirements.

“The Quattro robot is the fastest robot in the world and its advantages over conventional robots not only include faster cycles and settling times but increased payload and more consistent performance throughout the workspace,” said Rush LaSelle, director of global sales and marketing for Adept Technology.

On November 4, Adept reported revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 at US$11.7 million, compared to $8.6 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 and $14.3 million for the same period last year. There was a net loss of $82,000, which compares to a net loss of $3.3 million in the previous quarter and a net loss of $1.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

“The 36 percent sequential revenue growth achieved in the first quarter reflects increasing momentum in our business despite the current economic climate,” said John Dulchinos, Adept president and chief executive officer.

“We continued to experience strength in the packaging market, and saw growth in the disk drive market and in our European services business. In addition, we fulfilled and recognized most of the $2.5 million order for vision guided robots for a major consumer electronics manufacturer.”