[Via Satellite 02-27-2015] As part of the company\u2019s \u201cTomorrow\u2019s Factory\u201d initiative, Thales Alenia Space<\/b> is deploying the Saphir Robotics Project in clean rooms tentatively starting the second half of this year. The project, developed collaboratively with KUKA<\/b> and AKEO+<\/b>, creates a workstation with two robotic arms: one to prepare the work and the other to install inserts. The robotic workstation aims to automate the installation of inserts in the composite panels used on the payloads of telecommunications satellites. Thales Alenia Space\u2019s goal is to reduce the time and manpower required to bond the 3,000 inserts needed per panel from three weeks and four operators to one week with a single operator.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen people and machines share a workspace they combine their cognitive and physical capabilities, paving the way for a step change in efficiency and agility,\u201d Thales Alenia Space said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The next stage in the plan is the addition of a fixed co-botic arm along with another arm on an autonomous vehicle, developed in partnership with KUKA, AKEO+ and ENSAM<\/b>\u2018s Lille robotics laboratory. According to Thales Alenia Space, these collaborative robots, or \u201ccobots\u201d are able to safely interact with operators to expedite the satellite manufacturing process.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe advent of large-scale projects, such as mega-constellations, entails various technological breakthroughs \u2014 and Thales Alenia Space is gearing up to meet these challenges on all fronts,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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