Nextage

A two-armed robot with a white, gray, orange body.
Nextage has two arms for precision assembly of parts. Photo: Kawada Industries

The Nextage is a factory robot intended to operate safely around people. It has two arms and multiple cameras and can partner with (or take over from) humans at different step-by-step assembly tasks.

Creator

Kawada Industries

Year
2009
Country
Japan 🇯🇵
Categories
Features
Nextage assembles a circuit. Video: K. Moriyama

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Did you know?

Nextage robots are easy to move around, since each one sits on its own little trolley cart.

The robot and a human clothed in a hat and worker jumpsuit stand in front of a cart.
Robot and human work together. Photo: Kawada Industries
Three Nextage robots manipulate objects on a green surface at a trade fair.
Three Nextages at a trade show. Photo: Kawada Industries

Specs

Overview

Equipped with cameras on its head and hands. Capable of lifting 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) on each hand. Position repeatability within 0.03 mm.

Status

Ongoing

Year

2009

Website
Width
59.7 cm
Height
71.4 cm
Length
27 cm
Weight
28 kg
Sensors

Stereo camera in the head and additional cameras in the hands.

Actuators

Motors with up to 80 watts

Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
15 (Arm: 6 DoF x 2; Neck: 2 DoF; Waist: 1 DoF)
Compute

Intel Atom CPU and digital servo controllers with CORBA and Ethernet interface.

Software

QNX real-time OS

Power

85-V to 264-V AC power supply