PRODUCT NEWS
JOINT DEVELOPMENT
GENESIS ROBOTICS
DEMAUREX SA AND GENESIS ROBOTICS AND
MOTION TECHNOLOGIES TO COLLABORATE ON
NEXT GENERATION STATE OF THE ART PICK
AND PLACE DELTA ROBOTICS
Demaurex SA (Demaurex), a leading Swiss
robotics company and pioneer of high
speed pick and place robotics, and Genesis
Robotics and Motion Technologies, an
innovative start-up robotics company, today
signed a Joint Development Agreement
(JDA) to integrate Genesis Robotics’
revolutionary LiveDrive™ Direct-Drive Motors
into Demaurex’s latest generation “Delta
Robot Systems.” The JDA was signed at an
exclusive signing ceremony at the Lausanne
headquarters of Demaurex to begin what
both companies hail as a milestone in the
development of advanced robotics.
Demaurex engineered and industrialized
the original Delta robot in 1988, based on
a patent of Prof. Reymond Clavel of the
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
(EPFL), introducing high speed, vision guided
product pick and place systems to the
robotics market for the first time. Demaurex
and Genesis Robotics’ collaboration to
develop this latest generation system
represents a significant leap forward in the
field of parallel kinematics, as two powerful
technologies combine for the first time.
“Demaurex’s Delta Robotic machines and
systems have been the class leader for
many years, and with the incorporation
of LiveDrive Direct-Drive Motors we will
continue to hold that position well into the
future,” said Frank Souyris, General Manager
at Demaurex SA. “The LiveDrive technology
offers new levels of simplicity and ease of
Demaurex, a pioneer in high speed pick and
place robotics, will integrate Genesis Robotics’
revolutionary LiveDrive™ Direct-Drive Motors
into its latest generation “Delta Robot System”.
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Demaurex SA and Genesis Robotics and Motion Technologies (Genesis Robotics), signed a Joint
Development Agreement (JDA) to collaborate on next generation state of the art Pick and Place
Delta robotics. Signatories from left to right: Chris Di Lello, CEO, Genesis Robotics; James Klassen,
CTO, Genesis Robotics; Markus Kaufmann, CEO, Rotzinger Group; Frank Souyris, General Manager,
Demaurex SA.
use, eliminating the need for costly, bulky
and unhygienic gearboxes all in a much
smaller envelope. This will result in reducing
the total cost of ownership and promoting
ease of use for our customers.”
Genesis Robotics’ revolutionary LiveDrive™
Direct Drive Motor improves performance,
reduces maintenance and increases uptime.
This level of speed, torque and precision has
never been available in a such a compact
device with such simplicity.
“This collaboration between Demaurex
is significant for Genesis because it
demonstrates that the power density
of the LiveDrive motor can redefine
the Delta Robot, taking it to a level that
has never been seen before in practical
application,” said James Klassen, inventor
of LiveDrive. “The platform itself is what
the industry has been waiting for: a high
torque actuator that delivers three times
higher torque density, high peak torque
capacity, and the highest levels of precision.
Taking advantage of three foundational
discoveries – Magnetic Amplification,
Advanced Structural Magnetic Architecture,
and unparalleled Heat Dissipation – the
LiveDrive Direct-Drive motor provides
manufacturers with the ability to design
simpler, faster and more precise robots and
machines.”
Chris Di Lello, CEO of Genesis Robotics
and Motion Technologies, said: “We are
honoured to work with Demaurex SA as we
believe that this collaboration demonstrates
the powerful outcome that can be achieved
when two companies with shared values, an
intense desire to improve on the status-quo,
and a deep respect for each other work
together in true partnership.”
For more information, please
contact: Roy Fraser, VP of Sales and
Marketing, Genesis Robotics and
Motion Technologies: roy.fraser@
genesis-robotics.com or visit www.
genesis-robotics.com/demaurex