Techman Robot, CSBC, and AMET Sign MOU to Develop Smart Welding Solutions for the Shipbuilding Industry

Techman Robot, CSBC, and AMET Sign MOU to Develop Smart Welding Solutions for the Shipbuilding Industry

Leading collaborative robot manufacturer, Techman Robot, Taiwan’s largest shipbuilding company, CSBC Corporation, and AMET Inc., a U.S. leader in intelligent welding technology, officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The three parties will jointly develop robots tailored for the shipbuilding environment, accelerating the industry’s transition to smart manufacturing while enhancing welding efficiency and quality.

Partnering with Global Leaders to Pioneer a New Era of Smart Welding

Techman Robot is dedicated to providing intelligent welding solutions. Its TM AI Welding Collaborative Robot has already been widely adopted in industries requiring high-precision welding, including shipbuilding, large-scale steel structures for airport terminals, and offshore wind power. Addressing the global shortage of skilled welders, Techman Robot is now joining forces with AMET and CSBC. By leveraging AMET’s expertise in heavy industries such as aerospace, shipbuilding, energy, and automotive, along with CSBC’s extensive experience and real-world applications in shipbuilding, the three companies aim to expand the global automated AI welding market. This collaboration will drive the development of next-generation smart collaborative welding robots and advance the intelligent transformation of the shipbuilding industry.

Empowering the Shipbuilding Industry with Smart Manufacturing for Greater Productivity

As Taiwan’s largest shipbuilder, CSBC will focus on developing compact welding robots designed specifically for large bulk carriers and container ships. By integrating intelligent welding technology, this initiative will significantly boost production efficiency and welding quality in the shipbuilding sector. Additionally, the adoption of this technology will help shorten production cycles and reduce labor costs.

In the United States, the shipbuilding, aerospace, and defense industries are accelerating the adoption of automation and AI-driven manufacturing to enhance production efficiency. Techman Robot and AMET’s AI-powered intelligent welding solutions will provide greater flexibility and precision, allowing manufacturers to adapt to the complex structures of modern shipbuilding. Additionally, the automation of welding processes will reduce reliance on manual labor, improve cost efficiency, and shorten production cycles, contributing to the competitiveness of U.S. heavy industries.

By bringing cutting-edge AI welding technologies to the global shipbuilding sector, Techman Robot, CSBC, and AMET are setting new industry standards, driving the future of smart manufacturing and intelligent automation.

Techman Robot Partners with Telamon Robotics and Vincennes University to Advance Cobot Education in the U.S.

Techman Robot continues to expand its global influence in automation and smart manufacturing by collaborating with its U.S. distributor, Telamon Robotics, and Vincennes University (VU) through the Center for Applied Robotics and Automation (CARA). As the home of the largest collaborative robot (cobot) educational program in the United States, VU is working with Telamon Robotics and the STARTedUp Foundation to offer Innovation Cobot Workshops, providing hands-on learning experiences for high school students and educators across Indiana, with a special focus on rural and underserved communities.

CARA Director Kimberly Wright highlighted the significance of this initiative, stating, “The Innovation Cobot Workshops demonstrate Vincennes University’s commitment to shaping Indiana’s future workforce and driving economic growth. These workshops are about creating access and opportunity. By introducing students and educators to cutting-edge cobot technology, we are preparing them for in-demand careers in Industry 4.0 and empowering them to be leaders in an era of continuous technological evolution.”

These immersive workshops are hosted at CARA locations on Vincennes and VU Jasper campuses, as well as Telamon Robotics’ facility in Carmel, where high school students engage in hands-on experiences with Techman Robot’s cobot technology. Recently, students and staff from Eastern Hancock High School participated in the program.

Eastern Hancock High School Math and Business Teacher Cole Allen emphasized the program’s impact: “Our school is always looking to partner with companies and community leaders to help students explore potential career paths after graduation. Through this workshop, students not only gained firsthand experience working with a cobot but also discovered career opportunities they hadn’t previously considered.”

During these one-day workshops, students interact directly with Techman Robot’s cobots, exploring various STEM career pathways in robotics, advanced manufacturing, and automation. The program also equips educators like Allen with the knowledge and tools to integrate AI and automation into their classrooms, ensuring that students are well-prepared for the future of work.

Telamon Robotics Vice President of Sales and Operations Paulo Dutra e Mello stated, “Through our partnership with the STARTedUp Foundation and Vincennes University’s Center for Applied Robotics and Automation, we are providing high school students with hands-on experience in collaborative robotics, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to thrive in an increasingly automated world. These workshops serve as an exciting introduction to real-world robotics applications.”

As a global leader in collaborative robotics, Techman Robot is committed to advancing technology education and, together with Telamon Robotics and Vincennes University, is bringing innovative learning opportunities to Indiana’s next generation. By expanding access to cutting-edge automation technology, this partnership is helping to shape the future workforce and strengthen the competitiveness of the U.S. manufacturing industry.

Techman Robot Partnered with AMET to Develop AI Welding Collaborative Robot

In response to the rapid expansion of the global automated welding market, Techman Robot hosted the “U.S.-Taiwan AI Robotics Industry Cooperation Conference” on November 4. At this event, Techman Robot showcased the “TM AI Welding Collaborative Robot,” a joint project with U.S.-based smart welding technology leader AMET. Techman Robot CEO Haw Chen and AMET President Don Schwemmer invited several distinguished guests as opening speakers, including Secretary-General Lin De-Sheng of the Industrial Development Administration (IDA), Idaho Governor Brad Little, Commercial Officer Christian Koschil of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and CEO Jeff Lin of the Taiwan-USA Industrial Cooperation Promotion Office (TUSA). Together, they witnessed this breakthrough in transnational technological collaboration.

This partnership established a U.S.-Taiwan AI robotics industry application cooperation platform. Techman Robot actively provided intelligent welding solutions, which have been applied in industries requiring high precision, such as shipbuilding, large-scale steel structure welding for airport terminals, and offshore wind power. This initiative aimed to address the global shortage of skilled welding technicians. AMET, deeply experienced in smart welding technology, served leading brands in heavy industries such as aerospace, shipbuilding, energy, and automotive sectors, with notable rocket manufacturers also utilizing its high-efficiency welding solutions. By integrating the TM AI Welding Collaborative Robot with AMET’s advanced automated welding technology, both companies aimed to capture the global automated AI welding market and promote the next generation of intelligent collaborative welding technology.

Key Features of the TM AI Welding Collaborative Robot:

  • User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive operation without programming knowledge, enhancing production line efficiency.
  • High Mobility Design: Compact and fence-free, adaptable to various factory environments, reducing space and labor requirements.
  • Multi-Axis Synchronization Control: Advanced control system suited for complex pipeline welding, significantly improving welding quality.

This collaboration not only showcased the technological integration of Techman Robot and AMET in the AI welding field but also symbolized the joint expansion of the U.S.-Taiwan AI robotics industry into the global market. Both companies will continue to strengthen the industrial application of the U.S.-Taiwan supply chain, delivering efficient and flexible innovative solutions to the global automated welding market through their leading technology

Techman Robot Inc. Listed on the Emerging Stock Market in Taiwan

Techman Robot Inc. (referred to as “Techman Robot”) held a pre-listing briefing for institutional investors on September 24 and was listed on Taiwan’s Emerging Stock Market on September 26, 2024 (stock code: 4585), officially entering the capital market.

Founded in 2015, Techman Robot is a globally recognized brand of collaborative robots, with a capital of NT$900 million. In addition to selling self-developed collaborative robotic arms, Techman Robot is actively developing AI software and providing smart factory system integration solutions. As one of the few companies in Taiwan with extensive R&D experience and practical application cases in both robotic hardware and software, Techman Robot’s collaborative robotic arms are equipped with AI and intelligent vision technology. These technologies not only shorten the time for customers to adopt automation solutions, reduce costs and manpower, but also significantly lower the overall cost of automation implementation, thereby improving production efficiency.

Currently, the chairman of Techman Robot is Ho Shi-Chi, and the general manager is Haw Chen. Looking ahead, Techman Robot will focus on developing intelligent robots with “brains, eyes, and hands” and continue to concentrate on AI, vision technology, and robotics. The company is committed to advancing its collaborative robotic arm product line, introducing various robotic arms with different payload capacities to cater to industries such as semiconductors, automotive, electronics, and more.

Building on its existing robust AI vision technology, Techman Robot will further enhance the AI capabilities of its products, including image-language models, program generation, and big data analysis. The company is actively leveraging these advanced technologies to drive continuous innovation, boosting product competitiveness. In this rapidly evolving era of AI technology, Techman Robot aims to expand its market leadership and widen the gap with competitors, offering superior AI solutions to its customers.

Techman Robot to Showcase AI Robots Built on NVIDIA Isaac at COMPUTEX

Techman Robot is collaborating with NVIDIA to leverage the NVIDIA Isaac and NVIDIA Omniverse platforms to accelerate development of AI-enabled robots.

Using NVIDIA Isaac Sim, an application framework for robotic simulation and synthetic data generation, Techman Robot has reduced its robot programming time by 70% and cycle time by 20%, greatly lowering both time and costs. Digital twins provide robust support for collaborative robots by virtually modeling both the robots and their working environments. Using generative AI, tens of thousands of simulated data points can be produced, tested, and optimized in a virtual environment, training super-AI models that can drive major transformations across various industries. Techman Robot is also now adopting NVIDIA Isaac Manipulator, a workflow of NVIDIA-accelerated libraries such as cuMotion, that enables manipulator robots to perceive, understand, and interact with their environments.


Redefining Collaborative Robots with AI: TM AI Cobot

Techman Robot’s TM AI Cobot redefines the next generation of collaborative robots with built-in intelligent vision and AI. In its recently launched depalletizing application, Techman Robot not only manually collected thousands of real-world data points for boxes of different sizes but also generated 90% of the required data using OpenUSD-based synthetic data generated by NVIDIA Isaac Sim. This virtual data, including images of palletized boxes with varying materials, prints, and palletizing conditions, helps bridge the data gap from the real world and train the box detection super-AI model. This super-AI model, combined with the full integration of the TM AI Cobot’s software and hardware, brings revolutionary changes to the logistics industry.

COMPUTEX 2024: Showcasing the Future of Smart Manufacturing

At COMPUTEX (June 4 – 7), Techman Robot and its partners showcased digital twins using the NVIDIA Omniverse platform. QCT is displaying smart factory and 5G solutions, while MSI demonstrated an AMR delivery solution incorporating smart vision and AI cobots. Additionally, YUAN used the TM AI Cobot for AI inspection. With the Omniverse platform, Techman Robot and its partners are bringing digital twin applications in smart manufacturing to industries such as electronics, warehousing, automotive, and semiconductors.

Scott Huang, COO of Techman Robot, stated, “What sets the TM AI Cobot apart from other brands is its built-in vision system and AI inference engine. We use NVIDIA RTX GPUs to enhance the AI performance of our robots.”

Through its collaboration with NVIDIA to create digital twins, Techman Robot is optimizing design structures, testing work tasks and environments, simulating performance and processes, redefining AI collaborative robots, and helping bring innovative changes to various industries.