Safe – with built-in force sensing, Adroit manipulators are safe for collaborative operations alongside people.
Harsh environment? Not a problem. HDT’s Adroit manipulators are IP67 sealed against rain, dust, grit, wash-down, and immersion.
Fully modular – build your own arm. Choose degrees of freedom, joint strength, limb lengths, and end-effectors. Add sensors and payloads using our systems.
From manufacturing facilities to bomb disposal applications, our robots are equipped to withstand harsh conditions and designed for strength, durability, function, and dexterity. HDT developed our patented, ultra-efficient actuators for DARPA. Our actuators are fully modular and self-contained, with continuous rotation.
The control electronics, absolute position sensing, and speed sensing are built into each actuator. Internal power and gigabit Ethernet buses run the length of each arm, with breakout access available for customer-mounted sensors and payloads at any point along the arm.
Using HDT’s modular components, customers can configure their own arm, with the degrees of freedom, reach and lift capability that they require. Anything is possible, from a simple pan/tilt mount to the dual-arm configuration shown below, which has over a dozen degrees of freedom.
All of HDT’s arms are environmentally sealed to IP66 (or optionally IP67). The control electronics are built into every component, so the only thing needed for installation is to bolt the base of the arm to the work surface, then plug in power and Ethernet. All the components assemble together using captive nuts and a single wrench.
HDT developed our patented, ultra-efficient actuators for DARPA Our actuators are fully modular and self-contained, with continuous rotation. The control electronics, absolute positon sensing, speed sensing, and true force sensing are built into each actuator. Internal power and gigabit Ethernet buses run the length of each arm, with breakout access available for customer-mounted sensors and payloads at any point along the arm.
Commands can be given to Adroit manipulators based on position, speed, or force. Create behavior trees, inspect trajectories, diagnose failures and provide robot recovery with PickNik’s MoveIt Studio.
Customers can select from a range of standard arm configurations, or “build your own” arm configuration, with an optimum number of degrees of freedom (DoF), limb lengths and end-effectors.
We also offer dual arm configurations, including a fully functional 3-DoF torso. Some of these systems can lift over 100kg, even though they weigh less than 25kg. The dual arm shown below is dexterous enough to unzip a soft bag.
Adroit robot arms are lightweight and have built-in force sensing. Compared to other collaborative arms, Adroit manipulators offer significantly better performance at a lower cost.
Our arms are rugged enough to operate on mobile robots outdoors, in the freezing snow or hot desert. Adroit manipulators are sealed to IP67, making them impervious to driving rain or high-pressure wash-down.
Going beyond IP67, we have manipulators with higher levels of sealing that work underwater, to a depth of 100m.
HDT offers several standard manipulator configurations, including four, five, and six degrees of freedom (DoF) and a variety of lift capabilities. We also offer an assortment of various size grippers from precision up to bulk lifting. These arms are available with short lead times. Rviz and Gazebo models for ROS are available for these arms at no charge, so you can see if one of these manipulators will work for your application.
Adroit dual arm systems closely match the dexterity, strength, and speed of human workers, making them useful for material handling tasks. The performance and low cost of Adroit systems also makes them attractive for a wide range of commercial and industrial applications. Adroit dual arm robots can be built in a variety of configurations. In general, dual arm systems tend to resemble humans in scale and performance. Very small and lightweight systems are also possible. All Adroit manipulators are fully sealed environmentally and operate across a wide temperature range, so they work outdoors in rough environments just as easily as indoors. Maritime versions of these arms are also available, which use special corrosion-resistance materials and deep-diving seals.
HDT’s underwater arms can turn an inspection-class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) into a small work-class ROV. With a tip gripper force over 20 pounds (100 N), our electrically-powered arms can perform demanding tasks. These arms are easy to install on a range of ROVs. All the electronics are built into the arm, so there is no separate electronics box. Topside, the arm is simple to control, with very little training. HDT’s underwater manipulator arms have an operating depth of 100 meters. The highly dexterous arm shown above has seven joints, plus a two-jaw gripper. Because our arms are modular, we can custom configure your arm with the number of joints and the lengths of segments that you need.
This program is designed for those organizations investigating either first time or additional automation solutions. Our robot loaner program allows interested parties to borrow our products for an extended period of time. Your organization will be able to determine the viability of its implementation in real-time, providing a more effortless and seamless integration process once your needs are planned, designed, and understood at a deeper level.
Our entire product line of ADROIT arms has gone through multiple rounds of testing that includes hazardous environments, safety protocol and performance. See why our arms are best suited for durability and safety in the following categories…
• First Response
• Manufacturing
• Labor Safety
• Warehouse Inspection
•Energy
• Underwater
• Oil & Gas
• Chemical
• Extreme Temperatures & Harsh Conditions
Using the patented actuator technology we developed for DARPA, we simplified and ruggedized the components into a modular set of actuators. A nearly infinite variety of manipulator arms can be built out of these actuators.
HDT has over a million square feet of manufacturing space and is fully ISO-9001 certified.
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