Eureka Robotics unveils robot with the precision and dexterity of a human hand

Eureka Robotics has unveiled Archimedes, a new robot capable of picking up delicate optical lenses and mirrors with the care and precision of a human hand. A robotics technology start-up from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Eureka says Archimedes can slot lenses and mirrors of different sizes into a custom loading tray to prepare them for coating. Archimedes features a six-axis robot arm controlled by algorithms that use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to plan its motion and how much force to exert in its grip, creating a system that can mimic the dexterity of human fingers and the visual acuity of human eyes. According to Eureka, Archimedes differentiates itself from other robots currently used in the industry because it has both high accuracy and high agility, whereas other robots tend to have one or the other. Eureka says Archimedes is one of the first robots with High Accuracy - High Agility (HA-HA) to be deployed on the manufacturing floor.