Quattro

The robot has a white base, from which four sections extend down. Each section has two long black rods that attached to silver segmented piece on the bottom which holds a small black pipe with a blue suction cup.
Armed and ready. Photo: Omron Adept

The Quattro is one of the fastest pick-and-place robots in existence. It can perform over 300 cycles every minute, and when coupled to a vision system, it easily outpaces humans and other robot types at rapid object manipulation.

Creator

Omron Adept

Year
2006
Country
United States 🇺🇸
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Quattro pics Aspirin packets. Video: Omron Adept

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Quattro can execute 300 pick-and-place operations per minute, being capable of packing around 30 chocolate boxes in less than a minute.

The robots four-arm rotational platform sits over a white conveyer belt with small black pieces.
The robot picks up parts on a conveyor. Photo: Omron Adept

History

Adept Technologies originally designed Quattro in 2006, when it was one of its fastest robots. Quattro has received a series of enhancements over the years. Today, it remains one of the most versatile—and fastest—pick-and-place robots ever built. OMRON acquired Adept in 2015.

Specs

Overview

Capable of handling up to 15-kilogram payloads, with a working XY stroke of 1600 mm, and a Z stroke of 500 mm. Hygienic design with sealed mechanisms for handling primary and secondary food. Fully compatible with Omron Adept suite of Vision tools, as well as Omron Adept's PackXpert software.

Status

Ongoing

Year

2006

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Width
130 cm
Height
144 cm (650HS model)
Length
130 cm
Weight
117 kg
Sensors

Encoders. Cameras/vision systems can be added.

Actuators

Motors. Electric or pneumatic end effectors can be added.

Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
4
Materials

Steel and nickel-plated aluminum

Compute

Omron Adept Smart Controller EX

Software

ACE (Automation Control Environment) software

Power

24-V DC power supply and 200-V to 240-V AC power supply