How productive was your robot today?

For the majority of manufacturers, this question is irrelevant. Because even if you know that robots are about to change your factory for the better, you likely haven't installed your first one yet.

Perhaps that’s because deploying a robotic cell seems too costly and complicated.

If you’re a first-time robot user, how can you get started? How do you get from your initial idea to a productive, working robot?

And if you’ve already got a few robotic deployments under your belt, how can you scale up your robotics efforts throughout your factory - or across multiple factories?

The answers can be found in Lean Robotics: A methodology for simplifying robotic cell deployments.

Lean robotics is a systematic way to complete the robotic cell deployment cycle, from design to integration and operation. It will empower your team to deploy robots quicker and more efficiently than ever before.

This book is the result of Bouchard’s decade of experience at Robotiq. Robotiq serves manufacturers globally and has become a dominant voice in the fast-growing collaborative robots industry. It has also been recognized by Robotics Trends as one of the Top 50 most influential companies in robotics.

Since 2008, the Robotiq team has helped thousands of manufacturers overcome How productive was your robot today? About the author: Samuel Bouchard is the CEO and cofounder of Robotiq. Bouchard holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor’s in Engineering Physics from Laval University. He lives in Québec City with his wife and four children. manufacturing challenges using robots, from car component makers and Fortune 500 companies to electronics contract manufacturers and family-owned machine shops.

Whether you’re a manufacturing manager or engineer, if you’re ready to make robots work for you, this book will show you how.