Eureka Robotics says its technology can be used for MRO work, including material dispensing and quality inspection.
Airbus Ventures is investing in Singapore-based Eureka Robotics, a “high accuracy and high agility” robotics controller and camera company with an eye toward automating MRO work, among other applications.
Common uses of Eureka Robotic’s products include artificial intelligence (AI)-based inspection, precision handling, 3D picking, assembly and dispensing, Airbus Ventures said on Dec. 12.
“Eureka’s technology excels in achieving micron-level accuracy in order to harness the full potential of hardware,” says Yuichiro Hikosaka, principal at Airbus Ventures. “The team’s expertise in calibration, motion planning, and force control has powered tens of millions of operations in real-world commercial environments.”
Airbus Ventures declines to comment on the aerospace applications it sees for the company’s technology. However, Eureka Robotics says on its website that its products can be used for MRO work, including material dispensing and quality inspection.
Eureka Robotics, founded in 2018, makes a controller that connects to robotic arms, cameras and other industrial equipment. It also makes a 3D camera for detecting objects in three dimensions.
The company says on its website that integrating its controller and camera technology with a robotic arm allows for objects to be grasped and picked up with “human-like dexterity and adaptability without the need for teaching and registration of the items.” Its cameras can also use AI for defect or anomaly detection on parts.
Customers of Eureka Robotics include Bridgestone, Coherent, Denso, Excelitas, Mitsui Fudosan, Pratt & Whitney, Sumitomo Bakelite, and Toyota, Airbus Ventures says.
Airbus Ventures participated in the $10.5 million Series A round, which was led by B Capital. Other investors included leak and flow testing instrument company ATEQ, Japanese manufacturing and industrial equipment company Maruka Corp. and University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners. Using its infusion of capital, Eureka Robotics plans to grow operations in Singapore and Japan, and to enter the U.S. market.
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