ABOUT US
ROBOTICOM designs, engineers and offers to the market innovative robotic solutions. With our know-how and the experience gained in more than 20 years in the business, we are able to satisfy every need for automation in many different fields, offering custom made robotic solutions for every single customer.
ROBOTICOM is a brand of Fabrica Machinale Srl, an Epica International company and a pioneer in robotic manufacturing solutions.
HISTORY
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1991
1991
April 30, 1991The story begins in the 90s with a group of young robotic engineers that founded Scienzia Machinale as the first spin-off company of the prestigious Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa (Italy). R&D, contract design and prototyping were the first main activities. In a few years time the first robotic applications were born.
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2004
2004
April 30, 2004The business grew up so fast that a new sister company Fabrica Machinale was founded in 2004, with the purpose to assign all the engineering and production activities related to industrial robotics.
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2011
2011
April 30, 2011As a result of a business reorganization, in 2011 a new commercial brand Roboticom was introduced, for a targeted communication strategy.
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2015
2015
April 30, 2015In 2015 Fabrica Machinale joined the Epica International Group, based in California, strengthening the existing structure and opening up more business opportunities.
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TODAY
TODAY
April 30, 2019With a constantly increasing turnover, today Roboticom is an established leader in providing advanced robotic solutions for the most important industrial companies in Europe. Our target is to gain market shares in overseas countries, first among them the USA.
Vision & Mission
Roboticom is leader in offering industrial robotic solutions characterized by the use of the most modern hardware and software patented technologies. More specifically, the hidden treasure of our range of products is in our proprietary integrated programming software: this is our extraordinary added value that makes any imitation attempt a failure.
Our challenge is to make sw programming easier and within the reach of all, in order to bring robotic automation inside the most delicate industrial processes, to improve performances and establishing sustainable production practices for better working environments.
Staff & Location
Our team of nearly 50 specialized professionals has mechanical, electronic and software engineers, properly trained technicians, marketing specialists and own sales force.
Our administrative and commercial headquarters are located in the technological hub of Navacchio, Pisa (Italy). The production site is a few hundred meters away, with plenty of room for assembling and testing the robotic systems. We also have an area dedicated to custom live demos.
Patents
Roboticom develops its products starting from its hardware and software proprietary technology to have high value products that perfectly meet the needs of the target markets.
Over many years of R&D activities and experiences, we designed different technological applications and innovative devices that obtained patent protection. One example is the SandRob automatic sandpaper change system (see patents).
In addition, there are some patent applications currently under evaluation that we can’t disclose to for the moment.
R&D projects
Over the years, Fabrica Machinale has participated in several R&D projects (both as project leader and partner) together with Universities, Research Centers and other hi-tech companies at national and international level and in different sectors.
The R&D activity is very important because it allows us to:
- achieve European leadership in the field of robotic applications;
- acquire a very broad multidisciplinary know-how in mechatronic applications;
- stimulate the design creativity, the “problem solving” capacity and the technological transfer of solutions between various sectors (cross-fertilization);
These are the R&D funded projects that have been successfully won and completed since 2009:
| Duration | Project | Funding programme Funding authority Funding scheme | ||
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| 1 | 2021 - 2022 | A-Promise | Tuscany Region | POR FESR Toscana 2014-2020, azione 1.1.5 sub-azione a1 – Bando Unico R&S 2020 – Bando 1 “Progetti di ricerca e sviluppo delle MPMI” |
| 2 | 2019 | HEcontrol | Tuscany Region | POR FESR 2014-2020 - Linea 1.1.2 A |
| 3 | 2018 - ongoing | ROBO (Integrated ROBOtic System for Carbon Fibre Composites Finishing Operations) | European Union + Tuscany Region | MANUNET III |
| 4 | 2016 - 2019 | FOMEMI (Photonic sensors and instruments for minimally invasive surgery) | Tuscany Region | POR FESR 2014-2020 Progetti strategici di Ricerca a Sviluppo |
| 5 | 2014 - 2018 | High performance manufacturing (Intelligent Factory Cluster) - Project n. CTN01_00163_216758 | Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research | bando Cluster tecnologici nazionali (Avviso D.D. n. 257/Ric del 30 maggio 2012) |
| 6 | 2012 - 2015 | REOSS - New bioactive scaffolds with a polymeric root for bone regeneration in dental applications | Tuscany Region | Bando Unico R&S anno 2012 Linea 1.5-1.6 |
| 7 | 2011 - 2014 | Integrated and Tele-monitored Rural Energy System (SERIT) | Italian Ministry of Economic Development | Bando Start Up - F.I.T. - Legge 46/82 (2009) |
| 8 | 2012 | I-ARM - Esoscheletro robotico per la diagnosi di patologie degli arti superiori e la riabilitazione funzionale (Progetto n. MCC 3019) | Marche Region | Por Marche 2007- 2013 - Intervento 1.1.1.04.01 |
| 9 | 2011 - 2014 | Portable high-performance ultrasound system with preparation for diagnostic ultrasound in primary care (ECOMEB) | Tuscany Region | PAR FAS 2007-2013 AZIONE 1.1 - P.I.R. 1.1.B: Progetti strategici di r&s in materia di ict e meccanica avanzata - procedura negoziale |
| 10 | 2011 - 2013 | DESIGN NET - The new frontier for the Made in Italy contract design | Italian Ministry of Economic Development | Industria 2015 - Bando Nuove Tecnologie per il Made in Italy (area obiettivo A, sottoarea 3) |
| 11 | 2010 - 2013 | Robotic hand - MANOROB | Tuscany Region | Bando Unico R&S Anno 2008 Linea 1.5-1.6 |
| 12 | 2010 - 2012 | New development environment of SW interfaces for instrumentation - NASISS | Tuscany Region | Bando Aiuti allo Sviluppo Sperimentale 15/03/2010 |
| 13 | 2009 - 2011 | Bio Custom Shoes toward Therapeutic TECnology - BCS-TTEC | Tuscany Region | Bando Unico R&S Anno 2008 Linea 1.5-1.6 |
| 14 | 2009 - 2010 | Study and development of an upper limb robotic orthotic system - MULOS-II | Marche Region | Bando R&D 31/07/08 |
Quality
Every single activity is managed according to the official procedures of the Manual of Quality set by Fabrica Machinale to provide customers with high quality products and to pass audit inspections scoring 95 points out of 100.
The exchange of documentation with our customers is filed in dedicated restricted areas since the very first prospecting steps; we use a management software to process orders and we apply inspection procedures for checking the materials coming from our suppliers before storing.
Each component is tracked during the production process. Critical parts are managed separately through serialization. Our products are subject to verification and control during the assembling process and when the process is completed, they are tested and validated.
In addition, we offer 3D design services and we use a PDM software to ensure traceability of the design process and better information sharing within the team.
We aim to work with defined procedures to reduce the waste of resources and to maximize the efficiency towards high standards of quality.
CAREERS
Beyond the standards of excellence applied to all our products lies Roboticom’s real strength: its people. A team of highly qualified professionals that works to turn customers’ needs into turnkey process automation solutions.
If you wish to join Roboticom, send us your application.