In 2024, Blue Dragon Framework won the Universal Robots Partners Connect Application Award for Most Innovation for deliverables made in 2023. This award was presented to Dr. Amanda White, the Industrial Robotics RoboTradies Director, in recognition of outstanding deliverables from 2023. The award ceremony featured Masayuki Mase, the UR Channel Development Manager for Australia, who has championed our world first product.
Blue Dragon Framework is a truly advanced manufacturing robotic cell. It can identify a part, configure itself, and execute the manufacturing solution for a range of applications – parts fabrication, machining, and finishing. This system is most celebrated in the welding arena.
You can manufacture large-scale orders, but with quick setup speed the Blue Dragon Framework is efficient for small runs, rapid prototyping, and variable orders. Even single part runs are not a time waster.
Blue Dragon Framework comes with an intuitive GUI with a digital twin simulator. Training methods include CAD and scan to mesh features, as well as practical hand training and marker pen options.
Access real time data online with local and cloud-based storage. Dashboard display of the data shows throughput with a range of metrics, e.g. part type and frequency according to shift operator. 3D rendering and representation work ensure quality control analysis. There is no requirement for part positioning.
This honour highlights the advancements made with the Blue Dragon Framework, developed by the mechatronics engineering firm Freelance Robotics. Blue Dragon was originally created for PTE Hydraulics in Brisbane. This was done with the support of an Advance Queensland grant in 2020. The first version of the Blue Dragon welding cell has been in continuous commercial operation since its deployment.
The latest iteration, Version 2, is available for purchase through distributor Industrial Robotics. It is most commonly deployed with a UR10e, but is compatible with Universal Robots’new UR20 and UR30 models. For industrial robot applications, this system is “agnostic” meaning it pairs with a variety of brands such as Kuka and ABB.
Over the past four years, multiple units have been successfully implemented across various sectors, including construction, marine, and industrial applications. A detailed case study on the Blue Dragon’s use in Formosa Marine will be featured in the upcoming third edition of the Robotics Roadmap of Australia.
The Blue Dragon technology is now being adapted for no-oxygen off-world welding applications and will be showcased at the International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space in Brisbane this November. This research and development initiative is supported by the MMI-C grant for the Australian Space Manufacturing Network.
You can find the Blue Dragon Framework solution online at UR+
https://www.universal-robots.com/plus/products/freelance-robotics/blue-dragon-framework
The Blue Dragon is currently under international patent pending status, referenced as PCT/AU2023/050277, covering its innovative 3D modeling and robotics tool system and method.
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