Mecademic Industrial Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-24 - Partnership - Mecademic and PRAGMA partner on compact robotic NDE systems - PRAGMA plans integrated inspection systems and standard deployment kits based on Mecademic robots, including Meca500. The partners introduced the collaboration during ECNDT 2026 in Verona. The offer targets aerospace, energy, advanced manufacturing, research… - source: onestopndt.com
• 2026-06-22 - Demonstration - RoboDK demonstrates CAD-to-robot machining workflow at Automate 2026 - The live setup used a Mecademic robot to execute CAD-to-robot machining toolpaths. A second task showed automatic collision-free motion planning for constrained pick-and-place. The demo supported the RoboDK CAM launch but was a staged workflow demonstration… - source: automateshow.com
• 2026-02-18 - Funding - Mecademic raises $21 million CAD for global expansion - • Mecademic Inc. raised $21 million CAD (approximately $15.3 million USD) in funding led by Investissement Québec, with participation from ... • The company announced plans to establish a new headquarters. • Mecademic appointed Dominique Jodoin as Chairman… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2026-02-18 - Funding - Mecademic raises CAD 21 million for global expansion - Export Development Canada and the Business Development Bank of Canada also participated in the financing. The company allocated the capital to product innovation, international scaling and a new headquarters. Mecademic appointed Dominique Jodoin as board… - source: mecademic.com
• 2025-03-25 - Production Milestone - Mecademic says optics and photonics reached 15% of annual robot shipments - The disclosed application set includes optical alignment, gluing and precision component placement. Mecademic highlighted Meca500 variants for space-constrained optical systems, including an optical-black model designed to reduce visible-light reflection.… - source: mecademic.com
• 2023-10-05 - Product Launch - Mecademic launches MicroDASH MCS500 micro-SCARA robot - The MicroDASH series began with first shipments of the MCS500 SCARA. MCS500 targets small-component design, inspection, and assembly applications. The robot offers 4-axis motion and 0.005 mm repeatability. - source: automate.org
• 2022-10-31 - Demonstration - Zaber demonstrates seventh-axis stage with Mecademic Meca500 - The LRQ stage integrated its motor and controller in the stage assembly, reducing the footprint of the external axis. The demonstration used Python control and was brought into operation within a few hours. Mecademic used the configuration to show how a… - source: zaber.com