Symbio
About
About Symbio
SymbioDCS was a middleware and Python programming framework for industrial robot cells that combined camera and force-torque data with motion planning and feedback control. Instead of relying only on fixed trajectories, the controller adjusted robot motion during contact-rich assembly, allowing existing arms to cope with part variation and insertion uncertainty. Manufacturing engineers could add the software, sensors and compute to established automation hardware rather than replacing the cell with a proprietary robot.
The company deployed the technology in automotive production. Ford used Symbio-controlled robots for transmission assembly, while Toyota applied SymbioDCS to moving production lines and processes including wax application. These programmes showed how adaptive control could sit between plant engineering and the robot controller in repetitive production. Symbio ceased operations in August 2022, so the record describes a completed industrial-AI company rather than a currently available software platform.
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Toyota Motor Corporation
Outbound - Compute & Control - Toyota Motor North America used SymbioDCS to control robots on vehicle assembly lines in 2022
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Funding
- 2021-02-24 - Series B - $15M - Symbio announces USD 15 million Series B
Symbio announced a USD 15 million Series B financing led by ACME Capital. - source: techcrunch.com
Timeline
Events
- 2022-02-09 - Deployment - Toyota deploys SymbioDCS on high-volume assembly lines
The deployments support production of the Camry, RAV4, Sequoia and Tundra. SymbioDCS controls moving-line assembly and wax-application tasks. Toyota used the software to make existing industrial robots more flexible for hybrid and electric-vehicle production.
Source - 2021-05-03 - Deployment - Ford deploys Symbio AI control at Livonia plant
The system assembles torque converters for automotive transmissions. Ford reported a 15 percent cycle-time improvement after deploying Symbio's AI control. The plant also reported more than a 50 percent reduction in the time required to adapt the process to new products.
Source - 2021-02-24 - Funding - Symbio announces USD 15 million Series B
The Series B closed in December 2020 and was announced with Symbio's public launch in February 2021. ACME Capital led the round. Andreessen Horowitz, Eclipse Ventures and The House Fund participated as existing investors.
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Relations
Relationships
- Ford Motor Company
Automotive Customer - Ford deployed Symbio AI control at its Livonia Transmission Plant.