Mecademic's Compact and Precise Industrial Robots with Louis LaPierre

Hello everyone and welcome to The Robot Industry Podcast (edition #138). We are glad you are here, and thank you for subscribing. Today, I welcome Louis Lapierre to the podcast; he works for a company called Mecademic Robotics, and they build very precise industrial robots for medical devices, photonics, aerospace, consumer and electronics industries. Their robots are used in assembly, attachment, dispense, material handling and much more. How did you get in this industry?  Tell us about the history of Mecademic. What type of robot did the company launch with? You are building your robots in North America, correct? What markets are you serving? Is that changing? What is different about your manufacturing philosophy (you build your own circuit boards) Your products are small but highly accurate & precise; why is that? Can you tell us a bit about your software or lack of software? End of arm tools, partnerships, etc. Let’s talk about teach pendants. Use cases: Where are Mecademic robots used? Desktop factories? Unique markets like watch manufacturing? I know you cannot talk about many of your customers, but what are some of the processes? What are your thoughts about the future of robotics? Did we forget to talk about anything? How can people get a hold of you and find out more about Mecademic? If you would like to get in touch with us at THE robot industry podcast, you can find me, Jim Beretta on LinkedIn or you can use [email protected] Today’s podcast was produced by Customer Attraction Industrial Marketing and I would like to thank my team: Chris Gray for the music, Geoffy Bremner for audio production, my business partner Janet and our sponsor Ehrhardt Automation Systems. Warm Regards, Jim Jim Beretta Customer Attraction & The Robot Industry Podcast London, ON