en.Wedoany.com Reported - Canadian automation company Vention has entered into a strategic partnership with Teradyne Robotics to launch a digital twin environment optimized for the Universal Robots platform, aimed at streamlining the entire process from design to deployment of robotic work cells. Based on Vention's MachineBuilder technology, the platform enables manufacturers to design, program, and operate modular work cells within a unified digital environment.
This collaboration aims to bridge the gap between hardware and software in the robotics industry, providing end-to-end automation solutions built around specific applications. Teradyne Robotics can leverage Vention's proven technology to offer customers ready-to-use, configurable digital environments, enabling verification of work envelopes and modular frameworks before hardware installation, thus eliminating the trial-and-error phase typical of traditional automation.
Étienne Lacroix, CEO of Vention, stated that the partnership reflects the company's philosophy of making robot deployment faster, simpler, and scalable for manufacturers of all sizes. By combining Vention's digital twin expertise with Universal Robots' capabilities, both parties are creating a new approach to designing modular work cells that balances reduced time-to-value with manufacturing flexibility. Justin Brown, Chief Commercial Officer of Teradyne Robotics, noted that a key customer need is the ability to move directly and confidently from concept to production-ready status; the collaboration will provide high-fidelity simulations, reducing trial and error, accelerating validation, and shortening the path from design to deployment.
Building on years of collaboration, this phase goes beyond hardware compatibility to offer a deeply integrated digital experience tailored for collaborative robot users. The dedicated interface comes preloaded with technical specifications for the full range of Universal Robots' collaborative robots, ensuring designs are constructible and technically feasible. Users can access the UR+ component ecosystem certified by Universal Robots, including end-of-arm tooling, seventh-axis systems, and more. Universal Robots' global team can now generate high-fidelity 3D simulations for customers within minutes, enhancing collaboration efficiency during the design phase and accelerating proof-of-concept. The platform also offers pre-configured templates for high-demand manufacturing applications, including end-of-line solutions, machine tending, pick-and-place, and suspended linear axis systems, all optimized for Universal Robots.
The initial phase of the partnership will be promoted in North America and Europe, providing Universal Robots customers with a fully integrated automation foundation covering robot selection, digital twin design, controllers, and modular infrastructure. The Vention platform has deployed over 25,000 machines globally, serving a community of more than 4,000 factories.
At the Automate 2026 trade show, both parties demonstrated the relevant technologies. Teradyne Robotics (Universal Robots and MiR) showcased the Rapid Operator AI bin-picking solution, developed on the NVIDIA Isaac platform and supporting autonomous decision-making, at booth #1250. Vention demonstrated an AI bin-picking system equipped with the UR12e at booth #2848, as well as a large-scale welding application performed by the UR20 on a suspended range extender.
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