A Unified Digital Twin Platform for Collaborative Robots
Vention’s digital twin platform is a software-defined automation environment that lets manufacturers design, simulate, program, and deploy modular robotic cells for multiple robot brands from a single, unified interface, lowering the barriers to collaborative robot deployment and reducing integration complexity. Built on the company’s MachineBuilder technology, the platform extends beyond hardware configuration to provide full digital twin simulation and control of both industrial and collaborative robots. Through strategic collaborations with Teradyne Robotics, FANUC, and Universal Robots, Vention is turning fragmented robot ecosystems into a more consistent, multi-vendor experience. Instead of separate tools and custom code for each robot line, engineers can build modular automation platforms with shared workflows, from concept to production. This shift toward software-defined automation promises shorter commissioning times, fewer integration errors, and greater flexibility for factories that must adapt quickly to changing products and volumes.
Teradyne and Universal Robots: Digital Twins for UR Cells
Vention’s collaboration with Teradyne Robotics focuses on digital twin creation optimized for Universal Robots (UR) cobot cells. The UR-centered platform, built on MachineBuilder, lets users design, program, and operate modular UR work cells in a shared digital environment before any equipment is installed. According to Teradyne Robotics, this ready-to-configure environment removes much of the trial-and-error phase by allowing manufacturers to validate reach, framing, and cell layout before tightening a single bolt. At events like Automate, Vention and Teradyne have shown UR12e and UR20 collaborative robots running advanced applications such as welding alongside Vention’s Rapid Operator AI, which is powered by NVIDIA’s Isaac open robotics platform. For UR customers, the result is a faster, more predictable path from concept to collaborative robot deployment, with digital twin simulation acting as the central planning tool instead of spreadsheets and manual CAD checks.
Expanded FANUC Support and Collision-Free Path Planning
On the industrial side, Vention has expanded its collaboration with FANUC America to cover multiple robot families, including CRX collaborative robots, LR Mate, LR-10iA, M-710iD, and M-20iD series. The platform supports digital twin simulation, no-code robot programming, Python scripting, and collision-free path planning across these lines. Rather than teaching waypoints one by one, operators define start and end targets while MachineMotion AI scans the workspace and automatically computes collision-free trajectories. Powered by Foundation Stereo, an NVIDIA Isaac open model, the system builds a real-time 3D understanding of the work area using stereo cameras and zero-shot depth estimation. This goal-driven, software-defined automation approach reduces commissioning complexity for machine tending, pick-and-place, palletizing, welding, and high-speed tasks. FANUC notes that many manufacturers want solutions that are easier to deploy and faster to bring online, and this unified platform directly responds to that demand.
Software-Defined Automation and No-Code Robot Programming
At the core of Vention’s strategy is software-defined automation, which ties together modular hardware, cloud-connected control, and AI-based planning into a single workflow. Users can configure cells from pre-validated components, then program them through no-code interfaces or Python, depending on skill level and application needs. This no-code robot programming option brings robot deployment within reach of teams that lack deep robotics expertise, while still offering scripting for advanced users. Digital twin simulation lets manufacturers validate motion and logic before deployment, cutting risk and shortening startup times. Vention reports that its platform has been used to deploy tens of thousands of machines for thousands of factories, supporting both turnkey and custom systems. The emphasis on goal-driven motion—define what the robot must achieve, not every intermediate step—also makes automation more adaptable to changing SKUs, fixtures, and layouts.
Multi-Vendor Flexibility and Reduced Lock-In for Manufacturers
By working with Teradyne Robotics, Universal Robots, and FANUC, Vention is building a multi-vendor modular automation platform that reduces the risk of vendor lock-in. Manufacturers can mix UR cobots for close human collaboration with FANUC industrial robots for heavier tasks while keeping a consistent software environment for design, simulation, and control. This shared layer means teams do not need separate toolchains, training programs, or integration strategies for each robot brand. It also simplifies incremental upgrades: new robots, fixtures, or sensors can be modeled first in the digital twin and then added to live cells with confidence. For plants facing labor shortages and pressure to automate, the combination of digital twin simulation, software-defined automation, and unified no-code tools offers a practical way to standardize collaborative robot deployment across different lines and suppliers without sacrificing flexibility.
