IAD’s (Intelligent Assist Devices)
As their name suggests, this product provides intelligent, powered, mechanical "assistance" to the operator and is also referred to as programmable tooling. By programming its controls to carry out automatic or semi-automatic tasks an IAD will become very responsive to user input and can often become an extension of the user’s body. They “sense” the intentions of the human operators and process and initiate controlled movements in the desired direction. This "intelligence" gives this device the ability to do many things like sensing weight via a load cell and adjusting its height in accordance, or following a preprogrammed path from point A to B. This product provides substantial financial and productivity gains over Balancers and hoists. |