Robotics Design Inc.. Robotics Design Inc. is a company that designs and builds modular robots, founded and incorporated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1997.  The company produces mobile robots, robotic manipulators and manual arms as well as custom solutions using modular robotic technology.  The company developed the BIXI bike dock, a public bike system, and the ADC (Automatic Deployable Container), a deployable structure container for quick deployment of housing, hospitals and other buildings.

Technology
This allows any robot to be formed from connected identical modules, reducing the cost of manufacturing these products and increasing their work efficiency. It has led to the creation of several families of modular robots which have been used primarily for industrial purposes. ANAT technology was recognized as a nominee for the 2010 Manning Innovation Awards.

Mobile Robots
The ANATROLLER series of robots are a family of mobile robots based on modular ANAT technology. The first was the ANATROLLER ARI-100 which was launched in 2003 in North America. In 2010 the Kel'air duct cleaning company, a French company based in Bordeaux, acquired one of these, the first in the European market. The ANATROLLER ARI-100 is an industrial robot used primarily for duct cleaning.

Manual Arms
The Anatergoarm AEA-15, winner of the gold medal at the 31st international Geneva Exhibition and a finalist in IDM, is a manual arm Designed in collaboration with Michel Dallaire Design Industrielle. It mimics the bio-mechanical movement of the human body which allows workers performing repetitive tasks to simplify their work, especially when using heavy tools. It incorporates an automatic safety brake system which allows the arm to remain stationary at will.

A portable Anatergoarm model, the TMA-500 is an assisted manipulator for maintenance and handling in of hydro-electric turbines. The first TMA-500 arm was deployed in 2010 at Hydro Quebec's  Robert-Bourassa generating station for breaking unit repairs.  It won the IRSST's 2011 "Work health and safety innovation" award at the 21st edition of the innovation awards organized by ADRIQ and its partners.

Special Projects

BIXI

Named the 19th best invention of 2008 by Time magazine, BIXI Montréal utilizes Robotics Design Inc.’s modular docking station. The BIXI-branded system, created by the Public Bike System Company, is solar powered and can be removed and replaced quickly allowing entire stations to be deployed or removed in minutes. The BIXI system was first developed for the Montreal public bike system but is now utilized internationally, from New York City to Melbourne.

ADC 
ADC (Automated Deployable Container) is an invention that allows the transportation and deployment of habitable units. ADC helps humanitarian aid workers easily install housing, hospitals, and schools, making it possible to construct a temporary city in less than a week. The container is deployed automatically with a button control, and can change shape from a standard container compartment to a three compartment unit including kitchens and sanitary rooms. It is equipped with heating and air conditioning systems.

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References

External links
 Official website

Robotics companies
Industrial machine manufacturers
Manufacturing companies based in Montreal
Companies established in 1997
1997 in robotics
Technology companies of Canada
Canadian brands