HEBI Robotics Releases New H-Series Actuators

PURPOSE-BUILT TO PROVIDE MORE TORQUE AND VERSATILITY WHILE STILL WITHSTANDING RUGGED CONDITIONS

H-Series Actuators

Pittsburgh, PA (May 1, 2024)—HEBI Robotics, a Pittsburgh-based robotics company and spin-off of Carnegie Mellon University’s renowned Biorobotics Lab, expands its offerings with the new H-Series platform of smart robotic actuators. HEBI’s H-Series introduces unmatched versatility, precision, and torque to create custom robots for challenging environments. The H-Series is a fully-featured robotic component with onboard IMU, current sensing, and over-temperature protection. This allows it to be used in everything from wheeled robots to collaborative robot arms. 

With zero backlash and up to 140 Nm continuous torque, the H-Series was purpose-built to provide more versatility and torque while still withstanding rugged conditions. HEBI’s H-Series actuators run on anything from 24V-48V DC and communicate using standard 100Mbps Fiber-Optic Ethernet allowing for easy, flexible integration with less downtime. 

“The H-Series is an exciting expansion of the HEBI ecosystem,” says Bob Raida, CEO of HEBI Robotics.  “HEBI’s long term vision is to create the next generation of robotic tools and put the power of robot development into the hands of every worker, whether they’re a technician, farmer, or anything else. In order to do that we are continuously expanding the capabilities and versatility of our platform. The H-Series is an important step in that direction.”

Each H-Series Actuator® is sealed to IP65 and designed with HEBI’s great modular flexibility but now with more over 10X more power and more precise position control. Starting today, customers can buy it in HEBI’s online store, or view the technical documentation.

HEBI Robotics provides cross-platform software tools that make configuring and controlling the H-Series a breeze, with features such as live plotting, control from mobile devices like phones and tablets, and APIs for MATLAB, ROS, C/C++, and Python.

Watch the H-Series video: https://youtu.be/EER4pdKw2s4

About HEBI Robotics (www.hebirobotics.com)

Founded in 2014, HEBI Robotics is a Pittsburgh-based spin-off of Carnegie Mellon University. HEBI was launched to commercialize and continue the development of a technology platform that makes it possible to quickly create capable and robust custom robotic systems.

HEBI Robotics names Bob Raida Chief Executive Officer and David Rollinson Chief Technology Officer

HEBI Robotics Inc., a Pittsburgh-based creator of a modular platform for robotics development kicked off 2023 by announcing that Bob Raida has been named Chief Executive Officer and Dave Rollinson has been named Chief Technology Officer. Howie Choset, who has been acting Chief Executive Officer, has been named Chairman of the Board. This change in leadership reflects HEBI’s transition from providing technology to researchers to providing solutions to end-users.

Mr. Raida began working with HEBI Robotics in 2015, initially as an external business consultant. He became the first full-time employee of HEBI in 2016 as VP of Business Development, and since 2017 has been serving as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining HEBI, Mr. Raida had been actively involved in the Pittsburgh entrepreneurial community, including as Co-founder of TrueCommerce, a leading producer of business-to-business e-commerce solutions. Mr. Raida received an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business.

Dr. Rollinson is a co-founder of HEBI Robotics and a key contributor to HEBI's modular robotics technology and vision. He studied under Dr. Choset at Carnegie Mellon University and received his Ph.D. while researching and developing the key technologies behind HEBI's platform. Earlier in his career he worked at RedZone Robotics as a mechanical engineer where he gained insights into the challenges of automation in unpredictable and demanding workspaces.

"I am very excited about the direction of HEBI Robotics," said Dr. Choset, "since our inception in 2014 we have continued to develop the platform, have saved researchers countless hours of robotics development time, and have vigorously explored next-generation applications where our approach to robotics will have the most immediate impact. We’re now in a place where those efforts have helped us to establish credibility and to gain traction in automation outside of the laboratory.”

“2023 is a pivotal year for HEBI Robotics,” said Mr. Raida. “Our long-term vision is to put robot development in the hands of the subject matter experts—the technicians, the farmers, soldiers, and other workers that know what they want to automate but lack the resources to make it happen. We want robots to be just another tool in the toolbox. We’ll get there by focusing on key commercial applications that are well addressed by our approach, and continuously evolving the platform to make it more and more effective for an expanding universe of tasks. Some of the projects we’re working on now with our industrial collaborators will dramatically improve the way in which important industrial inspections and maintenance tasks are performed. We look forward to showing more of this work in the coming months and years.”

About HEBI Robotics (www.hebirobotics.com)

HEBI Robotics is a Pittsburgh-based spin-off of Carnegie Mellon University. Founded in 2014, HEBI was launched to commercialize and continue the development of a technology platform that makes it possible to quickly create capable and robust custom robotic systems.