TAL Manufacturing Solutions, a subsidiary of Tata Motors, today launched its TAL Brabo robot in two variants, with payloads of 2 kilos and 10 kilos, priced between Rs 5-7 lakh. Indigenously developed, the TAL Brabo has been developed to cater to micro, small and medium enterprises, as well as for large- scale manufacturers who require cost competitive automated solutions in manufacturing.

Designed and styled in-house at TAL Manufacturing and Tata Elxsi respectively, Tata AutoComp manufactured some of the critical components of the robot. Conceptualised to complement human workforce and perform repetitive, high volume, dangerous and time consuming tasks, the TAL Brabo robot, can be deployed across industries.

Having successfully tested the TAL Brabo in over 50 customer work streams so far, TAL Manufacturing is ready to supply these robots to several sectors including automotive, light engineering, precision machining, electronics, software testing, plastics, logistics, education, aerospace and engineering among others, simplifying industrial manufacturing, improving quality and productivity.

The TAL Brabo is an innovative new concept, developed from an industrial user perspective to automate enterprises. It can be used to bring in efficiencies right from raw material handling, until packaging of finished products, and can be programmed to operate 24/7 in all situations, for continuous production, with a high degree of flexibility and even perform complex functions cost effectively. The TAL Brabo can be used for varied applications for tasks like pick and placement of materials, assembly of parts, machine and press tending, as a sealing application, camera and vision-based jobs. The TAL Brabo can also complement human workforce by taking over dull, dangerous and monotonous jobs.

The TAL Brabo complies with essential requirements relevant to European health, safety and environmental legislation, permitting export of the robot to customers in Europe. TAL Manufacturing is also developing the all-important IP certification for the TAL Brabo robot, which will represent a degree of protection provided against the entry of foreign objects, especially water in the machine.

Speaking at the launch, R S Thakur, non-executive director and chairman, TAL Manufacturing Solutions, said, “With the TAL Brabo, we have taken a quantum leap in revolutionising industrial manufacturing in India. It is clearly a positive outcome from a well thought out vision and a meticulously planned and executed task, a result of focused innovation, targeted primarily at micro, small and medium enterprises, where not only large but businesses of all sizes can upgrade their operations by deploying robots, complementing their respective work forces. We call it ‘Robolution’, because of its power to revolutionise industrial manufacturing.”

Thakur further added, “We at TAL Manufacturing will continue to develop and leverage innovative technologies, out of the box thinking and breakthrough ideas to stay ahead, achieve market leadership and further our make in India story. We also announce a new partnership with R.T.A Motion Control Systems, a leading Italian-based group, for critical components in the TAL Brabo robot. As we move forward, we will further collaborate with R.T.A Motion Control Systems to further indigenise the TAL Brabo robot and churn out newer variants and applications for various applications across industries.”

Amit Bhingurde, chief operations officer – TAL Manufacturing Solutions, said: “The TAL Brabo is the first Indian-made, conceptualised and designed industrial robot. It is suited not only for India, but for manufacturing units across the world.”

The current list of TAL Brabo customers include Mahindra & Mahindra, Diebold, CPG Industries, Hydromatik, SGK Industries, BITS Dubai Campus, Suparna Plastics, Micromax Systems, Twin Engineers, AM Ecosystems Kaziranga University and Tata Motors.