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Most real-world manufacturing isn’t fully automated—it’s high-mix, dynamic, and requires human adaptability for tasks like bin replenishment, quality checks, and complex part handling. Traditional caged robots lock humans out, causing severe line halts whenever an operator needs to step in. Fenceless, human-adjacent automation allows humans and high-speed robots to share the same workspace safely, eliminating footprint waste, removing safety reset delays, and maximizing overall line throughput.

The MR-1 uses our proprietary STAR proximity-detection system and SafetyCore architecture to actively monitor its surroundings in 3D real time. Rather than relying on physical contact to stop (like traditional cobots) or perimeter light curtains that freeze the entire line (like caged arms), the MR-1 dynamically adjusts its speed bubble as a human approaches. If a worker enters its immediate workspace, it smoothly slows down or halts before any contact occurs, resuming maximum speed the instant the workspace is clear.

Yes, because it is proactively safe rather than reactively safe.

Traditional cobots rely on impact—they must physically collide with a worker before stopping. The MR-1’s 3D STAR proximity system tracks humans from a distance and slows or halts before contact occurs, completely eliminating collision injuries and workers’ comp risks.

Plus, the MR-1 features 47 embedded PL=d safety functions under ISO 13849-1—nearly triple the ~17 basic safety functions found in market-leading cobots.

Industrial robot safety is governed globally by standards such as ISO 10218-1/2 (safety requirements for industrial robots and system integration) and ISO 13849-1 (functional safety of control systems).

Crucially, the updated ISO 10218 standard explicitly removed the concept of “cobots”, reinforcing that a “cobot” is not a distinct category of machinery—it is simply a collaborative operation mode. Manufacturers don’t need slow, underpowered “cobots”; they need high-speed fenceless industrial robots.

Traditional automation forces you to choose between speed or safety:

Conventional Cobots are safe to stand near, but their speed is capped (typically under 2 m/s) because they rely on physically bumping into a human to trigger a stop.

Caged Industrial Arms run fast (up to 10 m/s), but require massive footprint-expanding fences, expensive PLCs, and disruptive line redrawing.

Mantis delivers both, and even better. Using our 3D STAR proximity-detection system, the MR-1 sees humans and objects closing in from a distance and dynamically scales its speed bubble. It avoids human contact entirely—eliminating the physical collision liability inherent to traditional cobots—while running at full industrial speeds (up to 10 m/s). It drops directly into the footprint of a human worker without safety caging, delivering maximum throughput and rapid ROI for space-constrained brownfield facilities.

The MR-1 excels in high-throughput, human-adjacent workflows where traditional cobots are too slow and caged industrial arms take up too much floor space:

Pick & Place and High-Speed Packaging: Matching conveyor speeds up to 10 m/s without adding physical safety fencing.

Multi-Bin Kitting and Sorting: Allowing operators to safely replenish supply bins side-by-side with the arm without pressing safety reset buttons or pausing the line.

Multi-Angle Quality Inspection: Rapidly positioning 3D vision systems or sensors across complex geometries with high repeatability of 0.03mm and fast wrist joint speeds up to 370°/s.

Space-Constrained Brownfield Retrofits: Dropping a high-speed arm directly into the exact footprint of a human worker on existing factory lines with zero floor plan changes.

These applications are just examples. Please set up a demo with us, and we can explore your own custom automation solution together.

Yes, we offer both direct CapEx hardware purchases for full system ownership and flexible Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) subscriptions. Our RaaS model bundles hardware, software, ongoing safety updates, and maintenance into a predictable monthly fee with zero upfront capital investment.