SIMOBOTICS: THE BULGARIAN ROBOREVOLUTION


Dr Georgi Georgiev, founder, on the inevitably bright future of cobots

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Dr Georgi Georgiev, founder of Simobotix

Cobot is a word that most of us still need to google. But Dr Georgi Georgiev, founder of Simobotics, the Bulgarian company for design and construction cobots, knows that the near future belongs to collaborative robots that work efficiently in industry along with humans. The company's portfolio already has two cobots, Bulbot and MITO, that have the potential to ease operations and manufacturing processes in a number of industries and businesses.

In recent years, Simobotics has gained significant attention in the Bulgarian market with its cobots capable of performing a wide range of tasks. How has the company and its products evolved over the years? What are some of the most interesting projects you have worked on?

Simobotics is the successor to Giga Automata, a company I founded in 2018. In 2016, I initiated a project to develop the first Bulgarian collaborative robot, which was realized in 2022 after overcoming numerous business and technical challenges. In 2024, we introduced the second generation of the cobot, now named Bulbot, which meets all client needs and technical requirements. The cobot has six degrees of freedom, operates with a payload of 5 kg, and is controlled by a new intuitive graphical interface. Other innovations include completely new electronics, a control system, a digital twin, and an innovative joystick, part of PENka control system that allows robot operation without programming – meaning the cobot interprets the hand movements of the person holding the joystick.

In addition to Bulbot, our team developed the first Bulgarian autonomous mobile robot, MITO. This mobile robot has a payload capacity of 1,500 kg and is the first of its kind as a versatile autonomous mobile robot. It is part of an ecosystem of platforms that allows it to quickly and easily change its application. The robot has a fork-based architecture, which enables it to lift and transport pallets without additional equipment, as well as connect with other platforms in the ecosystem.

What are the main challenges the company faces today?

As a company based in Bulgaria, our primary challenges are finding partners, skilled professionals, and experts in the field of robotics. The lack of a local robotics community and business ecosystem creates technological isolation and a lack of trust from investors, clients, and partners.

Your company's philosophy is that you are working not for the present but for the future of humanity. In what direction do you plan to continue developing Simobotics?

The main priority of our company is innovation and continuous technical development. Robotics is an integral part of our near and distant future, where a significant portion of heavy, undesirable, repetitive, and risky tasks will be performed by robots. The current and upcoming decade will be a transitional period in which society must embrace this shift. Robots will become as common as smartphones are today. Simobotics is expanding its product portfolio in both mobile and stationary robotics, with a strong focus on increasingly intuitive human-machine interaction.

Mizia, 16 Peyo Yavorov Str

+359 882 47 33 20

info@simobotics.com

simobotics.com

Симоботикс: Българската робореволюция

Д-р Георги Георгиев, основател, за неизбежното светло бъдеще на коботите

Кобот е дума, чието значение повечето от нас още трябва да проверяват с Google. Но Д-р Георги Георгиев, основател на българската компания за дизайн и производство на коботи "Симоботикс", знае, че близкото бъдеще принадлежи на колаборативните роботи, които ефективно работят в промишлеността редом с хората. В портфолиото на компанията вече има два кобота, Булбот и МИТО, които имат потенциала да улесняват работата и производствените процеси при редица индустрии и бизнеси.

През последните години "Симоботикс" привлече вниманието на българския пазар със своите коботи, които могат да изпълняват широк кръг от дейности. Как се развиха компанията и нейните продукти през годините?

"Симоботикс" е компания, приемник на "Гига Аутомата", която основах през 2018 г. През 2016 г. инициирах проект за създаване на първия български колаборативен робот. Той се осъществи през 2022 г., след като преодоляхме редица бизнес и технически предизвикателства. През 2024 г. показах второ поколение на кобота, вече с името Булбот, който отговаря на всички клиентски нужди и технически изисквания. Коботът има шест степени на свобода, работи с полезен товар от 5 кг и се управлява от нов интуитивен графичен интерфейс. Други нововъведения са изцяло нова електроника и системата за управление, дигитален двойник и иновативен джойстик, част от система за контрол и управление ПЕНка, който позволява управление на робота без програмиране, тоест коботът интерпретира движението на ръката, държаща джойстика.

Екипът разработи и първият български автономен мобилен робот МИТО. Той е с товароносимост 1500 кг и е първият по рода си многоцелеви автономен мобилен робот. Той е част от екосистема от платформи, чрез които бързо и лесно сменя приложението си. Той има вилична архитектура и няма нужда от допълнителни съоръжения, за да повдига и транспортира палети, и се свързва с платформите в екосистемата.

Кои са основните предизвикателства, с които се срещате като компания днес?

Като компания, базирана в България, основните предизвикателства са свързани с намирането на партньори, кадри и експерти в областта на роботиката. Липсата на общност и бизнес екосистема от компании в тази сфера поражда технологична изолация и липса на доверие от инвеститори, клиенти и партньори.

Философията на компанията Ви е, че работите не за настоящето, а за бъдещето на човечеството. В каква посока смятате да продължите да развивате "Симоботикс"?

Иновациите и постоянното техническо развитие са наш основен приоритет. Роботизацията е неделима част от нашето близко и далечно бъдеще, в което голяма част от тежките, нежелани, повтаряеми и рисковани дейности ще се изпълняват от роботи. Настоящето и следващото десетилетие ще са преходният етап, в който човечеството ще прегърне промяната. Роботите ще станат толкова обичайни, колкото са смартфоните днес. Затова и "Симоботикс" разгръща широко продуктово портфолио и в мобилната, и в стационарната роботика като акцентира върху все по-интуитивното взаимодействие човек-машина.

Мизия, ул. "Пейо Яворов" 16

+359 882 47 33 20

info@simobotics.com

simobotics.com

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