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2018-03-21

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FROM AUTOMATION TO AUGMENTATION

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To further the human cause by empowering people to achieve the extraordinary.

OUR MISSION

Automation Augmentation

• Lower volume / personalized interactions • Highly sensorized • Volatile environments • Flexible reaction • Adaptable robot behavior • Close loop with right level of human experience

• Economies of scale • Significant long term savings in labor costs • Reduction in human error • Greater utilization of warehouse space

Ref : Alex Leroy, May 21 2015, Ti Logistics Industry Research

PRODUCTIVITY, ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY

V.S +

Be emotionally fulfilled personally and professionally

in the process?

Contribute and leave a personal legacy?

© 2018 Kinova inc. All rights reserved.

Founded

2006

2009

First Robotic Arm Launch: JACO

2012

Launch of Innovation & Research

robotics division

2013

Second generation Robotic Arm Launch:

JACO2

+200 employees

First Mobile Manipulator Platform launch

2018

Launch of Third Generation Robotic Arms and of Medical Robotic Platform

Through Partnership

2019 2017

First entry level Robotic Arm Generation

OUR EVOLUTION

Exclusive distribution agreement in the Netherlands

for Assistive Robotic Arms

First office opening of Kinova GMBH in Germany

2010

Kinova brand embarks on a new era: “Achieve Extraordinary”

2016

Launch of Medical Robotics Division

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TRANSFORMING

CAPACITY

ROBOTS

EXTENDED

CAPACITY

ROBOTS

ASSISTING

ROBOTS

INTUITIVE

ROBOTS

SPECIALIZED

ROBOTS HC1

HC2

HC3

HC4

HC5

FACILITATE

REACH

CHALLENGE

EXTEND

EMPOWER

Motor / Joint control

End point control

Task based control

Activity based

control

Objective based

control

Average human capabilities

HC

MATRIX

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MATERIALIZE UNDERSTAND EXPLORE

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MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE

ROBOT IS AND IS PERCEIVED AS

SAFE

ROBOTS THAT ARE INTUITIVE

FLEXIBLE AND SCALABLE ROBOTS ROBOT ADAPTS TO ME

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● Regulation knowledge ● Application knowledge ● Human factors QA ● Real-time systems ● Ergonomics/Psychology

● Human Machine Interface (HW)

● Human Computer Interface (SW)

● Augmented reality ● Haptics ● Real-time systems ● Ergonomics/Psychology

● Open software architecture ● Open hardware architecture ● Advanced actuation

● AI/ Machine learning ● Personalized augmented

reality ● Open architecture

ROBOT IS AND IS PERCEIVED AS

SAFE

ROBOTS THAT ARE INTUITIVE

FLEXIBLE AND SCALABLE

ROBOTS

ROBOTS ADAPT TO ME

CONCLUSION

ROBOT IS AND IS PERCEIVED AS SAFE 1

ROBOTS THAT ARE INTUITIVE 2

FLEXIBLE AND SCALABLE ROBOTS 3

ROBOT ADAPTS TO ME 4

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Francois Boucher Executive VP

fboucher@kinova.ca

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